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14-year-old leads police on car chase through 3 states
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...
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Missing woman's body recovered from Vermont home after house fire
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,…
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Philippine police checking reports that kidnapped Vermont resident has died after being shot
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…
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Mikaela Shiffrin suffers abdominal puncture wound but no bone or ligament damage in Killington crash
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.
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Hundreds without power as Vermont recovers from Thanksgiving storm
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.
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Vermont man called 911 after killing his parents, police say
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…
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Ben & Jerry's lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza
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...
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Arrest made in connection with double murder in Montpelier, Vermont
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…
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Vermont man will stand trial over shooting of 3 Palestinian college students
The man charged with shooting and wounding three college students of Palestinian descent in Vermont last year has been declared fit to stand trial, according to the judge presiding over the case. The findings from a psychological evaluation of 49-year-old Jason Eaton were discussed during the hearing Tuesday, and the judge also gave defense attorneys more time to collect depositions….
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Police cruiser strikes and kills bicyclist in Vermont
A bicyclist pulling a trailer in Vermont died after he was struck by a police cruiser, state police said. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 7 in South Burlington. The officer, a sergeant with the Shelburne Police Department, was heading south and struck the southbound bicyclist. It was raining and dark, and the road was…
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Mass. teenager killed after crashing into tree in Vermont
A teenage driver was killed after crashing her pickup truck into a tree in Vermont early Sunday morning. State police said they were notified of a motor vehicle crash on Cold River Road near Upper Cold River Road in Shrewsbury shortly after 4 a.m. Sunday. Their investigation determined that the driver of a Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling south on…
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Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott says he voted for Harris
The governor broke with his party and voted for President Joe Biden in 2020.
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GOP Vt. Gov. Phil Scott wins 5th term against Democratic newcomer
Republican Gov. Phil Scott is seeking reelection Tuesday to a fifth term in heavily Democratic Vermont, this time facing off against Esther Charlestin, a Democrat-progressive who is a newcomer to statewide politics.
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Bernie Sanders wins reelection to 4th Senate term in Vermont
Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent beloved by progressives, is seeking to win a fourth six-year term in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.
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Suspects arrested in Vermont man's kidnapping in Philippines
Philippine police said Wednesday they arrested three suspects in the kidnapping of an American in the country’s south and believe the victim, who was shot in the leg during the abduction, is still alive.
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Police ID husband, wife found dead in Vermont home, family says they ‘chose to die together'
Police have identified the elderly Vermont couple found dead in their home last Friday, and family members released a statement saying the husband and wife “chose to die together.” The investigation began on Friday around 5 p.m. after police received a call from relatives who reported finding two family members dead in a home on South Wardsboro Road in Newfane,...
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It's not quite a snow day, but flakes have arrived for some in New England
It’s beginning to feel a bit more like winter in parts of the Boston area. Snow was spotted falling in Beverly, Massachusetts, on Monday morning, as well as in Lyndeborough, New Hampshire. We saw more snow in Duxbury, Vermont, as well. Monday was much colder than it’s been in New England, though that’s not expected to last. In fact, Halloween...
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2 relatives found dead in Vermont home
Two relatives were found dead at a home in Newfane, Vermont, on Friday, state police said. They didn’t say what’s believed to have led to the deaths, but said there was no apparent threat to the public and everyone involved was believed to have been accounted for; no one was in custody. Relatives reported finding the bodies of family...
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Vermont will test its Blue Alert system on Wednesday: Here's what to know
Vermont will run an emergency alert test on Wednesday. The Vermont Department of Public Safety will test the functionality of its Blue Alert System from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. This system is designed to spread information to the public when a law enforcement officer has been seriously injured, killed or gone missing in the line of duty, and…
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Man arrested after fatal shooting in Waterbury, Vermont
20-year-old Fabrice Rumama, of Springfield, Massachusetts was arrested and charged with second degree murder.