Vermont

A public defender for the 28-year-old man charged with killing his mother at sea in a plot to inherit millions of dollars said Friday the defense believes Nathan Carman is competent. A federal judge in Vermont held a status conference to ask lawyers on both sides if a mental health evaluation would be pursued. The government, too, is not asking…

The circumstantial evidence against Nathan Carman had been lying in plain sight for years before his surprising indictment and arrest. This month, allegations he killed his mother at sea off New England in a plot to inherit millions of dollars are brought to light. Federal prosecutors in Vermont are not commenting on the timing of their decision to put the…

The cost of filling up the tank keeps going up and up nationwide, as gas prices keep reaching record levels. On Monday, Massachusetts hit a record high of $4.39 per gallon, and that price had already risen by more than a nickel by Wednesday, staying above the national average — and gas prices are as high as they’ve ever been…

A Vermont man found floating on a raft off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in 2016 after his boat sank appeared in court Wednesday for allegedly killing his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate. Nathan Carman was arrested Tuesday on an eight-count indictment including murder on the high seas, according to officials at the U.S. Attorney’s Office...

A Vermont man was arrested on charges including murder on the high seas in the 2016 death of his mother on a boat that had sparked a civil legal saga, federal prosecutors announced.

A Vermont man was arrested on charges including murder on the high seas in the 2016 death of his mother on a boat that had sparked a civil legal saga, federal prosecutors announced. Nathan Carman was arrested Tuesday on an eight-count indictment, according to officials at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont. The document also charges...

Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash

Maryam Counter of St. George, Vermont, has gathered thousands of dollars to support UNICEF and help children in Ukraine harmed by Russia’s attacks.

Police are looking for a Jeep with Connecticut license plates in connection with a fatal shooting Tuesday in a parking lot outside Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury. The individual died in the parking lot Tuesday morning, state police said. An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death, police said. The name of the…

The alpine skier’s mother, Barbara Ann Cochran, won gold in the 1972 Sapporo Olympics.

The FBI Boston is seeking the public’s help in identifying an unknown man wanted for robbing 11 banks in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Vermont. Authorities released three surveillance images Thursday of the so-called Route 91 Bandit, who they say is considered armed and dangerous. He has threatened the use of a gun and during at least six of the…

Being born in Vermont doesn’t automatically make someone a maple syrup expert, but helping build a family syrup business certainly does. Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle is an expert at three things: syrup, skiing and the pain that often comes with crashing.

A man from Vermont is crediting his loyal dog with lending a hand — or make that, a paw — in helping save her owner’s life following a nasty crash.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread in New England, but it still is not dominant, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which also revised down the agency estimate of omicron’s prevalence the week before.

A Florida doctor accused of shooting and killing a Boston man on a Vermont roadway in late 2019 denied the accusations against him during a court hearing Monday. Dr. Jozsef Piri, 49, of Naples, Florida, appeared for a Vermont Superior Court virtual hearing via video link from jail. Piri is facing a second-degree murder charge in the killing of 44-year-old…

A television producer has pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in connection with paying a Nevada woman to bring her 9-year-old daughter to Vermont to engage in illegal sexual activity at a Ludlow ski house.

The omicron variant of COVID-19 is well on its way to becoming the dominant strain in New England, but it isn’t yet, despite becoming far more common in just a week.

Almost a year and a half later, no one, it seems, is happy. Not even the councilor who proposed the resolution.

The omicron variant of COVID-19, first detected in South Africa, has made its way to the United States. After it was initially discovered stateside in California, the variant has now been detected in some parts of New England. U.S. health officials have said that omicron is likely to spread to more states, as well. It remains unclear whether or...

A Connecticut man who tried to enter Canada with a 16-year-old girl he allegedly abducted in their home state has been charged with kidnapping, according to court documents. A complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Burlington on Friday says the 19-year-old man was apprehended by U.S. border agents at the Highgate Springs port of entry on Thursday after...