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FBI, Vermont State Police to make announcement about 20-year-old missing persons case

The FBI and Vermont State Police say they will make an announcement this week about the 20-year-old missing persons case of teenager Brianna Maitland. They have called a 1 p.m. press conference on Tue...

  • Vermont Mar 8

    Driver pleads guilty to reduced charge in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams

    A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.

  • Vermont Mar 8

    Vermont State Police trooper airlifted to hospital following crash on I-89

    A Vermont State Police trooper was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter after his cruiser crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 89 in Bethel on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes just north of the Bethel exit, state police said. A marked state police cruiser struck a fire truck that was stopped&#823...
  • Vermont Mar 6

    Vermont's largest city elects first female and openly gay mayor

    Vermont’s largest city made history on Tuesday night, electing Emma Mulvaney-Stanak as its first female mayor. She also becomes Burlington’s first openly gay mayor. The Vermont state representative defeated Democrat Joan Shannon by a 50%-45% margin, and also beating out independent candidates Will Emmons and Chris Haessly, according to ...
  • Vermont Mar 4

    Missing Vermont teen found safe in New York

    A 14-year-old Vermont girl who was reported missing early Monday morning, along with the family car, has been found safe in New York, Vermont State Police said Monday. State police said they received a call around 5 a.m. Monday reporting a missing or stolen vehicle from a residence in Walden, located in the northern part of the state. A short&#8230...
  • Vermont Mar 3

    Cyclist killed in hit-and-run-crash in South Burlington, Vt.

    A cyclist has died after a hit-and-run crash in South Burlington, Vermont, late Saturday night, according to police. Witnesses told police the cyclist, who has not been publicly identified, was hit by a yellow Mini Cooper on Shelburne Road around 11:15 p.m. The driver never stopped, according to police. The cyclist was declared dead on scene. Inves...
  • Vermont Mar 2

    Major highway closed in Vermont due to falling rocks, structural damage

    There will be rolling closures on parts of I-91 in Vermont to repair damage done by falling rocks earlier this week. WPTZ reports that part of the highway between Bradford and Fairlee – exits 15 and 16 – was damaged when a boulder fell around 100 feet down. The southbound side of the highway has been closed while transportation official...
  • Vermont Feb 29

    16- and 17-year-olds win right to vote in local elections in Vermont town

    Sixteen and 17-year-olds in one Vermont town will get to vote in the local elections next week. And those who turn 18 by the November general election will be permitted to vote in the state’s presidential primaries on Super Tuesday. That means some voters in Brattleboro could have a hand in choosing major party nominees who are more than 60…...
  • Vermont Feb 26

    15-year-old charged with fatal shooting in St. Johnsbury, Vermont

    A 15-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman found dead in a vehicle in a St. Johnsbury, Vermont, parking lot last month. The suspect, who is from Springfield, Massachusetts, will be charged as an adult in Vermont with second-degree murder. He is accused of shooting 38-year-old Christina Chatlos, of Williamsto...
  • Vermont Feb 24

    ‘Totally cold' is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake​

    Plunging into a frozen lake and swimming laps may not be everyone’s good time but for winter swimmers who return year after year to a northern Vermont lake near the Canadian border, there’s nothing better. The 10th annual Memphremagog Winter Swimming Festival kicked off Friday with the 200-meter (218-yard) freestyle race in a narrow poo...
  • Vermont State Police Feb 22

    Missing skier found dead in out-of-bounds area at Stowe Mountain Resort

    A skier who was reported missing at Stowe Mountain Resort was found dead in a steep, wooded out-of-bounds area late Tuesday night, police said Wednesday. Brooks Ralph, 27, of Cold Springs, New York, was reported missing around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, police said. He was last seen at the resort. Search crews found his body at about 11:45 p.m. His body&#8...
  • Vermont Feb 21

    Death of Vermont woman found in woods ruled a homicide

    The death of a woman found in the woods last year in Washington, Vermont, has been ruled a homicide. Vermont State Police said the state medical examiner’s office recently informed them that the cause of death for Tainairy “Tanya” Velazquez Estrada, 23, of Barre, was ashpyxia due to strangling and the manner of death was homicide....
  • Vermont Feb 21

    Child hospitalized after 4 fall through ice on northern Vermont lake

    A 3-year-old fell through ice on Lake Memphremagog in northern Vermont with two adults and another child on a side-by-side recreational vehicle over the weekend and was later hospitalized, Newport Police said Tuesday. By the time police responded Saturday evening, the four were out of the water, and three people ran toward the officers pulling a sl...
  • Vermont Feb 20

    Vermont governor seeks disaster declaration for December flooding

    Vermont Gov. Phil Scott announced Monday that he has requested a federal major disaster declaration to help communities hit by severe rainfall and flooding in December. Such a declaration would allow municipalities to be reimbursed for 75% of eligible costs, such as debris removal, road and public building repairs, and staff overtime related to cle...
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