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Former Vt. trooper decertified as officer

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:38:18 -0400

BURLINGTON, Vermont - A former Vermont State Police sergeant in prison after pleading guilty to padding his timesheets can never serve as a police officer again in the state.

Familiar differences on energy emerge in Vt. panel

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 20:46:27 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The first meeting of a special legislative committee on Vermont's energy future Thursday featured a continuation of differences between the House and Senate during the 2013 legislative session.

Supporters rally to block removal of Vt. activist

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:46:22 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A man at the center of the push to get Vermont driver's licenses for farmworkers in the country illegally is getting support from his fellow activists in his own battle against deportation.

$3K reward offered to solve Vt. school vandalism

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:11:36 -0400

DUXBURY, Vermont - Vermont State Police say a $3,000 reward is now being offering for information leading to an arrest of the person responsible for vandalism to the Harwood High School last month.

Vt. gov to sign marijuana decriminalization bill

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:32:50 -0400

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vermont - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin is planning to sign a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Leader in immigrant license push faces deportation

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:12:16 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Danilo Lopez had his moment in the sun Wednesday, describing a nearly two-year struggle that began with the car in which he was a passenger being stopped by a state trooper and culminating in Gov. Peter Shumlin's signing of a new law creating a new type of driver's license available to people in the country illegally.

Vt. gov signs spending bill in unused offices

Wed, 29 May 2013 16:01:43 -0400

WATERBURY, Vermont - Standing in the basement of a flood-damaged state office building that still bears a 7-foot high water mark, Gov. Peter Shumlin on Wednesday signed the state's largest ever capital budget bill - including $69 million to rebuild and renovate state buildings damaged by Tropical Storm Irene.

Tourism reaches beyond beaches in NH, Maine, Vt.

Sun, 26 May 2013 10:57:22 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - While plenty of tourists will be heading to northern New England's ocean and lake locations this summer, others will be exploring options beyond the beach.

Tourism reaches beyond beaches in NH, Maine, Vt.

Sun, 26 May 2013 10:49:21 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - While plenty of tourists will be heading to northern New England's ocean and lake locations this summer, others will be exploring options beyond the beach.

Vt. State Police probe maple syrup theft

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:28:29 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of 400 gallons of maple syrup in Starksboro.

Vt gov signs novel law against false patent claims

Wed, 22 May 2013 20:52:57 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a novel measure aimed at protecting companies from so-called patent trolling, the practice of making deceptive claims of patent infringement in the hopes of collecting licensing or settlement money.

Police from Vermont, Quebec coordinate efforts

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:17 -0400

JAY, Vermont - While they work in different countries, the Vermont State Police and their Canadian counterpart in Quebec can be only a few miles apart, separated by international boundary lines but still affected by the same outbreak of crime or natural disaster.

Report: Vt trooper's use of deadly force justified

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:07:04 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A Vermont state trooper was justified in the use of deadly force when he shot and injured a man in a Danville school bus last year, the county prosecutor and Vermont attorney general's office said Wednesday.