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An American was reportedly kidnapped from a southern Philippine town and a search is underway
The Philippine police said Friday it has launched a search after gunmen reportedly abducted an American national, who was shot in the leg as he tried to resist before being spirited away from a southern Philippine coastal town by speedboat.
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4 killed in Vermont plane crash ID'd as Conn. residents, including teen taking flying lessons
Four people were killed in a plane crash in Vermont over the weekend, state police said Monday morning.
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Vermont to pay $175,000 to man after he was arrested and charged for flipping off a trooper
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018, the ACLU announced.
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Vermont GOP rep apologizes after caught repeatedly pouring water in Democratic colleague's bag
State Rep. Mary Morrissey publicly apologized to state Rep. Jim Carroll, after he caught her doing it on video.
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Jet missing since 1971 found submerged in Vermont's Lake Champlain
Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain.
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Cat given honorary ‘doctor of litter-ature' degree by Vermont college
He’s been socializing on campus for about four years, and students get excited when they see him.
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Driver pleads guilty to reduced charge in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.
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A Vermont state trooper plunges into icy pond to rescue 8-year-old girl
A Vermont state trooper is being praised for plunging into a frigid pond and saving the life of an 8-year-old girl who had fallen through the ice while playing with siblings.
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Terminally ill Conn. woman ends her life on her own terms in Vt. after legal battle
Lynda Bluestein, who had terminal cancer, ended her life by taking prescribed lethal medication on Thursday.
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Palestinian American student shot in Vermont paralyzed from the chest down
Hisham Awartani, one of the three students of Palestinian descent who were shot in Burlington, Vermont, last weekend is paralyzed from the chest down.
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‘I genuinely believed both my friends were dead': Vermont shooting victim speaks
One of the three Palestinian college students shot in Burlington, Vermont, over Thanksgiving weekend shared his story in an interview Friday.
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Woman convicted of murder in 2022 shooting death of Vermont pro cyclist
A 35-year-old Texas woman charged in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson was found guilty on Thursday.
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Woman accused of killing Vermont pro cyclist tracked her on fitness app, prosecutors say
The murder trial of a woman accused of gunning down rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and fleeing the country began Wednesday with Texas prosecutors telling jurors they would hear Wilson’s final screams and the shots that killed her.
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Driver pleads not guilty in Vermont crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A Vermont driver on Monday pleaded not guilty to a charge in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.
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Vermont residents close road to keep out leaf peepers during peak fall foliage
Locals near Sleepy Hollow Farm are fed up with the hordes of tourists who visit the area each fall to shoot photos and videos of the rolling hills and colorful landscapes.
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How chill is the Sunshine State? See where Florida ranks on list of most active states
Florida ranked at number five on the list, with 27% of Floridians meeting the physical activity guidelines.
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Hot air balloon makes emergency landing on Vermont highway
A hot air balloon operator was forced to make an emergency landing right in the middle of a major Vermont highway on Wednesday evening. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, the Hartford Fire Department said it received a report that a hot air balloon needed to land on Interstate 91 near Quarry Road in White River Junction after it stalled in flight,…
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Vt. woman's February death, once thought natural, now deemed homicide
The death of a woman at her home Windham, Vermont, in February has been ruled a homicide, Vermont State Police said Monday. Claudia Voight, 73, died at her home on Feb. 20. Investigators initially believed she died of a medical event, but an autopsy found she had injuries from strangulation, police said. A medical examiner found the woman’s “death was…
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Vermont man accused of gross negligence in crash that killed actor Treat Williams
A 35-year-old Vermont man has been cited for gross negligence in the crash that killed actor Treat Williams on June 12.
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Phish to play two shows to benefit Vt., NY flood recovery
Legendary Vermont jam band Phish is holding a pair of concerts next month to benefit parts of their home state and upstate New York that were slammed by historic flooding this month. More than 9 inches of rain fell in one part of Vermont, whose capital was partially flooded and threatened by the near overtopping of a dam in the…