East Montpelier, VT

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...

Three people were hurt slightly Saturday when they were struck by a truck in Waterbury’s annual Not Quite Independence Day Parade, police said. Shawn Keating, 57, of Fayston was driving his truck as part of the parade through downtown, right behind a performing band, when for unknown reasons he was unable to stop his truck and it struck three people.

STOWE, Vt. (WCAX) - The Smugglers’ Notch mountain pass between Stowe and Cambridge is known for being a scenic drive... and for trapping trailer trucks. It happened late Monday night to a tractor-trailer for the first time this season. “This has been a source of frustration for us for...

SOUTH STRAFFORD, Vt. (WCAX) - Legal pot purchases in Vermont are just three months away and the state is busy handing out cannabis cultivation licenses to the people who will supply that product. Dozens of indoor and outdoor cannabis cultivation licenses have now been issued with more applicants being approved...

On Sunday, July 3, 2022, traffic in the vicinity of the Statehouse, State Street, Bailey Avenue, Memorial Drive, Taylor Street, Main Street, and Elm Street into the Meadow neighborhood will be impacted by the city of Montpelier’s July 3rd celebration. The following streets will be directly affected:. State Street:...

Why do trucks keep getting stuck on the Notch Road?. The Smugglers’ Notch mountain pass between Stowe and Cambridge is known for being a scenic drive... and for trapping trailer trucks. Weinberger defends decision to limit borrowing on new Burlington High School. Updated: 3 hours ago. Burlington’s mayor is...

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.

WARREN — A 74-year-old man from Florida was arrested for assault in Warren yesterday. Authorities say they were notified of a citizen dispute at a home on West Hill Extension at around 8:30 p.m. Police say that John Fuller, of Newport, FL, had caused bodily harm to a 64-year-old...

Why do trucks keep getting stuck on the Notch Road?. The Smugglers’ Notch mountain pass between Stowe and Cambridge is known for being a scenic drive... and for trapping trailer trucks. Weinberger defends decision to limit borrowing on new Burlington High School. Updated: 5 hours ago. Burlington’s mayor is...

For one Vermont high school student, attending a robotics world championship became more than just a way to connect with tech-minded peers and observe state-of-the-art robots in action. It also offered a chance to network with innovative tech experts and land a summer opportunity with a prestigious tech company. Seventeen-year-old...

CONTACT: Scott Fleishman, Gifford Health Care, [email protected]. RANDOLPH, Vt., June 28, 2022— Rebecca Kincaid, MD is adding her knowledge and expertise to an already talented and experienced team of pediatricians at Gifford. Dr. Kincaid is a native of Indianapolis, IN and comes to Gifford after spending the last six years working at an outpatient practice in Utah. She is currently seeing new patients at Gifford.

Why do trucks keep getting stuck on the Notch Road?. The Smugglers’ Notch mountain pass between Stowe and Cambridge is known for being a scenic drive... and for trapping trailer trucks. Weinberger defends decision to limit borrowing on new Burlington High School. Updated: 5 hours ago. Burlington’s mayor is...

Vermont Capitol Police are asking for tips from the public that could help them identify a suspect they say vandalized the Vermont State House in Montpelier over the weekend. Investigators released a surveillance image on their Facebook page which shows a person outside the historic building over the weekend. Capitol Police say the person in the image is the prime suspect in a vandalism that left seven windows broken across the front of the building.

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.

Rebecca Kincaid, MD, has joined the pediatrics team at Gifford Health Care(link is external) in Randolph. A native of Indianapolis, Kincaid spent the last six years working at an outpatient practice in Utah. Kincaid received her medical degree at the Indiana University School of Medicine and was a pediatric resident...

As protests and acts of vandalism pop up across the country after the Supreme Court's ruling in favor of the State of Mississippi in relegating abortion regulatory authorities to individual state governments, demonstrators were criticized for being somewhat "ignorant" of the true facts of the decision. Pointing out that the...

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