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VTDigger.org is a comprehensive news platform that focuses on in-depth reporting related to state government, politics, consumer issues, business, and public policy across Vermont. This site is part of The Vermont Journalism Trust, a nonprofit organization recognized under 501(c)3. The two entities came together in October 2010, and by March 2011, VJT took on the role of the official publisher for VTDigger.org. Our content includes original news articles, videos, audio recordings, and photographs, as well as unfiltered information such as press releases and government documents.

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Rutland teachers and school board reach agreement, averting strike

14 hours ago | vtdigger.org | Habib Sabet

Rutland teachers and the cityâ€™s school board reached a tentative agreement Tuesday night, averting what would have been the first teachersâ€™ strike in Vermont in eight years.
Incumbent Samn Stockwell loses Barre City Council seat as 2 new councilors are elected

14 hours ago | vtdigger.org | Erin Petenko

Two-term Barre City Councilor Samn Stockwell lost her Ward 3 seat in a tight race against newcomer Don Routhier in the cityâ€™s Town Meeting Day election Tuesday. Routhier won the race with a vote total of 124 to Stockwellâ€™s 110 votes. Routhier, a local business owner, campaigned on a platform of cracking down on crime and supporting Barreâ€™s North End, a neighborhood in Ward 3 that was hit hard in the 2023 flood.
‘Why did you shoot me?’: Witness reports hearing slain Swanton man ask his accused killer - VTDigger

2 days ago | vtdigger.org | Alan J. Keays

A Swanton man is facing a murder charge for allegedly fatally shooting another man who had recently been staying in the same home as he was early Saturday morning. Mitchal Shedrick, 52, pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder Monday during his arraignment hearing in Franklin County Superior criminal court in St. Albans. The felony offense, according to charging documents, stems from the shooting death of 37-year-old Joshua Many during an argument.
Turkish graduate student ordered released from federal custody by Vermont judge returns home to Massachusetts

2 days ago | vtdigger.org | Shaun Robinson

Rümeysa Öztürk, the Turkish graduate student who spent weeks in federal immigration detention in Vermont and other states after an op-ed she co-wrote drew the ire of President Donald Trump’s administration, walked free from custody Friday. On Saturday, she arrived back in her home state of Massachusetts. Öztürk’s release came at the order of a federal judge in Vermont around midday Friday.
Ludlow business owner begins 20-month term in federal prison

2 days ago | vtdigger.org | Greta Solsaa

A prominent business owner in Ludlow reported to federal prison Friday to serve a 20-month sentence related to his role in a kickback scheme in New York. The surrender date for Troy Caruso — originally scheduled for April 8 — has been extended twice due to requests for time to arrange accommodations for his businesses.
Vermont organizations are reeling from federal rollbacks to arts and humanities funding

5 days ago | vtdigger.org | Auditi Guha

Matthew Binginot found joy and belonging at the Governorâ€™s Institutes of Vermont as a high school student attending the summer arts camp there 20 years ago.
Final Reading: A review, of reviews, of the Vermont Statehouse

5 days ago | vtdigger.org | Shaun Robinson

Many Final Readers spend so much time in the Statehouse, heads buried in our work, that we donât often stop to appreciate the building itself. But thatâs not the case for the many tourists, from near and from far, who also traverse the halls under the Golden Dome each year. It got us thinking: what do these people, with eyes clear and hearts full, really think about the place? To find out, we turned to a reliable, and highly scientific, source: reviews of the building published on Google Maps.
Vermont judge rules in VTDigger’s favor, orders release of police video and audio of prosecutor’s arrest

5 days ago | vtdigger.org | Alan J. Keays

A Vermont judge has sided with VTDigger and ordered the Vermont Department of Public Safety to release state police audio and video recordings of the arrest more than a year ago of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos on a drunken driving charge. Judge Timothy Tomasi, presiding in Washington County Superior civil court in Montpelier, where the lawsuit seeking the recordings was filed, issued the decision Friday.
Colchester man pleads not guilty to first-degree murder in stabbing death of woman

5 days ago | vtdigger.org | Alan J. Keays

A Colchester man is facing a charge of first-degree murder for allegedly stabbing to death a woman on Thursday afternoon who, he told police, he had met online earlier in the day. Elijah Compagna, 27, pleaded not guilty late Friday morning to the murder charge during his arraignment in Chittenden County Superior criminal court in Burlington.
Burlington's overdose prevention center has City Council approval. Now the question is where to put it.

5 days ago | vtdigger.org | Corey McDonald

Shawn Burke has been Burlington’s interim chief of police for just over a month. Two weeks into the job, he had to use Narcan, the life-saving treatment that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, for the first time in 10 years. Driving around Orchard Terrace early in the morning, he witnessed a man he thought was sleeping and went to check on him. As he tried to wake him up, Burke realized the man was overdosing and ran back to his vehicle to retrieve a dose of Narcan.