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David Rath was sentenced on Monday to serve 90 days in prison for crashing his car into a group of motorcyclists and killing East Burke resident Philip Barrett.

BENNINGTON — A suspended veteran Vermont State Police trooper is expected to go on trial in May in Bennington County Superior Court for a charge of simple assault on an

St. Johnsbury Defense Attorney David Sleigh has long argued that his client was not texting behind the wheel when his car hit and killed an oncoming motorcyclist in 2020.

The deferred agreement is the latest twist in the case against Louis Fortier, accused of stabbing another man to death on Burlington’s Church Street in March 2017. Judge John Pacht cited concerns after hearing from Fortier that he believed the CIA was tracking him.

In a move that some Black Vermonters are calling a blow to the state’s racial equity movement, the Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to confirm a judge whose spouse was fired from the Vermont State Police for a pattern of unlawful searches that often targeted motorists or...

In a move that some Black Vermonters are calling a blow to the state’s racial equity movement, the Vermont Senate voted Tuesday to confirm a judge whose spouse was fired from the Vermont State Police for a pattern of unlawful searches that often targeted motorists or...

Paul Pennoyer, 29, of Barre Town, was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on a charge of unauthorized access, according to Vermont State Police. Officials involved in the case won’t say what happened and any court records related to it are unavailable to the public.

Giancarlo DiGenova, who had been on paid leave since December, left the Vermont State Police effective Tuesday.

WILLISTON, Vt. — A Vermont State Police trooper who was suspended with pay while detectives investigate missing property, including a $14,000 Rolex watch, from an evidence storage room has resigned, state police have confirmed.Trooper Giancarlo...

Vermont State Trooper Giancarlo DiGenova resigns amid stolen Rolex investigation