Public Safety
Morrisville school officials pushes back on alleged stabbing
The superintendent of the Lamoille South Supervisory Union and the school district chair said students feel safe at Peoples Academy and offered additional details about the incident in a letter to the community.
Vail Resorts sued for fatal zip line accident
The wrongful death lawsuit, recently moved to federal district court, was brought by the estate of Scott Lewis, who died while working as a zip line tour guide at Stowe Mountain Resort, and names four other firms that designed, installed or equipped the resort’s ZipTour ride.
2 recent drug busts have teens — and teen trafficking — at the center of the trade
Prosecutors say the small numbers don’t constitute a trend, but cases in Barre and Rutland demonstrate the challenges of coercion when juveniles are drawn into selling drugs.
State hate crime charges could be easier to prosecute following a 2021 legislative update
Vermont law previously required that in order to convict someone of a hate crime, prosecutors had to prove the defendant was “maliciously” motivated beyond a reasonable doubt. But in 2021, lawmakers made what one called a “simple” but “powerful” change.
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Vermont Conversation: ‘This hideous crime did not happen in a vacuum’
After three Palestinian American students were shot in Burlington, the uncle of one of the victims discusses the challenges facing Palestinians — here and abroad.
After Burlington shooting, faith leaders feel community support, strength and fear
“I truly, truly believe that, together, we will navigate this,” said Fuad Al-Amoody, vice president of the Islamic Society of Vermont. “We will go through this hardship, going up and down. We’ll be getting calls. But we will go through that, and I am sure that we will be much stronger.”
Court sides with defendant in defamation case over op-ed alleging sexual harassment
A judge cited Vermont’s anti-SLAPP laws, which protect people and businesses from frivolous lawsuits meant to cause self-censorship of free speech.
Former Rutland County lawmaker killed in crash with transit bus in Killington
Police said 71-year-old Mark Candon, the lone occupant of the car that collided with the bus on Route 4 on the east side of the Killington Pass, died at the scene. Candon, a longtime Republican activist, served in the Vermont House in the 1980s.
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