Vermont

Two people were killed and two others injured in a New Year’s Day fire in western Vermont, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the fire was reported around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Chunks Brook Road in Sandgate, a town of about 387 residents in the southwestern part of the state. Fire departments from numerous Vermont and New York towns responded…

New England’s states are ringing in the new year with laws that will go into effect throughout 2025, affecting family leave, rideshare drivers, cannabis, wages and much more.

A nationwide health scare impacting farms and grocery stores now has a foothold in the Green Mountain State.

The H5N1 bird flu, or highly pathogenic avian influenza, has been detected in a backyard flock in Vermont, according to state agriculture officials. Bird flu is generally low-risk to humans, but can devastate bird populations. The first death in the backyard flock of 24 in Franklin County was on Dec. 18, according to the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and…

A Vermont man is facing an animal abuse charge after his emaciated dog was found abandoned in a local home with no electricity, heat, food or water. St. Albans police said they received information on Dec. 4 about a dog that was reported to have been abused and neglected at a residence on Fisher Pond Road. The 1-year-old Rottweiler, named…

Colchester Police say they responded to a home on Malletts Bay Club Road after reports of a fire with a possible person inside at around 3:45 a.m.

A 16-year-old boy in Vermont is facing multiple charges after he allegedly led police on a chase in a stolen car in two towns while speeding into oncoming traffic and then ditched the vehicle and led officers on a 45-minute chase through the woods. Colchester police say they received multiple calls around 1:06 p.m. Thursday regarding a possible stolen vehicle…

A Vermont police captain shot in the line of duty has gone home from the hospital, his police department shared. “Today, we welcome home a true hero,” the St. Johnsbury Police Chief Joel Pierce said in a Facebook post Wednesday of Capt. Jason Gray, noting that crowds came out to greet him despite there being short notice of his discharge…

Investigators say a tip led to the arrest Sunday of a man accused of shooting a Vermont police officer on Friday afternoon. Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. Sunday after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury, the house next door to the location where St. Johnsbury police…

Vermont State Police said they arrested a suspect wanted for shooting a St. Johnsbury police officer early Sunday morning in a house right next to the one where he lived and where the shooting occurred. Scott Mason, 38, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody around 2 a.m. after he was located inside a residence at 251 Portland St. in…

Vermont State Police released a new photo and new details overnight about a man wanted for allegedly shooting a police officer in St. Johnsbury on Friday afternoon. The search continues for 38-year-old Scott Mason, of St. Johnsbury, and state police said they are working with local, state and federal law enforcement partners and has alerted agencies across New England to…

Vermont State Police are searching for a man alleged to have shot a police officer in St. Johnsbury late Friday afternoon. The suspect, identified by police as 38-year-old Scott Mason, lives in a second-floor apartment at 261 Portland St. in St. Johnsbury. Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous, and if anyone who sees him should call 911….

A 14-year-old suffering from a mental health emergency led police on a car chase through three states on Monday morning. Police in Brattleboro, Vermont, said they received a request from police in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, around 7 a.m. Monday to assist with a 14-year-old with a mental health emergency. As officers were responding, the teen stole a family member’s...

The body of a woman who was reported missing after a house fire in Swanton, Vermont, on Wednesday has been recovered inside the home, WPTZ reports. Vermont State Police said Constance Hall, 78, was reported missing when the home on Lakewood Drive went up in flames. They later found her remains in the bedroom area. The body of her dog,…

Philippine police officials said Thursday they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being shot twice while resisting his Oct. 17 abduction by gunmen in the country’s south. Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, was shot twice with an M16 rifle while trying to fight off his four kidnappers, who posed as police officers, in the coastal town…

Mikaela Shiffrin suffered a deep puncture wound on the right side of her abdomen and “severe muscle trauma” during a scary crash in a giant slalom race.

A couple of thousand homes are without power in Vermont early Friday morning as authorities work to recover from a a storm that hit the region on Thanksgiving.

Police say a man killed his parents in the home where he lived with them in Montpelier, Vermont, on Friday and then called 911 to report the crime. Vermont State Police said the incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. at a home on Gallison Hill Road. The first officers to arrive at the scene found two people dead and detained…

Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the Gaza war. The complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court in New York, says the multinational conglomerate has failed to adhere to its contractural obligations with Ben & Jerry’s by threatening to dismantle the...

Police say they are investigating a suspected double homicide that occurred on Friday morning in Montpelier, Vermont. Vermont State Police said the incident was reported around 11:30 a.m. at a home on Gallison Hill Road. The first officers to arrive at the scene found two people dead and detained one man. Everyone involved in the incident is believed to be…