Cause of death in every case: a lethal collision with reality.
Guy Page is the editor and publisher of the Vermont Daily Chronicle.
Cause of death in every case: a lethal collision with reality.
Detective Sgt. Lyle Decker spoke to a confidential informant (CI) that said he learned “Nickles shot Crooker with 2 shots to the head and a shotgun blast to the chest. The CI said they burned the body and decapitated Crooker’s head,” Merriam wrote.
Experts, including the former Director of the National Security Agency, warn that these devices could be used to bypass cybersecurity protections, remotely manipulate grid-connected equipment, and potentially trigger blackouts across parts of the country.
This disruption by Ben Cohen and others at the hearing is yet another example of what some are calling a ‘Heckler’s Veto’ – also exercised bytrans activists at a State House seminar in March.
Medical debt payment by taxpayers sets risky precedent and disincentives repayment, guv warns.
U.S. Border Patrol received an image of two individuals walking south from the Canadian border near Mud Creek on May 8.
Maland was fatally shot and a federal investigation is underway after a vehicle stop on Interstate 91 escalated into a deadly exchange of gunfire near the U.S.-Canada border on Monday, January 20.
Somewhat paradoxically, having an effective veto means he has less reason to veto. “They have to come to the table,” he said.
The Muzzle Bill is now law.
Democrats leaders in the State House grudgingly accepted a pit stop in the race to zero emissions, but only for trucks.
UVM can’t confirm the names of the students, the amounts they will be paid, how many students will be paid, nor the sports they will play.
A significant part of the $21.6 million total spending reduction comes from a $19 million shift in Child Care Financial Assistance Program (CCFAP) funds.
$1.5 million in added funding for this session of the Legislature is for 1) two added weeks, probably running through May, 2) a veto session in June, if needed, and 3) a late summer/fall session to address catastrophic federal spending cuts, if needed.
Senate and House have agreed to capital investments for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, authorizing a total of $111,965,288.
Changes to House bill praised by NEK school leader
Authorities say Ashline used the card—intended solely for work-related expenses—to purchase gas for his personal vehicle, along with numerous other unauthorized items.
The documentary highlights disturbing trends, including links between social media use and increased risk of fentanyl exposure, exploitation, and youth suicide.
The Howard Center allowed Compagna to be alone for up to 30 hours at a time and is considered “independent,” police said.
The conference committee feuded over spending $700K to launch the Climate Superfund law, then grudgingly agreed to split the difference.
Palestian anti-Israel activist claims he was ‘kidnapped’ by the Trump administration.
High school, college teachers take action. Catholics weigh in on American pope. Big vote next week in Barre.
Upon arrival a minute later, officers found a woman deceased inside the home. Authorities say she had been attacked with an object with a sharp edge.
Installation of streetscape amenities along Main Street in Burlington include benches, bike racks, a bus shelter, and granite elevation indicators.
As the Queen City on Vermont’s west coast struggles with graffiti and other signs of urban decay, a small east coast town considers installing security cameras for the same reason.
“This has worked no where in the world but the Burlington Senators and their majority friends overrode a veto by the Governor to open this hell hole,” Ingalls adds.
The fund hopes to raise $1 million to offer legal services to immigrants subject to deportation and other federal actions.
On the morning of February 10, the brother reportedly witnessed Stacy punching and kicking Francis. After leaving the house and returning hours later, he said Stacy told him Francis was dead and claimed to have dismembered the body in the basement.
Earn $50/day telling your Medicaid beneficiary story.
Are you waiting for the pending lawsuit to force these destructive mandates on Vermont? It seems as if several members of your committee, well aware of the lawsuit, actually want it to proceed in order to enact this destructive and extremist policy.
The threat, allegedly made by a boy living in the area, was directed at a police officer.
At odds with Judge Crawford’s dismissal of the drugs found in Mahdawi’s car as ‘prescription medication,’ the CBP report describes small amounts of LSD, mushrooms with opiates, and meth – as well as a couple of empty prescription bottles.
The lawsuit claims “The State of Vermont believes it can seize control over the makeup of America’s energy industry,” as if that’s not a good thing.
The road salt control bill was sent back to committee.
A man was found with a gunshot to the abdomen and appeared to be conscious and alert, Detective Lt. Greg Eaton said.
The $9 billion Senate budget tops the House budget by $20 million and the governor’s budget by $50 million.
The driver suffered major injuries and was later cited for gross and negligent operation with death resulting.
Democrats in the State House are furiously trying to avoid going on the record about repealing the Clean Heat Standard.
