They took the fight outside, and one of them died.

There is concern that homeless individuals may have been using the area as a temporary shelter, raising questions about causes of the blaze.

Folks in the community were not impressed that the local and high profile victim had to push through these hurdles.

“This is about community support and making sure people like me who are women, and a mom of young kids are able to serve,” Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak said.

Free meals for the busy young couple earning $250K between them, bestowed by what the meal-train organizer refers to as the mayor’s ‘entourage.’

Crews from both the Burlington and Winooski Fire Departments worked together to evacuate the area and quickly extinguish the flames before they could spread further.

Created with federal pandemic funding as a response to the purported public health emergency of systemic racism, the city’s DEI office is a victim of the $13 million budget shortfall.

Parts of Vermont have been flooded with an influx of gang members, who have been recruiting new members, including youthful offenders in Burlington for drug and gun crimes, federal and state authorities have said.

A patchwork of responses by the City of Burlington are being given credit for reducing the overdose rate this year.

Some former Burlington homeless camp residents have migrated to the stairwells and utility rooms of Decker Towers, a city housing project.

For the second time in two months, a Burlington Daily News photographer has filmed a downtown street sinkhole caused by a broken underground pipe.

Paul Bean reports on pushback against Burlington’s housing density plan. A taxpayer unhappy with big spending on diversity office. And a video on BPD Community Service Officers – all in today’s Burlington Daily News.

“There’s needles everywhere. There’s an ATM on Church Street right over there and it often has needles in it or burned up aluminum foil. And then there’s the camping. So there’s just a general, I would say, lawlessness in Burlington right now.”

Gunfire, car chase and crash in the South End of Burlington. Drug bust on St. Paul Street.

The people are being relocated this week. Property and debris will be removed next week, the mayor’s office says.

“This…this sucks,” Progressive Councilor Joe Magee said before storming out of City Hall.

“Evidence shows that community enforcement strategies change behavior more effectively than the threat of punishment by the criminal justice system,” Mulvaney-Stanak says.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:35 am, prompting an immediate dispatch of fire units to the scene.

The fire turned out to be a homeless encampment made up of tarps and a flat wooden platform. It had spread to the surrounding vegetation, causing concern for the safety of the area.

A government salary watchdog organization has info on Burlington, the State of Vermont, and the federal government.

When the old, concrete pipe failed, its contents washed away roadbed materials, leaving a void that took city workers 12 hours to repair.

As Burlington International Airport braces for the holidays, officials with the city’s vehicle-for-hire licensing board want to see more action on a slew of proposals.

In a city increasingly concerned about public safety, one Democratic city councilor has picked up two important endorsements.

The closure came as a shock to many loyal patrons as the lease for the property was terminated earlier this week. Sources indicate that the decision to shut down the restaurant was made by corporate.

Construction on the replacement for the 95-year-old bridge will begin in 2027.

The Burlington Fire Department urges everyone to diligently check their smoke detectors and ensure that the batteries are replaced as needed. Our actions can save our neighbors, as well as ourselves.

Vermont’s Jewish community welcomes any and all to meet noon Friday at City Hall in Burlington for a rally in support of the 240 Jews being held hostage by Hammas.