Public Safety
‘Partisan hit-job’: Franklin County sheriff’s attorney blasts impeachment inquiry
John Grismore’s lawyer said the sheriff would only testify before the House impeachment committee on Monday, Dec. 11, if the public is allowed to attend.
Vermont continues to send teens to controversial youth facility in Tennessee
Despite physical and verbal harm allegations by New Hampshire’s children’s advocate, Vermont maintains a contract for four beds with the Bledsoe Youth Academy, saying that youths have benefited from the program.
With Honoree Fleming’s killer still at large, community rallies to raise reward money
Fleming’s husband, Ron Powers, said he was surprised by and grateful for the initiative, started by a longtime Castleton business owner.
Corrections department asks judge to consider home detention for ailing 80-year-old double murder suspect
The move comes as the cost to the state to provide staff for round-the-clock supervision of Michael Louise at a medical facility tops more than $220,000 over four months.
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State panel votes to revoke Franklin County sheriff’s police certification
The decision came after the Vermont Criminal Justice Council heard some eight hours of testimony from attorneys, police use-of-force experts and others over two days.
Irasburg tanker fire has burned itself out
The evacuation zone that was established in the surrounding area has been lifted, but Vermont Route 14 in Irasburg will remain closed to the north and south of the crash site as the effort to remove the truck from the Black River gets underway.
‘It used to feel safe’: 4 Muslim students share fears after shooting injured 3 Palestinian Americans
Days after the shooting in Burlington which drew national condemnation, fourth-year students at Winooski High School spoke to VTDigger about what the incident means to them and why they’re changing their behavior because of it.
‘A fierce advocate for justice’: Colleagues remember attorney Jerry O’Neill, who died Sunday at 77
The Burlington attorney’s long career included securing tens of millions of dollars in settlements to compensate victims of sexual abuse.
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