70% of all Vermont inmates take substance abuse treatment meds in jail. Yet recidivism is high. The Scott admin wants more treatment options – including paying inmates for sobriety.
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
70% of all Vermont inmates take substance abuse treatment meds in jail. Yet recidivism is high. The Scott admin wants more treatment options – including paying inmates for sobriety.
Rep. Headrick also has sponsored a bill requiring high-capacity, gender-neutral school bathrooms.
Flying explorer Amelia Earhart had many important personal connections to Vermont. Here’s one more….
The bills would not create a legal, licensed framework for the prostitution industry, but would merely ban prostitution as a criminal act.
The tugboat residents, known as the Zizians, became a problem for others and were described as “shabby” and “feral humans”.
The state Police were called to assist the school resource officer.
“The election never should have been certified,” Busa said.
Feds say Uribe-Tobar smuggled a pregnant woman, A.V.-F., from Canada for $2,500, by instructing her to wade through the frigid Great Chazy River in darkness.
Peters, who was out on bail on the murder charge, was admitted to Copley Hospital about a week ago for unspecified medical issues, sources told Vermont News First.
Snow, wind, ice and a defroster not working the way the driver hoped it would combined to hurtle a Jeep Cherokee through a snowbank and, briefly, airborne.
Farmers fear what could happen in the blink of an eye to the workers they have now.
The Department of Justice announced that it plans to work with the U.S. Department of Education to “pursue actions” against educational agencies, colleges, and universities engaging in “illegal DEI And DEIA discrimination.”
Ingalls, owner of All Seasons Realty, and Green Mountain Broadcasters LLC have purchased Vermont Broadcast Associates from Bruce James.
Border Patrol vs. LEO!
Vermont pushes back against Trump orders on sanctuary states and cities, border, tariffs, education.
People living in Vermont’s motels often lack the storage and cooking facilities to adequately prepare good meals, the committee was told.
Dr. Levine, 71, of Shelburne was first appointed by Governor Scott in 2017 and is currently one of the Administration’s longest-tenured commissioners. He led his department through the COVID-19 pandemic and has served as a key advisor on public health matters.
The State of Vermont, municipalities and non-profits now receive $65.4 million in DOJ grant funding. Burlington alone has five grants totaling about $500,000.
Late-breaking police news from Burlington.
The leader of a national vaccine freedom organization will be the guest of honor at a potluck in Townshend Saturday.
The mid-year allocation extends funding through June, the end of the fiscal year.
Hate crimes expansion and a recommended winner of a tight, disputed House race are on today’s House agenda.
An investigation into a recent suspected homicide case in Orange County has led to federal gun charges against a three-time convicted felon from Bradford, officials said.
“If we wanna do something to help in this area, start over with a new bill. Don’t try to amend an existing law and leave the infrastructure that was envisioned and set up as part of Act 18 in place,” Rep. Jim Harrison said.
Balint states that under the “cruel executive orders” from President Trump with the Constitution under attack, we are in an “urgent Constitutional” crisis.
Ehlers has been nothing if not multifaceted in his more than two decades of Vermont political and policy involvement.
The case highlights ongoing efforts by the U.S. Border Patrol to combat illegal immigration and human smuggling across the nation’s borders. The term “alien” refers to individuals who are not U.S. citizens or nationals, according to U.S. immigration laws.
Based on promises that Wormely would repay her, and the victim’s belief that Wormely’s romantic intentions and business opportunities were legitimate, the victim transferred over $100,000 to Wormely.
“My brother’s life means much to me in another, entirely different way – he has been hospitalized for the serious mental illness of schizophrenia since June. To some people this may suggest that his life would be better left unlived. However, it has only encouraged my appreciation for Mathew’s life all the more.”
‘We need to stay focused on Vermont and remain disciplined as we distinguish between what is fact and what is rhetoric before we react to any change in federal policy or law,” Scott said.
A corresponding 10% tariff from Canada would have added about 25 cents per gallon on home heating fuel.
In recent years, for example, House Democrats have bemoaned the State’s failure to complete a flood control dam safety checklist as required by state law.
On the east and west side of the state, recent fatal accidents have claimed three lives.
“A 10% tariff on Canadian energy is a concern for Vermont’s energy sector, and this could impact energy rates in Vermont,” Vermont Fuel said.
