Peter D’Auria

1 week ago | vnews.com | Peter D’Auria

Two days before she was killed in November, allegedly at the hands of her son, Montpelier resident Mary Gomes made multiple calls to a local mental health agency about him — but an employee declined to visit her home, a new lawsuit alleges. The allegation was raised in a wrongful termination suit filed last week in Washington County Superior Court by Jordan Houston, a former employee of Washington County Mental Health Services.

1 week ago | vnews.com | Peter D’Auria

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles Seth Brunell frowns as he listens to testimony during his murder trial in Lamoille County Superior criminal court in Hyde Park on Tuesday, April 15. Brunell is accused of killing Fern Feather in 2022.

2 weeks ago | vnews.com | Peter D’Auria

E-Edition Advertise Newsletters Subscribe Home News Opinion Sports Photos Arts & Life Obituaries Classifieds Calendar Puzzles By PETER D’AURIA VTDigger Published: 05-01-2025 10:00 AM The president of the state employees union accused the Vermont Department for Children and Families of retaliating against her after she spoke out about a new return-to-office policy — retribution that, she said, included secretly filming her during a remote staff meeting. Aimee Bertrand, the president of the...

3 weeks ago | vnews.com | Peter D’Auria

Seth Brunell, who was charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Hinesburg, Vt., transgender woman Fern Feather, reached a surprise plea deal Thursday midway through his trial. Under the terms of the deal, Brunell will plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter and will serve a decade of probation but no additional prison time. He has been jailed since his arrest in 2022, as his trial has been repeatedly delayed.

3 weeks ago | vtcng.com | Peter D’Auria

Seth Brunell, who was charged with second-degree murder in the 2022 killing of Hinesburg transgender woman Fern Feather, reached a surprise plea deal Thursday midway through his trial. Under the terms of the deal, Brunell will plead guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter and will serve a decade of probation but no additional prison time. He has been jailed since his arrest in 2022, as his trial has been repeatedly delayed.