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Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott gives Vermont housing trust $20M, largest donation in its history
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A housing trust in Vermont has received $20 million — the largest donation in its history — from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Representatives for Champlain Housing Trust said Wednesday that Scott made the donation through her fund, Yield...
A Rhode Island man is charged with possessing 26 pounds of cocaine in a kayak on a Vermont lake
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Rhode Island man has been charged in Vermont with possessing 26 pounds (12 kilograms) of cocaine with the intent to distribute it after federal authorities observed him putting packages into a kayak on Lake Champlain near the Canadian border, federal prosecutors said...
Leaf-peeping social media users are clogging a Vermont back road. The town is closing it
POMFRET, Vt. (AP) — Social media users take note: You won't be able to snap that fall foliage selfie at a popular Vermont spot. The town has temporarily closed the road to nonresidents due to overcrowding and “poorly behaved tourists.” The normally quiet dirt road from Pomfret...
Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont driver on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams. Ryan Koss, 35, could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted of gross negligent operation with death resulting. An...
First Black woman to serve in Vermont Legislature to be honored posthumously
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The first Black woman to serve in the Vermont Legislature is being honored posthumously with an achievement award. The family of former Rep. Louvenia Dorsey Bright, who served in the Vermont House from 1988-1994 and died in July at age 81, will be presented...
Judge dismisses charges against Vermont deputy in upstate New York brawl and shootout
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge in New York dismissed all charges Wednesday against a Vermont deputy who was involved in a chaotic sidewalk brawl that ended when he was shot multiple times by police. Judge James A. Murphy said many factors went into his decision, including the...
Several students at Vermont school sent to hospital for CO exposure, officials say
COVENTRY, Vt. (AP) — Classes were canceled at a small school in northern Vermont on Wednesday after several students were sent to the hospital for carbon monoxide exposure, officials said. Several students and one adult at the Coventry Village School were showing symptoms of...
Severe heat and heavy storms hit New England; fallen tree kills camper in Vermont
BOSTON (AP) — The heat that has gripped much of the nation seeped into New England on Friday, forcing some schools to close or send kids home early while powerful thunderstorms also swept through the region. A Massachusetts man was killed early Friday when a tree fell on him during...
Robbery suspect who eluded capture in a vehicle, on a bike and a sailboat arrested, police say
A Vermont armed robbery suspect who police say eluded capture in the past week in a vehicle, on a stolen bike, on foot and in a stolen sailboat was arrested Thursday after he was spotted in a kayak on a river, authorities said. Eric Edson, 52, was wanted on accusations of a robbery...
Vermont man who told police he killed a woman and her adult son pleaded not guilty, officials say
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man pleaded not guilty Wednesday after police say he told them he killed a woman and her adult son in their home, where he had been living. Christopher Ellis, 54, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Michael Garvin,...