There are no reports indicating that Mahdawi was physically mistreated, verbally abused, or otherwise handled roughly during his arrest. He was subsequently transported to a detention facility pending immigration proceedings.
92% of Vermonters already have the REAL ID-compliant licenses that will be needed to travel on domestic air flights.
A subsequent investigation revealed that Tatro had allegedly swung the axe—a potentially lethal weapon—at a man during a property dispute.
The school figured the suspension would be just for a year. They were ready for game one of the next season. “Game One never came,” Goodwin says.
Senate holds roll call on considering Clean Heat Standard Repeal bill ‘on the merits.’ Rejected on party line.
S.51 gives a $250 tax credit on military pensions for earners of up to $25,000, and reduces the size of the credit on a graduated basis on earners claiming up to $30,000.
A Windsor businessman told a police officer Mahdawi had asked to buy a sniper rifle and a machine gun in 2015. The judge said the incident “does not support a finding of dangerousness.”
Her stories on corporate corruption won the Wall Street Journal a Pulitzer Prize in 2002, and she was lead reporter in a series on healthcare that was a finalist in 2003.
Statewide advertising campaign by radio and social media to provide Vermont parents who believe their minor children may have been given medical interventions without their consent an opportunity to confer for free with legal counsel.
North explained that voters urged him to repeal the unpopular Clean Heat Standard, which incentivizes home heat electrification at the expense of homeowners who burn fossil fuels. He promised he would try.
The house was well-known to city officers, police said.
Vermont does not have a traditional “national park” under the National Park Service, like the Grand Canyon or Yosemite. However, it does have federally protected areas that are influenced by federal policies.
The Legislature has willfully overlooked the severe health consequences of mifepristone, despite testimony about its hazards, Vermont Right to Life executive director Mary Beerworth said.
The Washington County State’s Attorney’s Office has since filed 10 charges against Robinson, including involuntary manslaughter, burglary into an occupied dwelling, firearm possession by a prohibited person (two counts), simple assault, and reckless endangerment (five counts).
Dealing with repeat offenders and drug crime matters more than banning guns in bars, Scott said.
Fine of up to $10K if the AG thinks an ad “has a tendency to deceive or mislead.”
Despite the tight curvature of the roadway, he attempted to avoid entering the opposite travel lane of eastbound traffic when the trailer struck the bridge.
Middlebury College football player drafted.
Guy Page and Paul Bean began ‘Friday at Four’ last April in the Bean Chevrolet building in Northfield with just a handful of views. Now, almost every show exceeds 1,000 views.
The resolution would “require schools in Vermont to adopt a policy that will restrict the admittance of federal immigration authorities into nonpublic areas of the school without presenting a judicial warrant.”
The victim is a 45-year-old man from Barre. He was shot once in the abdomen at about 5:25 PM.
Ferlazzo went out for breakfast the morning after shooting his wife twice in the head during an anniversary celebration trip in their camper Saturday Oct.16 in Bolton, according to court records. He later drove her body to a St. Albans driveway where he dismembered the body with a hacksaw and placed the body parts in plastic bags.
An elegant piece of Vermont history made a public appearance Thursday evening, April 24 for the 70th birthday party of Sen. Alison Clarkson of Windsor County.
“We saw a bunch of men running, yelling, ‘Migra, Migra,'” Reighley said.
The VP held up a classic German painted stein with a metal lid, preparing to give a toast. He joked that he should chug the beer. “That would go viral, and not in a good way, my friends.”
Brennan presented the flip-side of Vyhovsky’s public safety argument: that responsible people carrying guns makes them, and the community, safer.
Supporters say it’s needed to reduce the increase in homicides in downtown Burlington and elsewhere. Critics say it violates a landmark 1987 state law pre-empting municipal gun control.
Independent photojournalist Wayne Savage, who was at the scene, told Vermont News First that he estimated shortly before 8 p.m. that more than 100 police vehicles had responded from Chittenden and Franklin Counties, along with the ATF, U.S. Marshals Service, FBI and others.
“Maybe we gotta hold off on some of the deportation operation we’re doing. But it’s not gonna stop us from seeking these people now, arresting them and take them off the street to United States while we’re waiting for the courts to decide.”
Border Patrol was called after people with backpacks emerged from the woodline. In fact, they were farm workers.
Detective Joanna Morse of CUSI, along with a DCF Family Services Worker, led the investigation, which revealed probable cause that McCoy engaged in repeated sexual acts with multiple young victims over several years.
Border Patrol saw three migrant workers walking down the driveway on the premises of the farm. The agents then pursued the migrants through the milking parlor.
