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A Springfield man has been found guilty for three felonies, including kidnapping and assaulting a confidential informant with the Vermont Drug Task Force.

A Vermont man was caught on camera wildly swinging an excavator at two state troopers who were trying to take his son into custody. The troopers had gone to Wayne Tallman’s home in Hardwick earlier this month to arrest his 24-year-old son, Brandon Tallman, in relation to an assault and burglary case, police said. As the troopers were trying to cuff the son, Tallman allegedly jumped behind the controls of the excavator and set it in motion. Dashcam footage from June 12 showed the dad repeatedly swinging the excavator’s bucket towards the troopers as they wrestled with Brandon on the driveway. The...

NEWPORT — Following a jury trial last week, a man was found guilty of kidnapping and assaulting a confidential informant working with the Vermont Drug Task Force in Lowell. David Vaz, 32, of Springfield, Mass., was found guilty of attempted aggravated assault, kidnapping, and unlawful restraint charges. According to...

BROWNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - An animal rescue in the Northeast Kingdom is celebrating one of its residents in July. By all accounts “Hamilton” is kind of a miracle donkey, which is why his owners hope you will come out to celebrate his first birthday. Sweet and silly, this...

In what appears to be a first for Vermont State Police, officers were attacked by a man with an industrial excavator. In the nearly two minute video released by Vermont State Police, two officers can be seen struggling with a suspect, while somebody else (not seen in the video) tries to use an excavator to try and scare off police.

When many people hear the words “estate planning,” they assume it’s just for the wealthy. But that’s not correct – everyone can benefit from some form of an estate plan. And when you’re creating one, you’ll want to avoid some common mistakes. For...

Montpelier is the only location in Vermont that treats leachate. Officials are waiting for a report to determine whether they can begin treating the substance again. Read the story on VTDigger here: Montpelier temporarily stops accepting leachate because of E. coli levels, sends it out of state.

CHARLESTON — A 42-year-old man from Island Pond was charged with excessive speeding in Charleston yesterday. Police say the white sedan was seen traveling west on Vermont Route 105 traveling at a high rate of speed at around 10:00 a.m. Vermont State Police radar was activated and revealed a...

A rare photo of all four defendants in the EB-5 fraud case. At the far left is William Kelly and next to him is Alex Choi. Bill Stenger is first from the right at the podium and Ariel Quiros is third from the right. The picture is from the AncBio groundbreaking in Newport in May 2015. The US attorney today dropped charges against Alex Choi, who remained at large. The other three have already been sentenced. VBM photo.