Latest Vermont News
Biden approves major disaster declaration for northeastern Vermont for late July flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration for the severe flooding that hit northeastern Vermont in late July. The declaration makes federal funding available to help communities and individuals in Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans counties...
Son accused of killing father, stepmother, stepbrother will be extradited
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...
Senate approves criminal contempt resolution against Steward Health Care CEO
BOSTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Wednesday intended to hold Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre in criminal contempt for failing to testify before a Senate panel. The senate approved the measure by unanimous consent. Members of a Senate...
North Korea vows response to US submarine's visit to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to...
St. Johnsbury police officer pleads not guilty to aggravated assault in jaywalking arrest
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (AP) — 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...
Son arrested in killing of Vermont town official father, stepmother and stepbrother
The son of a Vermont town official was arrested on Friday on charges of killing his father, his stepmother and his stepbrother on Sunday in Pawlet, state police said. Brian Crossman Jr., 23, of Granville, New York, faces three counts of aggravated murder in the fatal shootings of...
Estranged husband arrested in death of his wife 31 years ago in Vermont
HYDE PARK, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont man has been arrested in the killing of his estranged wife 31 years ago, state police said. Carroll Peters, 70, pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder on Friday in the death of Cheryl Peters in September 1993 and was being held without bail. He...
Burlington pays $215K to settle a lawsuit accusing an officer of excessive force
Vermont's largest city of Burlington has paid $215,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing a police officer of using excessive force by grabbing a man and slamming him to the ground, knocking him unconscious in September of 2018. According to the federal lawsuit filed in 2019, Mabior Jok...
Vermont town official, his wife and her son found shot to death in their home
PAWLET, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont town official, his wife and her son were found shot to death in their home over the weekend, state police said. Police identified them Tuesday as Brian Crossman, 46, a selectboard member in Pawlet; Erica Crossman, 41; and Colin Taft, 13. The town of...
EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms
Flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, contributing to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water, according to a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to state officials. ...
