By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Many are higher, some a bit lower, while others stayed flat. That’s what researchers found in a new survey of local police spending proposals facing voters in many communities across Vermont on Town Meeting Day — […]
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CNN producer, mother face charges related to alleged child sex abuse in Ludlow
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A mother accused of transporting her 9-year-old daughter from Nevada to Vermont for so-called “sexual training” with a man who worked as a CNN producer is facing felony sex abuse charges. The mother’s identity is being […]
AG’s Office clears Rutland City police officer in shooting, killing of man in McDonald’s bathroom
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has ruled a Rutland City police officer was justified in using deadly force when he shot and killed a man inside a bathroom at a McDonald’s restaurant. The officer said he […]
Health officials: Horse, cattle sedative contributing to Vt opioid overdoses
By Tiffany Tan and Alan J. Keays/VTDigger State health officials learned something in October: An animal sedative is increasingly contributing to opioid overdose deaths among Vermonters. The drug, xylazine, is used as a sedative, muscle relaxant and pain reliever in […]
Police find three women behind padlocked door in Rutland
Five detained in suspected human trafficking By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Law enforcement personnel swarmed in armored tactical vehicles and a helicopter early Friday morning, Oct. 22, as they raided two apartment buildings in Rutland as part of an investigation into […]
Police find remains of missing Weathersfield woman, probe into her death continues
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Police say they believe they have recovered the remains of a Weathersfield woman who had been missing since July. The Weathersfield Police Dept. had been leading the investigation into the disappearance of 50-year-old Tonia Bushway. As […]
Scott administration seeks to slow down Raise the Age initiative
By Alan J. Keays / VTDigger Members of the Scott administration say a delay is needed to implement an initiative to increase the age young people can automatically be prosecuted behind closed doors in family court. They say beefed-up programs […]
FBI opens criminal probe into 3 troopers over fake Covid-19 vaccination cards
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger Three Vermont State Police troopers out of the Shaftsbury barracks have resigned and a criminal probe is underway to determine whether they may have violated federal law by making fake Covid-19 vaccination cards. The matter has […]
Man fatally shot by an officer in Rutland wasn’t armed, was holding a cellphone
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A Rutland City police officer who fatally shot a Florida man in a McDonald’s bathroom after a chase last month told investigators he thought the man was armed. But he wasn’t. Police said 33-year-old Jonathan Mansilla […]
Brandon man in custody on firearms charge following police raid on his home
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger A Brandon man is facing charges of illegally possessing firearms just weeks after his neighbor penned a USA Today commentary about “assault-weaponed bullies” in the town of about 4,000 people. Federal and local authorities raided Eric […]