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Authorities probe death of man shot and killed by state police trooper in Orange
Few details about the incident were available late Wednesday afternoon, including the events leading up to the shooting and the identity of the man who was killed. Read the story on VTDigger here: Authorities probe death of man shot and killed by state police trooper in Orange.
Young bear spotted relaxing on a hammock in a Vermont yard
WAITSFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Noah and Kristen Dweck have seen a number of black bears around their home in Vermont but this was a first: a bear relaxing on their hammock. Noah Dweck took iPhone video of two young bears in their yard in Waitsfield on Tuesday with one sitting on the swinging hammock before he shooed them away.
Vermont man pleads guilty to drug conspiracy
Burlington, VT- A man from Bridgewater was sentenced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute opioids following the 2021 bust of a pharmaceutical drug operation being run from various locations across Vermont. Law Zabriskie, 66, was arrested in June...
Man accused in deadly Brockton double stabbing arrested in Vt.
A man accused in a deadly double stabbing in Brockton, Massachusetts, has been arrested in Vermont, authorities said Wednesday. Kevin Digregorio, 33, of Randolph, was arrested after he was found sleeping in his car on the road in Lunenberg, Vermont on Wednesday morning, the Plymouth County District Attorney's Office said. He is accused in the stabbing death of 59-year-old William Hewlett on Melrose Avenue in Brockton on Monday night.
Vermont’s brown pine trees aren’t dead. They’re just a little sick.
White pine needle disease — another long-term effect of last summer’s heavy rains in the Green Mountain State — is forecast to be more prevalent this year than in past years. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont’s brown pine trees aren’t dead. They’re just a little sick..
Vermont Supreme Court ruling reinstates murder charge against former Orleans County man
The decision does away with hundreds of years of legal precedent known as the “year-and-a-day” rule. The court found that “advances in medical science” had rendered the rule obsolete. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Supreme Court ruling reinstates murder charge against former Orleans County man.
Pick your own strawberry season underway in Vermont
Hinesburg, VT- It’s strawberry season in the Green Mountain State, and many local farms are allowing customers to pick their own. Full Belly Farm in Hinesburg welcomed guests for its official first ‘you pick’ strawberry day of the season. Ryan Hoverson, a worker at the farm, said, “Eat them straight up, they’re just like, melt in your mouth. So good, so juicy, if you’ve ever had a store-bought strawberry it’s completely different.”
5th annual Vermont Cannabis Convention begins Friday
Vermont Business Magazine NECANN will host its 5th Annual Vermont Cannabis & Hemp Convention June 14-15 at the Champlain Valley Expo Center in Essex Junction presented by Berkshire Bank. This year’s event will feature 15 speaker sessions with 40+ expert cannabis speakers with sessions on a variety of cannabis issues related to the Vermont industry.
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