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Vermont State Police releases summaries of 8 internal investigations
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (289+ words) Vermont State Police conducted eight internal investigations during the first half of 2025 and found evidence of misconduct in all but one of the incidents. The agency publishes summaries of its internal investigations twice a year but doesn't release specific details…...
68-year-old man dies in Springfield prison
2+ week, 2+ day ago (283+ words) Vermont State Police are investigating the death of a 68-year-old man at the state prison in Springfield. Authorities say the death does not appear suspicious. Gregory Penn, of Rutland, was pronounced dead at about 9:27 p.m. on Sunday. He was receiving palliative…...
Judge allows ACLU’s lawsuit against DCF to go forward — but narrows its scope
3+ week, 2+ day ago (767+ words) A lawsuit that alleges the Vermont Department for Children and Families worked with private service providers to illegally obtain a pregnant woman's medical information and interfere in the birth of her child can move forward. But it will do so…...
Federal immigration agents arrest 9 construction workers in Hardwick, advocates say
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) Federal immigration authorities arrested and detained nine construction workers in the Hardwick area on Friday, according to the advocacy organization Migrant Justice. The group said the targeted enforcement action was unlike anything Vermont has seen since the Trump administration launched…...
Outgoing commissioner says Vermont prison system has stabilized under his watch
5+ mon, 3+ day ago (934+ words) Nick Deml came to Vermont to lead the state's prison system after seven years at the CIA. He'd never worked in corrections and was tasked with navigating the pandemic, reforming a toxic workplace culture, and addressing an acute staffing shortage....
New report IDs person alleged to have shot a Vermont border agent
7+ mon, 4+ week ago (517+ words) A woman charged in the January killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a Vermont traffic stop fired the bullet that struck him in the neck, authorities say in a new report. A woman charged in the January killing of…...
Lawyer for NH resident Fabian Schmidt says his client is in legal ‘limbo’ while held by ICE
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (322+ words) This story was originally produced by The Public's Radio. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the New England News Collaborative." A lawyer for a New Hampshire green card-holder who is being held by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the…...