Connecting the dots between a bizarre cult of computer geniuses with the slaying of Border Patrol agent David Maland.
But something changed in mid-2023, Taylor said. Bauckholt began having “anxious, secretive phone calls” that summer and cut off contact with previous friends by year’s end. Taylor believes this period coincided with Bauckholt’s deepening involvement with the “Zizians,” a fringe group that originated in California but has spread across the country.
As he drove, cocaine base and cocaine were discarded from Moreno’s vehicle, police say.
“It was 4 degrees & snowing during my recent trip to the US-Canada border. I was shocked to hear that some of our border patrol agents don’t even have snow tires – due to the failures of the Biden Administration,” Noem later posted on social media.
Such laws are unconstitutional, they are against the public welfare, they are prejudicial and increase danger to the public – especially in “sensitive places” – by depriving those who are subject to sudden acts of evil from the basic right of self-defense.
“In the decade I’ve been involved in Republican politics we’ve never had a better reason to celebrate not only our wins from November, but also the incredible momentum we have with us looking ahead to 2026,” GOP state Chair Paul Dame says.
Whether you are an experienced CDL driver, purchase driver, or owner-operator in this article you will get more information on which states are currently providing the best opportunities for you and which are the worst in order to plan your job and life in the best possible way for 2025.
“ATF is asking for your assistance in identifying any firearms purchases made by Michelle Jacqueline Zajko, a person of interest in the shooting of a Customs and Border Protection Officer,” the agency said in a bulletin to gun dealers.
…..And FBI confirms Youngblut connection to two homicides in Pennsylvania and California.
Vermont is 75% forest (4.46 million acres.) In fact, trees consume half of Vermont’s total C02 emissions,
Legionnaires’ kills VT senior. Big housing project in Shelburne.
Snyder and Youngblut had both attended the swanky, private Lakeside School in Seattle and were interested in computer science.
About those State House lobbyists….
“Taxpayers also made it clear they want us to fix broken systems not just fund them,” Scott said.
The report also suggests that municipalities should have the option to opt out of the ban via a vote at their annual meeting.
Will Medicaid for immigrants and transgender treatment imperil federal Medicaid funding for Vermont? Candidate Bruce Busa weighs in on the Battle of Bennington-1.
This bill is in the House Health Care Committee while the Trump Administration on Tuesday issued an executive order banning federal funds for healthcare facilities that continue with such procedures.
“There are far too many people with hundreds of law enforcement encounters, dozens of arrests and many active criminal court cases. Yet they’re still walking free,” Scott told the Legislature.
Snyder was an award-winning data science student. Bauckholt won national math competitions in Germany and collegiate math competitions in Canada.
The Seattle Times reported both graduated from the Lakeside School: Snyder in 2020 and Youngblut in 2022. Snyder went on to Oxford where he studied computer science and philosophy.
Less recidivism through swifter court action – but not necessarily more jail time.
Pushback against tariffs, psych unit shutdown, suspension of refugee funding.
When the hearing ended, Carla Youngblut attempted to make hand signals to her daughter, but she had no reaction.
Vermonters played a significant role in the colonists’ assertion for independence from Great Britain, from the Green Mountain Boys successful assault at Fort Ticonderoga to the Battle of Hubbardton, and to the Battle of Bennington where Vermont troops helped defeat a British force to set up the victories that turned the war in favor of the new Americans.
Under the Saunders plan, every district receives the same funding per student, adjusted for certain items such as non-English learners.
Details about the killing and the two suspects.
The police report indicated her parents believed Youngblut was being forced to cut off contact with her family and friends due to the personal relationship she had entered, the Seattle Times reports.
The 17 year locusts of school consolidation is back – again.
A former federal inspector general living in Vermont says enforcement must be done to protect our friends, family, and neighbors who followed the rules and fled from the people entering illegally who can and do harass them and recruit their children into the criminal theft, extortion, robbery, and drug gangs they fled in hope for a new life here.
Youngblut is charged with intentional use of a deadly weapon while forcibly assaulting a federal law enforcement and with discharging a firearm during an assault with deadly weapon, records show.
A bill introduced today would allow all Vermont students to attend the school of the student’s choice, paid for by a School Choice Grant issued by the Agency of Education.
