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Driver pleads guilty to reduced charge in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.
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A Vermont state trooper plunges into icy pond to rescue 8-year-old girl
A Vermont state trooper is being praised for plunging into a frigid pond and saving the life of an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings.
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Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
“I feel grateful.” That’s how Jacob Shannon feels after saying goodbye to his 76-year-old mother Lynda Bluestein on Thursday. “She was going through a lot of pain, and that was hard to watch,” Shannon said. Shannon’s mother was diagnosed with stage four ovarian and fallopian tube cancer in February 2021. He said the constant pain and suffering turned her...
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Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
Lynda Bluestein, of Bridgeport, who suffered from terminal cancer, ended her own life in Vermont Thursday morning, becoming that state’s first non-resident to use its medical aid in dying law.
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Palestinian American student shot in Vermont paralyzed from the chest down
Hisham Awartani, one of the three students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Burlington, Vermont, last weekend is paralyzed from the chest down.
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‘I genuinely believed both my friends were dead': Vermont shooting victim speaks
One of the three Palestinian college students shot in Burlington, Vermont, over Thanksgiving weekend shared his story in an interview Friday.
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Woman convicted of murder in 2022 shooting death of Vermont pro cyclist
A 35-year-old Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson was found guilty on Thursday.
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Woman accused of killing Vermont pro cyclist tracked her on fitness app, prosecutors say
The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and fleeing the country began Wednesday with Texas prosecutors telling jurors they would hear Wilson’s final screams and the shots that killed her.
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A Rhode Island man was busted with 26 pounds of cocaine in a kayak on a Vermont lake
A Rhode Island man has been charged in Vermont with possessing 26 pounds 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 Tuesday. The U.S. attorney’s office said agents encountered Freddy Rodriguez, 38, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, behind a rented…
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Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A Vermont driver on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.
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Vermont residents close road to keep out leaf peepers during peak fall foliage
Locals near Sleepy Hollow Farm are fed up with the hordes of tourists who visit the area each fall to shoot photos and videos of the rolling hills and colorful landscapes.
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Hot air balloon makes emergency landing on Vermont highway
A hot air balloon operator was forced to make an emergency landing right in the middle of a major Vermont highway on Wednesday evening. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Hartford Fire Department said it received a report that a hot air balloon needed to land on Interstate 91 near Quarry Road in White River Junction after it stalled in flight,…
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Vt. woman's February death, once thought natural, now deemed homicide
The death of a woman at her home Windham, Vermont, in February has been ruled a homicide, Vermont State Police said Monday. Claudia Voight, 73, died at her home on Feb. 20. Investigators initially believed she died of a medical event, but an autopsy found she had injuries from strangulation, police said. A medical examiner found the woman’s “death was…
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Vermont man accused of gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A 35-year-old Vermont man has been cited for gross negligence in the crash that killed actor Treat Williams on June 12.
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Phish to play two shows to benefit Vt., NY flood recovery
Legendary Vermont jam band Phish is holding a pair of concerts next month to benefit parts of their home state and upstate New York that were slammed by historic flooding this month. More than 9 inches of rain fell in one part of Vermont, whose capital was partially flooded and threatened by the near overtopping of a dam in the…
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Northeast floods devastate ‘heartbroken' farmers as months of labor and crops are swept away
When devastating rains swept through the Northeast, farmers in the region were dealt a devastating blow at the worst possible time.
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Unusual items stolen from the set of ‘Beetlejuice 2' in Vermont
Police are investigating after two unusual items were stolen from the set of the movie “Beetlejuice 2” in Vermont.
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Vermont starts long road to recovery from historic floods, helped by army of volunteers
Vermonters are working to dry out homes and businesses damaged by this week’s historic flooding and keeping a wary eye on the horizon with another round of storms on the horizon.
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Connecticut-based Salvation Army member heads to Vermont
A member of the Salvation Army Souther New England Division is headed to the Montpelier area of Vermont to oversee food operations following devastating flooding.
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‘This isn't over,' Vermont gov. warns ahead of another round of rain
Gov. Phil Scott issued a warning to Vermont residents on Thursday, with flash flooding, hail and possible tornadoes in the forecast even as the state continues to emerge from historic severe flooding earlier in the week. “Unfortunately, in parts of the state we’re now expecting severe thunderstorms, which could bring more flash flooding, hail and even the threat of...