Alan J. Keays, Author at VTDigger

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Government & Politics

Gov. Phil Scott taps Christina Nolan and Michael Drescher for state’s highest court

by Alan J. Keays January 5, 2026, 2:31 pmJanuary 5, 2026, 2:31 pm

Ludlow police chief ID’d as shooter of man allegedly armed with knife in New Year’s Day incident

by Alan J. Keays January 2, 2026, 6:13 pmJanuary 2, 2026, 6:13 pm

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Economic development leader hit with embezzlement charge

by Alan J. Keays December 29, 2025, 3:04 pmDecember 29, 2025, 4:47 pm

Prosecutor accuses retiring Rutland chief of suppressing damning report into officers’ action in deadly pursuit

by Alan J. Keays December 22, 2025, 1:52 pmDecember 24, 2025, 9:11 am

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Rutland City police chief steps down after report criticizing officers in deadly chase

by Alan J. Keays December 20, 2025, 6:18 pmDecember 20, 2025, 6:51 pm

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Judge throws out Vermont’s lawsuit against facial recognition software firm Clearview AI

by Alan J. Keays December 18, 2025, 4:18 pmDecember 18, 2025, 4:18 pm

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Just ‘one gin and tonic’: Vekos gets probation and possibility for clean record after DUI

by Alan J. Keays December 16, 2025, 11:43 amDecember 16, 2025, 5:21 pm

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Burlington man competent to stand trial on charges of shooting Palestinian students, report finds

by Alan J. Keays December 15, 2025, 4:12 pmDecember 15, 2025, 4:12 pm

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NEK double-murder suspect pleads not guilty to charges carrying the death penalty

by Alan J. Keays December 11, 2025, 5:31 pmDecember 11, 2025, 5:31 pm

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Vermont Democratic Party head calls for resignation of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos

by Alan J. Keays December 8, 2025, 6:28 pmDecember 8, 2025, 6:28 pm

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State panel permanently bans ex-deputy sheriff from police work following road rage conviction

by Alan J. Keays December 5, 2025, 4:46 pmDecember 5, 2025, 4:46 pm

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Internal affairs probe finds fellow Rutland officers violated policies in 2023 pursuit that killed new recruit

by Alan J. Keays December 4, 2025, 11:42 amDecember 5, 2025, 4:15 pm

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New Chittenden County court grapples with how to reduce court backlog and manage cases of recidivist defendants

by Charlotte Oliver and Alan J. Keays December 2, 2025, 5:39 pmDecember 2, 2025, 5:39 pm

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Government & Politics

Vacancy sign is out but Vermont’s top federal prosecutor says he’s in charge

by Alan J. Keays December 1, 2025, 5:34 pmDecember 1, 2025, 5:34 pm