Police probe woman’s death in Shrewsbury
Vermont State Police are investigating the early Thursday morning reported death of a woman in Shrewsbury. Detectives and members of the state police crime scene search team were at a residence at 9675...
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SCOV Law Blog: Vermont’s felony-murder rule
Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Charlie Buttrey. State v. Baird, 2017 VT 78 When recently retired Vermont Supreme Court Justice...
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Woman’s fatal overdose leads to drug bust in Burlington
BURLINGTON — A police investigation that began with a woman’s overdose death in a Pearl Street apartment last month led to a recent raid in the same same building and the arrest of three men on drug...
View ArticleTrump taps Nolan as top federal prosecutor
President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Christina Nolan to the position of U.S. attorney, the top federal prosecutor’s job in Vermont. If confirmed by the Senate, she’ll...
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Lawmakers re-evaluate police coverage, costs
Sen. Jeanette White, D-Windham, the chair of the Government Operations Committee. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerWHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Lawmakers launched a statewide review of police services last...
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Lawsuit: Jay Peak attorneys got $25,000 ‘kickbacks’ for each new investor
Bill Stenger outside the Stateside Hotel at Jay Peak in September 2013. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDiggerPlaintiffs in a lawsuit against the state allege that Bill Stenger, the former CEO and...
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Shelburne official questions hospital preparedness in filing in suit with...
From left, Lydia Clemens, Selectboard Chairman Gary von Stange and Dave Connery applaud at a rally in May 2016 in Shelburne against a planned salt storage facility. Photo by Phoebe Sheehan/VTDigger...
View ArticlePolice probe of Shrewsbury woman’s death continues
SHREWSBURY — Vermont State Police say they are continuing to investigate the death of a Shrewsbury woman last week at her home. An autopsy was conducted on the body of Sara Reynolds, 32, last week at...
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Judge orders owner of drycleaning site to pay $1.8M for cleanup
Rutland businessman John Ruggiero sits in Rutland Superior Court during a hearing Monday to determine how much he owes the state for the environmental cleanup of his Woodstock Avenue property. Photo by...
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Burlington police bust Brooklyn ‘drug crew,’ officers say
BURLINGTON — Police said they arrested two members of a “drug crew” out of Brooklyn, New York, and a Vermont man they said was helping the pair sell their product during a raid last Friday. Trevon...
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Vermont Attorney General: State immune from EB-5 investor lawsuit
Megan Shafritz (right), chief of the civil litigation division of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, argues on behalf of the state in Vermont Superior Court in Hyde Park on Monday, saying that...
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Judge dismisses hazing suit against Milton schools
Superior Court Judge Robert Mello. Photo by Gregory J. Lamoureux/County Courier A judge threw out a case last week brought by the parents of Jordan Preavy who allege the Milton school district failed...
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Woman says Norwich University sought to silence her rape allegations
Lauren Morrissey, left, and her attorney, Jeff Herman, are suing Norwich University. Photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDigger BURLINGTON — The woman who is suing Norwich University said the university tried to...
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Town police leaders outline challenges
Members of the Vermont Senate Government Operations Committee met Tuesday in Brandon to talk and take input from the public on the structure of law enforcement in Vermont. From left are committee...
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Legal advocates warn against Burlington crackdown
A Burlington police cruiser parked along Church Street. Photo by Flickr user Richard Ellis/ yercombe. BURLINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont and Vermont Legal Aid are warning city...
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Police say Shrewsbury woman died from gunshot
The home where a 32-year-old Shrewsbury woman was found dead. Photo by Alan J. Keyes/VTDigger SHREWSBURY – A Shrewsbury woman whose death last week is under investigation by police suffered a fatal...
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Woman charged after 80 dead animals found
Ashleigh M. Tillson, 30, is due in Vermont Superior Court on Oct. 19. Courtesy of the Islander. SOUTH HERO — A South Hero woman is facing animal cruelty charges after 80 dead animals were found in her...
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Quiros’ ex-legal team makes pitch for $1M in legal fees
Bill Stenger, left, and Ariel Quiros at a ribbon cutting. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger The former legal team for Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros is asking a judge to support their latest proposal to...
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Burwell settles excessive force lawsuit with Hartford officers
(This story by Jordan Cuddemi was first published in the Valley News on Sept. 27, 2017. BURLINGTON — A former Wilder resident who sued Hartford police in 2012 alleging officers used unreasonable force...
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Colchester police dispatcher charged
COLCHESTER — A police dispatcher is facing charges for allegedly paying a woman for sex and sharing information with her about an ongoing federal investigation. The charges were filed this week in...
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