State hires Vermont animal welfare director

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Department of Public Safety has hired a leader for its new Animal Welfare Division. Lisa Milot was picked to lead the newly created department. She starts in May. The goal is to develop a plan to create and enforce …

Vermont Bar Association upports the Rule of Law

The Board of Managers of the Vermont Bar Association has adopted the following statement:  The Vermont Bar Association (VBA) honors its mission:  [To] promote the highest standards of skill, ethics and professionalism within an inclusive legal profession; …

Total lunar eclipse visible in Vermont, New York skies later this week

Skywatchers and stargazers will have the chance to witness a rare "blood moon" early Friday, March 14 — the first total lunar eclipse visible in Vermont and New York since 2022.This coincides with March's full moon, known as the "worm …

Vermont man sentenced on firearms charges

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A man who troopers say stole a Vermont state police cruiser and a gun inside it will spend five years behind bars. Police say Timothy Gabriel, 31, took the cruiser from a home in Rutland in October 2023. It was later found downtown …

Police identify victims in fatal I-91 crash in Vermont

ROCKINGHAM, VT. (WGGB/WSHM) - Across state lines in southern Vermont as State Police there have identified the victims involved in a crash on I-91 that left two people dead and two injured. This happening in the town of Rockingham Saturday morning …

Flood-damaged Vermont school set to reopen on Tuesday

DUXBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - The Crossett Brook Middle School in Duxbury is expected to reopen on Tuesday after flooding seriously damaged the building. The water rose just days before work was set to start to prevent future flood damage. The school has been …

Trial delayed for suspect in 2 Vermont murders

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The trial for a man accused of two murders in Chittenden County has been delayed. Denroy Dasent, 54, of South Burlington, faces second-degree murder charges after police say he shot and killed Sheikhnoor Osman at a Burlington …

Police say missing Vermont teen found

ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) - Police in Essex say a teen they were searching for on Monday has been found. Investigators were looking for Nova Kravitz, 19, of Essex, who had last been seen Monday at Essex High School at about 10:30 a.m. They say shortly before 5 p.m …

Man, infant dead after crash on Vermont highway, police say

A man and an infant were killed, and two others were taken to the hospital after a crash involving more than 10 cars on Interstate 91 in Vermont, authorities said. Vermont State Police said the crash was reported around 9:40 a.m. on Saturday near mile …

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