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Suspect in killing of Vermont woman pleads not guilty
A man arrested last month in Connecticut in the killing of a woman in Vermont last February has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder. Shawn Conlon, 44, was arraigned in Brattleboro on Friday. Claudia Voight, 73, of Windham, Vermont, died in her home Feb. 20, 2023. She was the mother of Heidi Voight, an NBC Connecticut news anchor. Law enforcement…
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Death of man found in woods in Brattleboro, Vt. ruled a homicide
The death of a man who was found in the woods down an embankment in Brattleboro, Vermont last week has been ruled a homicide, according to NBC affiliate WPTZ. Crews with the Brattleboro Fire Department responded to a call for a person down an embankment off Cedar Street on Aug 2., according to WPTZ. There they found the body of…
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Suspicious death under investigation in Brattleboro, VT
There’s been a suspicious death in Brattleboro, Vermont, and police in town have started an investigation into the circumstances around it, according to NBC affiliate WPTZ. Crews with the Brattleboro Fire Department responded to a call for a person down an embankment off Cedar Street on Wednesday afternoon, according to WPTZ. Firefighters found the person dead. Police were called...
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Vermont town gets OK to let 16-, 17-year-olds vote in local elections
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds in one prominent Vermont town will be able to vote in local elections and serve on the community’s selectboard if elected, after the Democrat-controlled state Legislature overrode the Republican governor’s veto of the Brattleboro charter change. A half dozen cities and towns in California and Maryland have lowered the voting age to 16 for either all...
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2 Missing, Another Seriously Hurt After Car Crashes Into Vermont Wetland
Two people are missing, and a 24-year-old was hospitalized, after a vehicle crashed into the water of a southern Vermont wetland early Saturday morning, according to NBC affiliate WPTZ. The media outlet reported that Brattleboro police responded to a crash near the Vernon Street wetland at around 1:25 a.m. Saturday. Officers found a 24-year-old man, who was taken to a…