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Author: Jeralyn Darling

As VTDigger's news editor, Jeralyn Darling anchors the night desk, often as the final set of eyes on stories before they are published. Before arriving at VTDigger she was a night desk editor at the Valley News, covering the Upper Valley of Vermont and New Hampshire. Jeralyn has spent the last 14 years as a journalist. She holds a BA in journalism and sociology from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. When not at work, Jeralyn can be found on the trail with her husband, in the woods hunting mushrooms or volunteering with animals.
 

Vermont State University to close libraries, downgrade sports programs

By Jeralyn Darling

Feb 8 2023, 1:14 AMFebruary 8, 2023

The university, which formally launches in July, announced the changes to students, faculty and staff Tuesday afternoon. Some students immediately expressed opposition to the plan.


Vermont state trooper suspended during investigation of barracks theft

By Jeralyn Darling

Dec 27 2022December 27, 2022

Giancarlo DiGenova was placed on paid leave on Dec. 19, according to the Vermont State Police. The agency said it was conducting a criminal investigation into alleged theft in the temporary evidence storage room in the Williston Barracks.


Burlington man charged in downtown stabbing death

By Jeralyn Darling

Dec 8 2022December 12, 2022

Von “Red” Simmonds, 40, was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with second-degree murder, according to the Burlington Police Department. He is accused of killing Abubakar Sharrif, 23, of Burlington.


19-year-old charged with murder in July shooting near Burlington’s Roosevelt Park

By Jeralyn Darling

Oct 26 2022October 28, 2022

Abdiaziz Abdhikadir is charged in the killing of Hussein Mubarak, 21, who was shot in the head on Luck Street on July 7. Abdhikadir also faces eight counts of attempted murder in a separate incident in which he allegedly fired shots into Mubarak’s home.


Poll finds three-quarters of Vermont voters support abortion amendment

By Jeralyn Darling

Oct 6 2022October 6, 2022

The University of New Hampshire survey also asked Vermonters about gun laws, safe injection sites and trust in local law enforcement.


Terminally ill woman, Middlebury doctor sue Vermont over aid-in-dying law’s residency requirement

By Jeralyn Darling

Aug 26 2022August 26, 2022

For those who are terminally ill, according to Bluestein, moving to another state is an enormous — and potentially impossible — undertaking.


Pride flags set ablaze on Isle La Motte

By Jeralyn Darling

Jul 24 2022July 24, 2022

“I think it will take the community coming together to try to figure out who did this and hold them responsible,” a state trooper said.


Police fatally shoot ex-boyfriend after missing Massachusetts woman found dead in Brattleboro

By Ethan Weinstein, Kevin O'Connor and Jeralyn Darling

Jul 19 2022July 20, 2022

Brattleboro police located Mary Anderson’s body in her truck Tuesday at about 12:55 a.m., according to a state police press release. Anderson had been missing since the weekend and was last seen alive on Saturday in Hudson, New Hampshire.


As US Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, abortion remains protected in Vermont

By Sarah Mearhoff and Jeralyn Darling

Jun 24 2022June 24, 2022

A constitutional amendment to guarantee sexual and reproductive freedoms will be on the ballot in Vermont this November.


2 dead in Woodstock shooting that shuttered town for hours

By Alan J. Keays, Ethan Weinstein, Riley Robinson and Jeralyn Darling

Jun 14 2022June 15, 2022

The body of the suspect in a shooting that left the town on high alert Tuesday was found that night in the downtown residence in which he had barricaded himself.


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