Driver struck a high-tension power line with a metal ladder, causing an electric shock and a fall of 25-30 feet off the roof.

It’s not known yet why an SUV veered off a street in Sanford, Maine and killed a Jericho man and his grandson at a summer home.

Although suspected of driving impaired and unlicensed, the driver of the vehicle involved in a motorcyclist’s fatal crash was apparently not at fault.

Idling at a stop sign, a Colchester man died after another vehicle jumped a Rte. 2 median and struck his truck.

Looking for keys to move a vehicle out of harm’s way, a man re-entered a burning building.

Tate Holtzman of Cambridge died of accidental drowning, authorities say.

Burlington police are trying to determine how and why Kelly Cusson was found dead in a secluded part of a downtown street.

A 22-year-old Randolph man died after he shot himself following a high-speed chase, police say.

A Pepperell, MA boy died in a July 1 ATV crash in Newfane.

The dirt-bike struck a chain that was hung across a camp road entrance.

When the police officer arrived, an altercation occurred between the officer and a man outside the home.

For the second time this year, a Vermonter was found dead after being dumped by a trash/recycling truck at a recycling center.

Rain was falling and the road was wet when the teenage driver overcorrected his steering just before 1 AM.

Williams died after a car driven by a local theater director signaled and then turned left into his motorcycle’s lane.

Rain, fog and wet roads were present when the car left the road. The driver died, two passengers survived.

On opposite sides of the state, teenagers lost control of their vehicles, resulting in crashes and death.

Gunfire that struck the First Baptist Church in Groton may have been the result of practice shooting at a nearby stump dump.

Three local people died in a head-on crash on Rte. 14 in Albany Thursday.

Vermont suffers its second gravel bike race fatality in eight months. And a mom charged with DUI, resulting in the death of her 11-year-old son.

The gun range at a popular Waterbury gun shop was the scene of a fatal self-inflicted gunshot Saturday.

After participating in a post-game brawl that shocked the state and made national news, an Alburgh man suffered a fatal heart attack in his car.

Two children and a family dog survived the blaze.

“The charges against former state trooper Giancarlo DiGenova as outlined in court documents represent an extraordinary betrayal of the public’s trust, his oath as a sworn police officer, and his colleagues in law enforcement who serve the state honorably every day,” the head of the Vermont State Police said yesterday.

The sounds of fighting were followed by a loud ‘bang’ in a Malletts Bay apartment. Police found a dead man and a dead woman.

No-one was injured in a big weather-related commuter pileup in Franklin County this morning. However, a single-car crash in Hartford yesterday killed the driver and a passenger.

A bus full of basketball players escaped serious injury last night when icy roads caused a collision.

A fisherman has died after his Thursday fall through the ice on Lake Champlain, police say.

A large fight between spectators of an Alburgh-St. Albans boys middle school game led to the death of one participant.

Casella recycling center workers in Hartford found a local woman’s corpse yesterday.

A man known to police and possessing firearms assaulted a woman and then barricaded himself in their home.

One police officer tased 17-year-old Mischa Fay as he threatened others with a knife, but another shot him in the chest.

Criminal and civil action collections and asset forfeiture swept more than $2 million into federal coffers and then disbursed to victims, victims’ organizations, and law enforcement.

Police will be patrolling through January 1 watching for drunk drivers.

Three Vermonters in their 70’s died earlier this week in separate fire and car crash incidents.

A propane torch being used to thaw manure led to a smoldering fire that destroyed a Grand Isle barn.

The bodies of a man and a woman in their 70’s were discovered as firefighters sought to battle a fire at a home in Bethel.

An as-yet unidentified woman died yesterday after her car struck a guardrail and an oncoming vehicle.

A man serving a 40 years-to-life sentence for repeated sexual assault on a child under age 10 died in the state prison in Springfield this morning.

A street infamous for drug addiction, crime and shootings is being raided by several police agencies today.

11-year-old Silas Baustert of Essex died when the SUV he was riding in struck a rocky ledge on I-89.

A child passenger died after a Chevy Suburban drifted off the passing lane shoulder into rock ledges.

Investigators found the body of a dead man in the burnt debris of a Newfane home.

Woodstoves and their ashes can be fire hazards.

No seatbelt. Truck drifts off road. Driver dead. And a New York man was cited for traveling 51 MPH over the speed limit.

Rte. 105 has become the scene of at least 10 highway fatalities since January 2021.

A trio of two-week old puppies have been missing since Wednesday.

Not wearing a seatbelt or helmet, a 19-year-old died after her ATV crashed in Sheffield.

A pedestrian on Rte. 7 in Rutland and a pickup truck passenger in Lowell were both victims of fatal accidents this weekend.

For the second time in three days, a Vermont police officer on Monday shot someone in the line of duty.

A 17-year-old life is over following a Franklin County crash. The victim was not wearing his seat belt.

Three teenaged drivers survived scary moments and/or bad judgement this weekend. Lessons learned. We hope.

An individual has been detained as a ‘person of interest’ in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body last night in the Windham County town of Wardsboro.

A Newport man died of injuries sustained in a July 3 motorcycle accident in Derby.

Beginning today, state and federal law enforcement will be training Vermonters around the state how to survive an active shooter threat.

This morning, the body of a 22-year-old New York man was recovered from the Green River Reservoir in Hyde Park.

A 52-year-old woman died in a house fire in Marlboro, despite efforts by a family member to save her.

Alleged wrongdoing by state troopers included excessive use of force, possession of fraudulent Covid-19 cards, negligent use of firearms, and sexual harrassment.

Brakes failed on a UPS truck, causing a fiery collision.

A Derby man became the sixth motorcylist to die on Vermont highways this year.