Police also seized approximately 31.62 grams of cocaine in 36 individually wrapped baggies, 0.17 grams of crack cocaine, items to suggest drug sales, and $280 in cash.
Maland is believed to be the first federal law enforcement officer to be killed in the line of duty in Vermont since a few deaths in the Prohibition era.
Shiffrin healed, ready to race. Pot dealer sues over advertising restrictions. More opioid settlement $$.
Trump has defeated the media, the Democratic party, the Clintons, the Obamas, the Bushes, the Bidens, and the American Dream.
His computer/math skills were so highly prized by the finance industry that the German national was working in the U.S. on a visa type given only to immigrants with “extraordinary ability.”
The gang’s activities, which include murder, gun and drug trafficking, arson, and extortion, have been part of an extensive RICO conspiracy.
Ski resorts look ahead to the holiday weekend.
“The younger demographic is choosing not to drink, not to drink as much. And so those are some trends that are impacting the consumption and the sale of alcohol.”
In your car or while you’re making dinner, listen to an in-depth podcast interview with Vermont’s highly quotable new lieutenant governor.
The suit names Copley Hospital and Lund, an agency that operates a home for mothers in crisis. The lawsuit says the state’s action violates the 2022 constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom.
The federally funded ‘all-solar’ initiative (more on that in an upcoming story by Paul Bean) comprises about 10% of that figure.
Government must both protect civil liberties and promote public safety, and “we are clearly not striking the right balance,” Scott said. “The safety of the public comes first.”
Without comment, and with a demeanor described by the sergeant as “affectless”, Jones held up a meat cleaver and pointed it towards the sergeant and raised it over his head.
Vermonters will be keeping a close eye on this EDI committee as they work through the Telecommunications Plan, the Clean Heat Standard report from the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and the mandate for emission reductions as mapped out in the currently enacted Global Warming Solutions Act.
California has withdrawn one zero emissions truck proposal, but the other – which Vermont is connected to – is still in force.
He told the longtime Vermont Yankee operators to take solace in the words of St. Paul: “I have fought the good fight, I have run the race.”
Police staffing (or lack of it) front and center of Burlington City Council meeting.
Use this sortable list to contact your Representative and committees working on bills of interest to you.
“Affordability is about getting by,” Sen. Rebecca White said in her nominating tribute to Sen. Phil Baruth.
Radio station owner and history-making car enthusiast…..sounds a little like Ken Squier.
Nicotine pouch use up. So are egg prices – bird flu? Native American Commission leader steps down.
It’s part of a planned deployment, not a reaction to current events. And the temporary transfer of some Lightnings to an airbase in Japan will mean fewer flights over Vermont skies.
Wanted on six felony charges stemming from a December rape.
In a scenario that will play out across the Legislature’s committees, the administration leaders will offer a brief education on their agencies and departments under committee jurisdiction. Lawmakers will listen and ask questions. Both will put names to faces and build rapport, the better to get their work done.
The Commission on the Future of Public Education issued its interim report ahead of the holidays with very little to show, and now everyone is rethinking their existence.
Also part of the early morning raid at the mobile home on West Hill Road were officers from Randolph and Burlington Police.
It is unclear why the press release is missing the standard information for a somewhat routine case. Is it due to poor drafting by BPD’s Public Information Officer? Or was the news release slashed by the red editing pen wielded by the Mayor?
Market 32 crash caper culprit caught. And a Windham County woman arrested for failing to secure toddler in car seat.
The shocking news of yet another fire in California has been overshadowing the Cinderella story of the City of Angels slowly turning into the Isle of Lesbos.
Volunteers from a venerable social club deliver 25,000 meals.
Teacher, Army officer, Emerge Vermont director, Navy pilot, and Lincoln homestead director comprise the backgrounds of members of a key Senate committee.
The new Republican vice-chair of the budget-building House Appropriations Committee quotes Gov. Phil Scott: “We’re not here to worry about egos. We’re here to do what Vermonters need.”
Wanted on six felony charges stemming from a December rape.
Week #1 in the Legislature. Progressive mayor issues gag order on her cops. What the LA fires mean to Vermont. Please share on your social media.
Vermont News First was among those left off the invitation list.