March 22, 2013
Police say a woman who crashed her car in Bennington, Vt., while texting tried to blame the accident on her estranged husband. Thirty-year-old Tanya Taylor pleaded not guilty to a felony count of impeding a public office and misdemeanor counts …
March 14, 2013
The state of Vermont is going to use grant money to help towns buy out homes destroyed or damaged by Tropical Storm Irene that are ineligible for a federal program. The money will come from a $21.6 million community development …
February 8, 2013
Vermont State Police say a section of an Interstate 89 bridge in Colchester came loose, damaging seven vehicles that crossed the bridge. Police say that just before 9 p.m. Tuesday a portion of a bridge plate in the right lane …
February 1, 2013
Firefighters are trying to figure out what caused a fire at a Wendy’s restaurant in Essex Junction, Vt. Deputy Fire Chief Phil Noyes said he believes Wednesday’s fire started in a rooftop vent unit in the kitchen, but added that …
January 18, 2013
Vermont State Police and tourism and ski industry officials are trying to come up with a plan to deal with skiers who ignore warning signs and get lost in the woods. In the last several weeks, first responders have had …
December 22, 2012
A former middle school student who sued the Burlington, Vt., school district in a bullying case has agreed to settle for $25,000. Henry Atkins said in the lawsuit that his arm was fractured by a fellow seventh-grader at Edmunds Middle …
December 20, 2012
Vermont officials are trying to prevent any more highway fatalities this year by urging drivers to slow down, buckle up and not drive drunk or drug-impaired this holiday season. Officials say Vermont has seen a spike in fatal crashes over …
December 14, 2012
The state of Vermont’s insurance company has tentatively agreed to a multi-million dollar out-of-court settlement with the family of a Vermont State trooper who was killed during a car chase more than nine years ago. Sgt. Michael Johnson was struck …
December 13, 2012
The Department of Financial Regulation says the Hartford Financial Services Group has agreed to pay more than $81,000 in restitution to Vermont customers whose auto insurance claims were improperly evaluated. The department said Tuesday that it had determined that the …
October 17, 2012
A private fund-raising group set up to help Vermonters recover from Tropical Storm Irene has paid out more than $2 million to flood victims. There is another $2 million remaining in Vermont’s Long Term Disaster Relief Fund, but officials say …