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A week after the Vermont Supreme Court ruled to suspend her law license, Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos has asked the court to lift the suspension, saying she has now complied with a state investigation that followed her arrest earlier this...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

Failing to follow the Vermont State Police’s vehicle pursuit policy led to disciplinary action against five troopers during the first six months of 2023, according to the law enforcement agency. The information is contained in the latest semiannual...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The Vermont Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos.“We conclude that the evidence here warrants the immediate interim suspension of respondent’s license to practice law,” the unanimous ruling issued...

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MIDDLEBURY — The Addison County state’s attorney told a judge on Monday that she does not object to defense attorneys’ request to move a 14-year-old murder suspect’s case to juvenile court, where it would be closed to the public.Eva Vekos, who...

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A Windsor woman who served as a branch manager for the Vermont VA Federal Credit Union will avoid jail time but have to pay more than $135,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to a charge of credit union fraud. Tracy Thibodeau, 47, was sentenced...

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Vermont Supreme Court justices had plenty of questions Wednesday as they heard arguments over whether Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos’ law license should be suspended.A prosecutor with the state board overseeing lawyer misconduct in Vermont...

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A Northfield, Vt., man has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors on charges related to embezzlement of more than $500,000 from a nonprofit organization extending broadband to the Upper Valley. John Van Vught, 73, entered a guilty plea...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A Ukrainian man pleaded guilty last week to his role in two separate cyberattacks in the United States, including a hack at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington that a top hospital official said cost the facility about $65...

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Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos asked a trooper investigating her for driving under the influence if he knew that “discretion was allowed” and questioned another officer whether he could just have a friend come get her, according to newly...

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The Vermont Supreme Court has quickly rejected bids by the town of Newbury and a citizens group to reconsider a ruling last month that cleared the way for the state to open a secure facility for youth involved in the criminal system.The town and the...

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One elected state office holder has taken the rare step of filing a lawsuit against another elected state office holder, asking a judge to settle a dispute over the latter’s obligations under Vermont law.State Auditor Doug Hoffer sued Attorney General...

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The director of enforcement and safety for the state Department of Motor Vehicles has been placed on paid administrative leave after less than six months on the job.Vermont Transportation Secretary Joseph Flynn, whose agency oversees the motor vehicle...

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The town of Newbury and a citizens group are asking the Vermont Supreme Court for another chance to argue their case opposing the state’s plan to open a secure facility to house youths involved in the criminal justice system in the community.The...

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MIDDLEBURY — A 14-year-old Burlington boy faces a charge of second-degree murder after police said he was waving a loaded firearm in a vehicle parked in Bristol when it discharged and killed another 14-year-old passenger seated in front of him on...

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A Whitingham man facing two counts of murder in the shooting death of a mother and her son told police his actions were “calculated” and that he would rather be in jail than in an “old folks home,” according to charging documents made public...

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The state of Vermont has agreed to pay up to $16.5 million in a global settlement to resolve legal claims made by defrauded investors in a series of Northeast Kingdom development projects centered around Jay Peak Resort and funded through the federal...

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Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in charge of overseeing Burke Mountain ski resort for more than seven years, has an offer to buy the scandal-plagued ski resort in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom.News of the bid came from a recent court...

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BURLINGTON — A Northfield man has pleaded not guilty to three felony charges alleging he embezzled more than $500,000 from a nonprofit organization that was working to bring broadband to central Vermont.Recent documents filed by prosecutors also...

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A Northfield man wanted for allegedly embezzling more than $500,000 from a nonprofit organization that was working to bring broadband to central Vermont has been charged and arrested after nearly a year on the run, according to court records.An...

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A teacher at Green Mountain Union High School in Chester, Vt., has been arrested on federal charges of producing and possessing child sex abuse materials, allegedly using hidden cameras in his home bathroom and recording young girls walking in front...

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A former Vermont woman who fled the country more than a decade ago with her daughter — in a custody battle with her former civil union partner that became an international kidnapping case — is now in custody. Lisa Miller was listed Monday afternoon as...