89-year-old pilot dead after small-plane crash in Pittsford
A pilot from Massachusetts is dead after his Cessna crashed Wednesday afternoon in Pittsford. Norman L. Baker, 89, of Windsor, was alone aboard the four-person aircraft, according to Vermont State...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Experts say opioid report has good ideas, no funding
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. VTDigger photo by Mark Johnson. WASHINGTON — A national commission appointed by President Donald Trump has made dozens of recommendations for addressing the opioid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SCOV Law Blog: Evaluating mental competence to stand trial
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by Eric Fanning. State v. Sharrow, 2017 VT 25 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This case is relatively simple, folks, so I’ll keep...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Suspended Rutland firefighter arrested again
Police mug shot of Brent Garrow following his arrest on Thursday. RUTLAND – A Rutland City firefighter suspended from his job since his arrest this summer for allegedly impersonating a police officer...
View Article89-year-old pilot dead after small plane crash in Pittsford
Norman L. Baker, of Massachusetts, was the only person aboard the craft as he flew to Middlebury. The cause of the crash is under investigation. The post 89-year-old pilot dead after small plane crash...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Federal court sends Fell death penalty case back to Vermont
RUTLAND — A U.S. appeals court is seeking more information from a federal judge in Vermont before ruling on a question of evidence in the death penalty case against Donald Fell. Fell is awaiting a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plea deal expected in South Burlington racist graffiti case
South Burlington High School. Wikimedia Commons photo BURLINGTON — A South Burlington teenager is expected to reach a plea agreement in a hate crime case involving racist graffiti discovered over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Feds reach settlement with Bellows Falls auto parts company
Tommy Harmon, left, Sonnax Industries president and CEO, talks with U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., during Welch’s September 2013 tour of the Bellows Falls company. File photo by Kayla Rice/Brattleboro...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Driver in crash that killed 5 teens had elevated THC, report shows
Steven Bourgoin appears in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington on May 8. Bourgoin is accused of causing a crash in October 2016 that left five teenagers dead. Pool file photo by Glenn Russell/The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Vermont joins in supporting contraceptives coverage mandate
WASHINGTON — Vermont Attorney General TJ Donovan is among almost two dozen state attorneys general opposing a new Trump administration rule that allows employers to opt out of offering insurance...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poultney man who beat his mother to death gets eight years
Roderick Geronimo at his manslaughter sentencing in Rutland Superior Court on Tuesday. Pool photo by Robert Layman/Rutland Herald RUTLAND — Experts agreed that Roderick Geronimo suffered from a...
View ArticleRicin found at Wake Robin in Shelburne
State law enforcement officials say a highly poisonous substance was found on Sunday at Wake Robin, a retirement community in Shelburne. The Vermont Department of Health Laboratory confirmed that the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Burlington teenager pleads guilty in racist graffiti case
Tyler Austin appears in Chittenden Superior Court in Burlington on Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to charges stemming from his painting a racist message on the South Burlington High School playing field....
View ArticleProsecutors to reveal findings on officer-involved shooting next week
RUTLAND — A news conference with prosecutors has been set for Tuesday to discuss their findings in the investigation of a shooting this summer involving five troopers that left a Poultney man dead. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rutland chamber leader’s DUI citation spotlights legal limbo
RUTLAND — The head of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce has been cited into court on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to police. However, whether that citation leads to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
South Royalton principal pleads not guilty to voyeurism involving teen
Editor’s note: This story by Jordan Cuddemi was published first by the Valley News on Nov. 30, 2017. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — The principal of South Royalton School has pleaded not guilty to a felony...
View ArticleClik here to view.
SCOV Law Blog: Trial court rejects prosecution’s dismissal
Editor’s note: This piece from the SCOV Law Blog is by SCOV Law editor Andrew Delaney. State v. Villar, 2017 VT 109 Creative Commons photo by walknboston via Flickr This case is interesting (I’d drop a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Quiros’ defense team to receive $100,000
Bill Stenger, left, and Ariel Quiros at a ribbon cutting. File photo by Hilary Niles/VTDigger Attorneys for Jay Peak developer Ariel Quiros will be getting $100,000 to cover their latest fees and costs...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UPDATED: Woman charged with poisoning Wake Robin neighbors
Castor plant. Wikimedia image Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:55 p.m. Friday. BURLINGTON — A woman is facing a federal complaint after investigators discovered the poison ricin in her home...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State paid $60,000 for advice on future of Vermont EB-5 Regional Center
Former Secretary of the Agency of Commerce and Community Development Patricia Moulton. Moulton is now the president of Vermont Technical College. File photo by Erin Mansfield/VTDiggerThe state commerce...
View Article