Vermont

The declaration makes federal funding available to help communities and individuals in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties recover from damages from the July 29-31 storm.

A New York man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in Vermont earlier this month appeared in court in Lake George on Thursday and waived having an extradition hearing, according to the district attorney. Brian Crossman Jr., 23, of Granville, New York, faces t hree counts of aggravated murder in the fatal shootings of Brian Cro...

A Vermont police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to an aggravated assault charge accusing him of using excessive force while arresting a man for jaywalking in St. Johnsbury in May. St. Johnsbury police Sgt. George Johnson did not have sufficient cause to stop John Stelzl, 35, on May 10, state police said. A physical altercation ensued and John...

A New York man is facing three counts of murder after police say he shot and killed his father, stepmother and 13-year-old stepbrother last weekend in Vermont. Vermont State Police obtained an arrest warrant Friday for Brian Crossman Jr., 22, of Granville, New York. After the warrant was issued, New York State Police located Crossman Jr. and took h...

Vermont State Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of three people whose bodies were found Sunday at a home in the Rutland County town of Pawlet. State police say they received a call reporting a suspicious person early Sunday morning, with the subsequent investigation leading troopers to a residence on Vermont Route 133, where the bodies...

One person is dead after a rollover crash Monday night in Groton, Vermont. Vermont State Police say troopers were called to the single-vehicle crash on Route 232 near Kettle Pond around 8:50 p.m. and found s Ford F-350 off the roadway. The driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, sustained fatal injuries in the crash, police said. He was identified&...

Vermont State Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of three people whose bodies were found Sunday at a home in the Rutland County town of Pawlet. State police say they received a call reporting a suspicious person early Sunday morning, with the subsequent investigation leading troopers to a residence on Vermont Route 133, where the bodies...

A 26-year-old from St. Albans, Vermont, is dead after a crash overnight in Swanton. Vermont State Police say they were notified of the single-vehicle crash by Apple Crash Detection around 2:28 a.m. State troopers, the Swanton Fire Department and Missisquoi Valley Rescue responded to the area of Highgate Road near Bushey Road and found a totaled Sub...

A former employee with the Vermont Department of Children & Families is charged with sexually assaulting a minor in her care. According to WPTZ, 31-year-old Sonja Herman, of Swanton, was charged with sexual assault in July after the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations received a report from DCF that she had engaged in a sexual relationsh...

Four people were killed in a plane crash in Vermont over the weekend, state police said Monday morning.

A Vermont woman is facing attempted murder and other charges after she allegedly shot at and struck a man’s vehicle as he attempted to leave her property early Saturday morning. Around 12:05 a.m. on Saturday, Vermont State Police said they received several 911 calls from a 35-year-old man who reported having been shot at while fleeing a resid...

A Vermont police officer has been cited by state police on several charges in connection with domestic violence incidents that allegedly occurred in late August and early September. Vermont State Police say they met on Friday with 30-year-old Jakob Oliver — an officer with the Royalton Police Department — and issued him a citation on ch...

A Vermont woman is dead after the pickup truck she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree alongside the highway in Bethel early Saturday morning. Vermont State Police say troopers were called to the single-vehicle crash on Interstate 89 northbound, near mile marker 26.2, around 5:34 a.m. There, they found a severely damaged Toyota Tundra th...