Judge blocks attorney from raising police misconduct as a defense in chase that killed Rutland officer
Lawyers for Tate Rheaume are seeking to appeal the ruling to the Vermont Supreme Court, contending it is a matter for the jury to decide.
Family of Putney man killed by police sues the state
The family of Scott Garvey alleges that the state and its police officers violated Garvey’s rights the day they shot and killed him.
Vermont set to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday with fireworks and festivities
At least 50 cities, towns and villages are offering free public Independence Day events that extend through the weekend.
In latest attempt to charge March 11 ICE protesters, state police identify man accused of smashing police van window
Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George previously declined to prosecute six other protesters arrested that day, also on misdemeanor charges.
After 2 days on the run, woman accused of stabbing 2 relatives turns herself in
Tamara Stone appeared in court Monday by video from jail and pleaded not guilty to two counts of attempted second-degree murder and other charges.
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Vermont utilizes food shelves to provide children with free meals during summer break
Families can receive summer meals for their kids and teenagers across the state through child nutrition programs that deliver and serve food at meal sites.
‘A ray of hope’: A Franklin County dairy facility to reopen this fall amid a spate of shutdowns
The reopening is a promising sign for the local community and dairy industry after the loss of at least three dairy production plants in recent months.
A federal judge orders an ICE detainee with mental illness released, finding her six-month detention unconstitutional
The ruling followed a hearing that exposed a sharp divide over how a Vermont prison’s mental health providers, a corrections officer and outside clinicians assessed the woman’s mental illness, a dispute the judge did not resolve.
Vermont Conversation: Cartoonist Tillie Walden celebrates early American queer love in Vermont in new book
The graphic novel reconstructs the lives of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, a lesbian couple living in 1810s Weybridge, and the parallels with small town life in modern Vermont.
BlueCross BlueShield of VT pulls its proposed lower-cost, higher-deductible health plans
The insurer said the Green Mountain Care Board’s delayed approval of the plans left them with little time to prepare.
Burlington’s Champlain Parkway, a project 60 years in the making, opens to the public
The new roadway, which spent decades marred by legal battles and other delays, links Interstate 189 and Lakeside Avenue in an effort to reduce congestion in nearby neighborhoods.
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Vermont is in trouble
Vermont is shrinking, aging and pricing out its own people. The data is clear on what needs to change — now it’s a question of whether the state has the…
Vermont has bigger fish to fry than housing aesthetics
New houses aren’t ‘Vermonty’ enough? The state has far bigger problems right now.
Finding our way back to the fireworks
As America turns 250, a look back at 1976 — a year as fractured as this one — finds the real meaning of patriotism in participation, not perfection.
Plastic in our water isn’t going away
Forever chemicals and microplastics are already in our water, our soil and our food, with no solution in sight.
Imminent closure of Fair Haven manufactured home park leaves residents with few options
Deferred maintenance is piling up at parks across the state, contributing to more parks going up for sale. Outright closures, like the evictions of residents at the Green Mountain Mobile Manor, are fairly rare.
Research at Middlebury College reveals nuanced story about artificial intelligence use
A survey of Middlebury students broke AI usage into two categories: augmentation, for tasks that enhance learning, and automation, for tasks that required minimal effort.
Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
Data obtained by VTDigger shows that police in Vermont have conducted over 100 searches in the last three years using Flock license plate cameras.
As Beta Technologies expands employment — and investors — other technical businesses struggle to survive
The electric aviation company is bringing new jobs and greater wealth to the state, but some aviation businesses say they are being squeezed for talent.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Can Vermont celebrate a big national birthday amid turbulent times? We did in 1976.
Today’s headlines mirror those the Green Mountain State faced 50 years ago during the U.S. bicentennial.
