Vermont Apr 19

Suspect in fire outside of US Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office to remain detained, judge says

The man accused of starting a fire outside independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office earlier this month will remain detained pending further legal proceedings, a federal judge ordered Thurs...

  • Vermont Nov 16, 2023

    Woman convicted of murder in 2022 shooting death of Vermont pro cyclist

    A 35-year-old Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson was found guilty on Thursday.

  • Vermont Nov 16, 2023

    Murder trial in killing of rising pro cyclist Anna ‘Mo' Wilson nears end

    The murder trial of a Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson went to the jury on Thursday after two weeks of testimony about a suspect who fled to Central America and underwent plastic surgery to try to change her appearance after the killing. Kaitlin Armstrong, 35, has pleaded not guilty....
  • Vermont Nov 15, 2023

    Man arrested after violating no-stalking order in Vermont

    A man was arrested in Readsboro, Vermont after violating a no-stalking order from his neighbor on Wednesday. On Monday, a neighbor had reported that Devin Hanson had been yelling and making threats of physical violence, according to WPTZ reports. According to authorities, they attempted to speak to Hanson at his home but he retreated into the home ...
  • Vermont Nov 14, 2023

    Students, faculty of Vermont State University urge board to reconsider cuts

    The board of the Vermont State Colleges said Monday it continues to back a plan to cut and consolidate some programs and reduce faculty at Vermont State University after hearing from faculty and students who urged it to reconsider, including student government groups who have voted no-confidence in the board and administration. The plan calls for d...
  • Vermont Nov 13, 2023

    Two killed in shooting in Burlington, Vermont

    Two men were shot and killed Sunday night and a third was seriously injured early Monday in two separate, suspected drug-related shootings in Burlington, Vermont. The shootings happened on a busy night for police that first included a report of gunfire downtown and later an early morning arson fire in the vestibule of the police station, the chief ...
  • Vermont Nov 13, 2023

    Man injured in Vermont shooting has died, police say

    A man injured in a shooting in Vermont last week has died, days after the shooter was found dead of apparent suicide in a neighboring town. Police said they received a 911 call around 5 p.m. on Nov. 8 about a dispute between two roommates at a home on Elm Street in Hardwick, a town of about 3,000 residents in…

  • Vermont Nov 7, 2023

    Man critically injured in shooting at eastern Vermont home, suspect arrested

    A man was critically injured in a suspected domestic shooting in eastern Vermont, Monday night, and another man, who lives at the home where the shooting took place, is facing an attempted murder charge. Vermont State Police said they received a call shortly before 6 p.m. Monday for a report of a shooting at a residence on Hartley Hill Road…...
  • Vermont Sep 9, 2023

    Massachusetts man killed by fallen tree in southern Vermont

    A Massachusetts man is dead after a tree fell on him at a campsite in Somerset, Vermont, early Friday morning Vermont State Police said they received a call around 1 a.m. Friday from a woman who said her fiancé had been seriously injured while camping along Somerset Road. State police responded and found Joshua Przybycien, 33, of Palmer, Massachuse...
  • Vermont Jul 28, 2023

    ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice': 3rd theft reported from Vt. movie set

    Police say they are investigating a third theft from the set of the movie “Beetlejuice 2” in Corinth, Vermont. Vermont State Police said the theft occurred sometime between Monday and Thursday. Six windows that were featured on the “Beetlejuice” house, which has now been deconstructed, were stolen. They were being stored at ...
  • Vermont Jul 24, 2023

    Vermont farmers being urged to document crop losses from flooding

    Vermont state and federal officials are urging farmers to document and report their losses from the catastrophic flooding that hit the state two weeks ago and inundated crops. U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, Gov. Phil Scott and agriculture officials toured damage at Paul Mazza’s Fruit and Vegetable farm in Essex Junction on Monday. Mazza says the fields wer...
  • Vermont Jul 20, 2023

    Unusual items stolen from the set of ‘Beetlejuice 2' in Vermont

    Police are investigating after two unusual items were stolen from the set of the movie “Beetlejuice 2” in Vermont.

  • flooding Jul 18, 2023

    Mass. Task Force 1 reflects on Vermont flooding response

    Members from Massachusetts Task Force 1 came home Tuesday after a nearly week-long response to the flooding in Vermont. Trucks with team members and equipment returned to the Beverly Home Base Tuesday morning. The 45 member unit deployed to Vermont last Monday after the state experienced historic flooding.  “To be in a community on a city street wi...
  • Vermont Jul 12, 2023

    Residents urged to beware of disaster scams following Vermont flooding

    Severe weather can create opportunities for fraud. Vermont residents are now being urged to be vigilant in the wake of Monday’s devastating flooding. Flooding victims just trying to get back up on their feet need to be aware of criminals trying to take their money. These scammers will use phone, text, mail, email, and will even go door to...
  • Vermont Apr 14, 2023

    Ex-Pizza Shop Owner Admits PPP Fraud in Buying Vt. Alpaca Farm

    A former Massachusetts pizza parlor owner has pleaded guilty to a scheme that netted him over $660,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds that he used in part to buy an alpaca farm in Vermont, prosecutors said Friday. Dana McIntyre, 59, was arrested in 2021 on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. He pleaded guilty to four counts of wire&#82...
  • Northern Lights Feb 17, 2023

    We May Get a Chance to Spot the Northern Lights Tonight

    There’s a geomagnetic storm happening tonight and if clouds break up in time, some of New England may be able to see those northern lights produced by it. According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the potential view line starting around 8 p.m. Friday includes Maine, Vermont and most of New Hampshire. The best chance fo...
  • Vermont Feb 14, 2023

    Northern Border Agents Report Sharp Increase in Activity

    Despite frigid mid-winter temperatures, a U.S. Border Patrol station in Vermont is reporting 367 apprehensions and encounters in January, including family groups with young children and infants. The January numbers are more than the combined January apprehensions at that station spanning the last 12 years. The U.S. Border Patrol’s Swanton Sec...
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