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Vt. trooper receiving TBI rehab following I-89 crash
MONTEPLIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont State Trooper injured in an I-89 crash in March is being treated for severe traumatic brain injury. Corporal Eric Vitali, a 19-year VSP veteran, was on his way to a first-aid training in Waterbury the morning of March 8 when he crashed into the back of a Bethel Volunteer Fire Department tanker truck that was responding to another crash just north of the Bethel exit.
Child hit by school bus in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - A child in Waterbury was sent to the hospital Wednesday morning after being hit by a school bus. It happened on Blush Hill Road just after 8 a.m. Vermont State Police say the 77-year-old driver was slowing down to make a stop when a 12-year-old ran in front and was hit. Police say the bus was going about 5 mph at the time of the accident.
Police, school officials investigate U-32 lockdown response
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities and school officials are trying to figure out what prompted a lockdown at U-32 High School late Thursday morning. The Washington Central Unified Union School District Superintendent says the automated emergency response system placed the school into lockdown just after 11:30 a.m. It’s not believed to have been initiated from inside the building and police responded to find no threat to the school.
Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean to hold news conference in Waterbury
WATERBURY, Vt. — Former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean will hold a news conference on Monday in Waterbury. Dean announced that he will be holding an event on Monday, May 20, in the Steele Room of the Waterbury Municipal Offices beginning at 9:30 a.m. Dean did not disclose the nature...
Thunder Road driver working to become first woman to win rookie of the year
BARRE, Vt. — It's only been four years since Taylor Hoar first got behind the wheel of her own racecar, but quickly she's gained a following as a trailblazer in the sport. Hoar is going to be the first woman in over a decade to race in Thunder Road's late model division. Previously, Hoar raced in the street stock division. She'll get to compete for rookie of the year honors, trying to become the first woman to do so.
Montpelier assisted-living facility cuts ribbon on major expansion
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - The Gary Residence, an assisted-living facility in Montpelier, on Thursday celebrated both the opening of its new memory care unit as well as the reopening of parts of the building damaged in last summer’s flooding. The July flooding took place during the midst of the...
Weathervane stolen 40 years ago from White River Junction train depot recovered
This story was originally produced by the Valley News. NHPR is republishing it in partnership with the Granite State News Collaborative. The theft was worthy of a Nancy Drew or Hardy Boys mystery: In the dark, early morning hours on a calm November morning in 1983 a pair of agile thieves used ladders and ropes to ascend the rooftop of the train depot in White River Junction and steal its historic weathervane.
Vermont man arrested for allegedly trying to assault firefighters working to put out house fire
NEWBURY, Vt. — Vermont State Police are investigating after they say a man tried to assault the firefighters who were working to put out a fire at his home. Police said the incident happened in Newbury on Tuesday around 8 p.m. According to investigators, Wells River firefighters were responding...
Underhill homeowner charged by bear
UNDERHILL, Vt. (WCAX) - Officials in the town of Underhill are warning residents after they say a local resident was repeatedly charged by a bear on Pleasant Valley Road. Underhill Animal Control Officer Jennifer Silpe-Katz says the bear tried to attack a man while he was in his yard. She says he was able to defend himself from multiple charges by using a stick and shouting as he retreated into his home. Even then, she says the bear continued to try and attack the house and get inside.
2 wrong-way drivers stopped on Vt. interstates, police say
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont troopers say they stopped two drivers headed the wrong way on Vermont interstates on Wednesday. Vermont troopers say they stopped a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 in St. Albans Wednesday morning. State police say they got numerous reports of a driver headed south in...
Super Senior: Mary Wells
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Mary Wells savors the many seasons on her land in Berlin. “Probably spring, all of... No, I summer and fall and winter sometimes,” she said. Wells grew up just down the hill. A tomboy of sorts, she took up a course in drafting in high school. “I like to do things that other girls hadn’t done,” she said.
Police charge McKees Rocks teen in Stowe killing
Police have arrested a McKees Rocks teen who they say fatally shot a Stowe man on Thanksgiving eve. Cy-Miar Amari Woods, 16, was charged as an adult Thursday in the Nov. 22 death of Michael Dean. Dean, 26, was killed at his house in the 800 block of Benwood Avenue,...
Former Vermont man charged for alleged role in death of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger reaches plea deal
Terms of the plea agreement for Sean McKinnon were not publicly released. Read the story on VTDigger here: Former Vermont man charged for alleged role in death of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger reaches plea deal.
Morristown police seek public’s help in retail theft case
MORRISTOWN — The Morristown Police Department is seeking help from the public in identifying an individual regarding a retail theft incident. Police have not released any information regarding the incident at this time. Authorities urge anyone with information about the person to contact Sergeant Garth Christensen at 802-888-4211.
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