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February 9, 2023 e-EDITION

A Northeast Kingdom defense attorney had sought to prevent Farzana Leyva from being sworn in to a four-year term as county prosecutor. But Superior Court Judge Daniel Richardson declined to take immediate action.

Governor Phil Scott on Monday announced the appointment of Farzana Leyva, of Westfield, as Orleans County state’s attorney.

Arraignments were held in St. Johnsbury Wednesday afternoon after four suspects were arrested on Tuesday in connection to the murder of 49-year-old Israel Lugo Jimenez.

The four people were charged in connection with a drug robbery and fatal shooting last month of 49-year-old Israel Jimenez Lugo, according to Vermont State Police.

DiGenova showed the Rolex to another trooper and had the watch appraised by a Burlington jeweler, who reportedly told him it was worth $14,000, the court documents said.

A Vermont trooper has been suspended while detectives conduct an investigation into items missing from an evidence storage room. His lawyer says an "innocent coincidence" led to the accusations.

As the world tries to electrify everything, including transportation, to reduce modernity’s impact on the environment, a question arises: Should Santa electrify his sleigh?Under current operational parameters, the sleigh is powered by eight – in foggy...

An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy who fired two gunshots into an occupied Jeep in a 2019 road-rage incident has been sentenced to at least 18 months in jail. William Pine, 52, of Brookfield, who has since been fired from his deputy job, was sentenced...

The Springfield Garden Club would like to thank the members, sponsors, and guests who made the 28th Annual Festival of Trees a huge success.