1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (1692+ words) Racial disparities in Vermont traffic policing that had narrowed during the pandemic have returned to pre-Covid levels and are even worsening in some communities, according to updated traffic stop data. The latest report, published this month by University of Vermont…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (576+ words) Palmer, 39, of Windsor, pleaded not guilty in late January to seven charges, including lewd and lascivious conduct, two counts of soliciting prostitution, two counts of aggravated stalking with a deadly weapon and two counts of obstructing justice. State police, in…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (722+ words) The attorney for a driver charged with killing a Rutland police officer during a motor-vehicle chase wants a judge to throw out the most serious murder charge against his client. The lawyer also wrote new court filings that he wants…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (978+ words) It's no secret that alerts to crime victims in Vermont were full of flaws. This spring, attention from lawmakers put a spotlight on the issue " illuminating that gaps in alerts caused some victims life-altering harm." So, lawmakers assembled a task…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (1740+ words) Vermont is better when we're all informed. Join 30, 000+ neighbors who start their day with local news that matters. (This story draws on previous reporting by Emma Green and Charlotte Oliver.) When law enforcement officials broke down the door of a…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1304+ words) Norma Hardy pounded the pavement as a New York City law enforcement leader for a quarter century. So when the Brooklynite spotted an ad seeking a Brattleboro police chief in 2021, she could be excused for even a fleeting thought the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1271+ words) Vermont is better when we're all informed. Join 30, 000+ neighbors who start their day with local news that matters. This story by Sofia Langlois was first published in the Valley News on April 7, 2026. The youngest of the six people charged in…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (903+ words) Last year, the Winooski School District became the first in the state to enact a "sanctuary school" policy protecting students and families from federal immigration enforcement actions. Lawmakers have since taken notice. S. 227, considered by House Education Committee members Tuesday, borrows…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (496+ words) John Grismore, the Franklin County sheriff whose tenure was marked by two criminal trials and a legislative impeachment investigation, will not run for reelection, he said Monday. In a press release, Grismore cited "moments of significant challenge, many of them…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (543+ words) A former Addison County sheriff with criminal convictions could land on a national database that flags when someone has lost the certification they need to work as a law enforcement officer. Peter Newton's two-year probation for assault and lewd and…...