A Burlington octogenarian pleads not guilty after firing a handgun over a parking dispute, a Montpelier music festival ends with an arrest, and a St. Johnsbury man is caught napping on a stolen backpack. Our county-by-county roundup of Verm
A Fourth of July weekend roundup of verifiable Vermont crime across a dozen counties: impaired-driving and domestic-assault arrests, a dramatic late-night shooting in Derby, two child-exploitation arraignments announced by the Attorney Gene
Vermont's week in crime spanned impaired-driving crashes, domestic violence and property theft across a dozen counties. Highlights include a two-day manhunt after a double stabbing in Brandon, an hours-long hostage standoff in White River J
Vermont's police blotters this week were heavy with impaired driving and reckless speed, including two drivers clocked near 100 mph. More serious cases included an attempted arson and standoff in Pittsford, an alleged police impersonator in
Vermont's blotters this week featured impaired-driving and domestic-violence arrests from Bennington to the Northeast Kingdom, a federal drug sentence tied to a Derby killing, a manslaughter charge after a fatal dog attack in Essex, and chi
Hours after FYIVT published an article examining Vermont's latest tax-the-rich campaign, the site experienced the largest login attack in its recorded history. Roughly 140 IP addresses attempted to access the site's WordPress login system,
A county-by-county roundup of Vermont crime and public-safety news for the week of June 3–10, 2026: a federal guns-and-drugs sentencing in Windham County, a Rutland community-center arson charge, a fatal-overdose drug case out of Stowe, a 1
Fake CAPTCHA scams are turning routine “verify you’re human” prompts into malware traps. Instead of clicking a box, victims are told to paste commands into Windows tools, letting criminals steal passwords, session cookies, wallets, and acco
Vermont law enforcement worked a full slate this week, from drug raids in Rutland City and a dozen arrests in a Barre operation to a homicide prosecution in Bennington County and sexual-misconduct charges against Windsor County's sheriff. S
Fake “your computer is infected” pop-ups are designed to scare users into calling criminals posing as tech support. The fix is usually simple: don’t call, don’t click, force-close the browser, refuse session restore, then clear recent brows
A recent immigration-enforcement incident in South Burlington is fueling a broader debate in Vermont over public safety, immigration policy, and whether modern political discourse increasingly treats law enforcement itself as the primary pr
Vermont’s S.227 would sharply limit how schools cooperate with immigration enforcement, requiring judicial warrants before ICE-related access to nonpublic school areas. Supporters say the bill protects vulnerable students and educational ac
