By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger RUTLAND— A Rutland child care provider is facing felony manslaughter and child cruelty charges after she allegedly gave a fatal amount of a sedative found in over-the-counter antihistamines to a 6-month-old infant. Stacey Vaillancourt, 53, pleaded […]
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Pownal man injured in officer-involved shooting expected to survive
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger POWNAL — Vermont State Police say a Bennington County man critically injured in an officer-involved shooting Thursday night has “stabilized” and is expected to survive. Bernard Rougeau, 48, of Pownal, who police said was shot by […]
State employee killed in domestic violence incident
By Alan J. Keays/VTDigger BARRE—The killing of 29-year-old Courtney Gaboriault in Barre earlier this week was the fifth domestic violence related homicide in Vermont this year, the state attorney general’s office said on Friday. “Right now,” said Auburn Watersong, policy […]
Ludlow infant strangled; mother, boyfriend statements differ
By Alan J. Keays / VTDigger WHITE RIVER JUNCTION — Vermont State Police say the death earlier this year of an 11-month-old boy from Ludlow has been ruled a homicide, with the cause of death determined to be asphyxiation from strangulation […]
Sports betting case cited in effort to void death penalty
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger Attorneys for accused killer Donald Fell are again asking a judge to declare the death penalty unconstitutional, this time citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding sports gambling. Fell’s lawyers, in their filing seeking […]
Windsor County plans to erase marijuana convictions
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger “Expungement Day” for those with misdemeanor marijuana convictions in Windsor and Chittenden counties will take place next month. State’s Attorneys from both counties have said they were working out the details for expunging convictions for […]
Plea deal allows ex-Rutland firefighter to avoid jail term
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND—A city firefighter who was fired late last year following his arrest while off-duty on charges of impersonating a police officer and later for crashing into a parked car while driving drunk has reached a […]
Prosecutor drops felony charges in Sawyer case
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — Rutland County State’s Attorney Rose Kennedy has dropped four felony charges, including three attempted murder counts, brought against Jack Sawyer, who police said had threatened to shoot up Fair Haven Union School.The filing […]
Vermont Supreme Court says no “attempt” in Jack Sawyer case Governor Scott, prosecutors seek to keep Sawyer locked up
By Alan J. Keays and Colin Meyn, VTDigger.org RUTLAND — A Rutland County prosecutor is trying to be bring additional charges against a Poultney man accused of what police say was a foiled plot to cause “mass casualties” at […]
Governor to sign historic gun bill after passage in Senate
By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger A landmark bill that would make a series of significant changes to the state’s gun laws has received final approval from Vermont’s General Assembly. Gov. Phil Scott, a Republican, says he intends to sign that bill […]