Mohsen Mahdawi was a member, but not co-president, of CSJP, and was an early, active leader in pro-Palestine, anti-Israeli military activities at Columbia.
Multiple private donors, including Marilyn Blackwell and George Burrill, stepped forward with generous contributions to underwrite the program through October.
Legislative leadership reaffirmed their aim to adjourn by the end of May, despite rumors that the session could go into June.
It is possible, even likely these officials are unaware of SJP’s alleged participation with Hamas of spreading pro-Hamas propaganda immediately following the attack, according to a March, 2025 lawsuit filed by victims of the attack that killed more than 1,000 Israelis and an estimated 45 Americans.
“I also speak as a reminder that some cannot speak for themselves and that not all decisions are in our jurisdiction,” Rep. Tom Charlton explained his no vote.
Both the prosecution and defense decried the deputy’s actions.
The president commented on recent report that he had waved off an Israeli strike on Iran, saying it was not his first choice, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of a strike if negotiations did not go well.
The next discarded syringe you see in a park or in the street may have been paid for by Vermont taxpayers in the name of infectious disease and overdose protection.
Are we living in a terrifying new age of federal fascist authoritarianism? Or is the federal government appropriately enforcing the law?
The murdered woman’s mother told the press: “Please tell the truth. Tell the truth. Tell how violent it really is. It’s more than politics. It’s about national security. It’s about protecting Americans. It’s about protecting the children.”
According to a February 2025 article on Vermont Public, losing this 10% could mean cuts to local journalism or educational programs, with rural stations hit hardest.
‘ I was ten years old. And I still remember when we put him in the grave, I held him and I shook him,” Mahdawi said of his friend shot by an Israeli soldier. “I said, “Hemida, wake up, wake up.” He didn’t wake up, and I told him, “I promise, I promise, I will revenge.”
in hopes of a better bill out of the Senate, a handful of Republicans helped the defection-plagued Democrat House leadership pass the controversial educational reform bill.
Video, quotes from the White House press pool today.
Paul Bean says Vermont Republican Lt. Gov. John Rodgers speech felt like a betrayal. Guy Page says Rodgers never said he was pro-Trump. More viewers than ever weigh in with their opinions.
The resolution was signed by all 30 senators except. Sen. Russ Ingalls (R-Essex) and Rutland County Republican senators Dave Weeks and Terry Williams.
David Buchanon fatally shot Karol before turning the gun on himself, police say.
The Vermont House Appropriations Committee got more granular on the one-third of the state’s budget that comes from federal funding, which is a source of vulnerability and concern.
“I don’t think that those people [legislators and concerned Vermonters] know the vaccines that they got as children or maybe as adolescents, or covid shots that they got in the last few years, never tested for impact on fertility, never tested for mutagenicity, never tested for carcinogenicity, I don’t think those people know that and I think they need to know that,” Holland said.
When she was terminated, Porter was on long-term disability, but had returned to part-time work, the lawsuit said.
The butter comes in cardboard packages containing two 4-ounce sticks.
The Anarchist and the Republican both championed the decentralization of power.
“I don’t believe there are many that do not support legislation to exempt military retirement, but we also have over 150 homeless vets, vets that cannot access health care, and those that workforce training and placement support,” Krowinski’s aide told a veterans’ advocate.
Yesterday’s event aimed to spotlight the role of parental voices in shaping Vermont’s public education system amid ongoing debates over funding, curriculum, and governance.
“The government cannot punish religious schools—and the families they serve—by permanently kicking them out of the state-sponsored sports because the state disagrees with their religious beliefs,” said ADF Senior Counsel and Vice President of U.S. Litigation David Cortman.
“I’d like to do something a little unusual, which is begin with an apology. And that is an apology to Canada and to Canadians and to Trudeau, a political figure that I value,” Baruth said.
Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that it will permanently close its St. Johnsbury health center on June 3, citing ongoing financial challenges and low patient demand
‘A lot of the stuff we import has its origin in North America,” Tierney said. “Not affected.”
Tariffs, school reform, and Parents Rights’ at the State House this morning.
An anonymous user had utilized the Department of Defense Self Helpline chat function to make threats against several middle and high schools across Vermont.
“As a Republican who supports women’s rights, LBGTQ community, local farmers and loggers, our manufacturers and other great Vermont businesses, the free press, United States Constitution and the rule of law, I am appalled with what the Trump administration is doing to our state and our country,” said John Rodgers to the crowd of around one thousand protesters gathered in Montpelier.