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Dump truck crashes into car in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
SAINT JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Three people were sent to the hospital after they were hit by a dump truck in St. Johnsbury on Monday. The St. Johnsbury Police Department said they were notified of a crash involving a dump truck at 3:30 p.m. at the intersection of Railroad Street and Concord Avenue.
Vermont police investigating crash that killed 3
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) - Three people are dead after a two-car crash in Berlin, Vermont, on Saturday, and now police have released the names of the victims. Police responded to the intersection of Route 62 and Airport Road to find both drivers dead, as well as the lone passenger of one of the vehicles.
Vermont Statehouse locks doors after receiving shooting threat
The Vermont Intelligence Center said two other locations in the country received similar threats through the same phone number. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Statehouse locks doors after receiving shooting threat.
In Montpelier, Enna to Serve Gelato; Dairy Creme for Sale
A Montpelier cone has been passed. Shannon Bates, chef-owner of the globally inspired deli Enna at 14 State Street, will add gelato during new daily afternoon and early evening hours starting on May 6. Bates bought some of the equipment from Chill Vermont Gelato, which operated a few storefronts away at 32 State Street from 2012 until last summer.
Missing Massachusetts man's car found in White Mountains trail parking lot
CARROLL, N.H. — New Hampshire officials are searching for a Massachusetts man who may have disappeared while hiking in the White Mountains, police said Tuesday. A vehicle belonging to William Neal Donovan, 65, of Cambridge, was found Sunday at the Crawford Path parking lot in Carroll. Donovan had been unaccounted for and not seen for about two weeks, officials said.
Two vehicles totaled in Lyndon collision, one driver hospitalized
LYNDON — A head-on collision on Red Village Road near Black Walnut Lane resulted in two totaled vehicles and minor injuries for one driver, Vermont State Police reported. The crash occurred at 11:14 a.m. when Joslyn Richardson, 35, of Barre, fell asleep at the wheel of her 2019 Subaru Impreza and struck a 2021 Hyundai KONA operated by Danica Rolfe, 48, of Kirby.
After Vermont Senate refuses to confirm Zoie Saunders, Phil Scott names her interim education secretary
Tuesday’s 9-19 vote was the first time in recent memory that the body rejected a nominee for a cabinet-level position. Read the story on VTDigger here: After Vermont Senate refuses to confirm Zoie Saunders, Phil Scott names her interim education secretary.
St. Johnsbury man accused of chasing men with butcher knife
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A St. Johnsbury man was arrested for allegedly chasing people with a knife. According to St. Johnsbury police, 40-year-old Alexander sergeant regularly sleeps on the benches in front of the welcome center in town. While responding to an alarm , police say two men approached an officer and said a homeless man chased them wielding a knife. Police say security footage shows sergeant yell at the men and then remove a 14 inch butcher knife from his jacket, and chase after them. He was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, and will be in court in June.
Vermont road crews navigate multiple mud seasons
ROXBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - With almost 16,000 miles of dirt roads in Vermont, road crews say they were kept extra busy with multiple warm spells this winter. Worcester Road Commissioner Michael Utton says the town’s 19 miles of dirt roads got a lot of TLC this winter, with the first round of mud season coming as early as January.
Worcester man charged with simple assault against two local residents
WORCESTER — A Worcester man was cited for simple assault after an altercation that injured two people on Saturday night, according to police. Jacob French, 34, is accused of assaulting two residents of Worcester. State Troopers from the Berlin Barracks responded to the incident at 8:11 p.m. The investigation...
How 1 reaction to a mural tore a New Hampshire town apart
LITTLETON, N.H. — Few were present at the select board meeting in Littleton, New Hampshire, in August when Carrie Gendreau, one of its members, began to talk about a mural that had recently been painted on the side of a building downtown. Until that moment, it had not attracted...
No injuries after firefighters battle building fire on Main Street in Lincoln
LINCOLN, N.H. — Firefighters battled a large fire on a busy street in a northern New Hampshire town Saturday afternoon. The fire was at a building on Main Street in Lincoln, where Udderly Delicious is. The fire department told News 9 there were no injuries and everyone has been...
Juvenile driver involved in crash on I-91 in Newbury
NEWBURY — A 17-year-old from Piermont, New Hampshire, escaped injury after falling asleep at the wheel and crashing their car on Interstate 91 South near mile marker 110.6, police said. The crash occurred at approximately 5:14 p.m. on April 17, when the teenager’s 2014 Toyota Camry veered off the...
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