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06/05/2026

Neither Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos nor Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer filed paperwork by last week’s deadline to seek office this year.

Neither Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos nor Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer filed paperwork by last week’s deadline for party candidates to submit petitions seeking office this year.

06/05/2026

More than 30 Vermont House members and three senators are slated to leave their seats at the end of the year.

Come January, new faces are set to fill many of the key roles dictating which bills receive attention and who gets to testify on them.

06/05/2026

Burlington PD says its officers didn't use excessive force during March immigration enforcement operation.

In a series of reviews, city officials determined officers didn’t use excessive force against protesters or violate the Fair and Impartial Policing policy at the March 11 immigration enforcement action.

06/05/2026

The former Lamoille County sheriff pleaded not guilty to three felony charges.

The former Lamoille County sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty this week to three felony charges, with at least one of them directly related to the Seth Brunell trial.

06/05/2026

The state plans to build a 14-bed facility for youth in state custody that it says will provide treatment services.

06/04/2026

The 400 resident doctors and fellows in the union are seeking higher compensation, caps on shift length and better benefits, including childcare support, meal allowances and education stipends.

The union of 400 resident doctors and interns have been negotiating with the hospital for a contract since January, asking for higher wages, childcare provisions and broader immigration protection.

06/04/2026

A new affordable housing complex will soon be home to more than two dozen residents in the heart of downtown Waterbury.

Three of the 26 new apartments are reserved for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and five are set aside for people exiting homelessness.

06/04/2026

The former Lamoille County sheriff had his law enforcement certification permanently revoked.

The Vermont Criminal Justice Council also issued a written warning in the separate case of a Rutland City Police corporal accused of violating the state’s required Fair and Impartial Policing Policy.

06/03/2026

At Burlington Jazz Festival, curator Jason Moran turns spotlight to youth musicians

“To play a style of music that is not even remotely in style — that takes a level of bravery,” said the jazz trailblazer who learned piano at age 6.

06/03/2026

A long-awaited housing development that could bring hundreds of new apartments to Burlington’s South End is beginning to come together.

With more than 200 units, the project is the beginning of “a new neighborhood being born out of a big parking lot,” said Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak.