High-risk sex offender to be released in Milton - WCAX
Officials say Kenneth Bailey Jr.,54, served a maximum sentence after he was convicted in 2010 of grooming a 14-year-old girl for sexual acts over the phone while in jail.
Hinesburg raises BLM flag - Shelburne News
The Chittenden County suburban town of Hinesburg is raising the BLM flag.
Read moreCity of Burlington official joins Biden White House - VT Digger
An economic development official for Burlington (pop. 43,000) will bring his skillset to a much bigger stage - the office of the President of the United States of America (pop. 331,000,000).
Read moreCops identify, seek UMall shooter- Fox 44
A spontaneous argument outside the food court escalated into a shooting. The South Burlington cops are looking for Tyshane Smith, age 18.
Read moreGamestop in the news again as scene of UMall shooting - VT Digger
No word on whether the shooter outside the Gamestop store in the University Mall in South Burlington was an angry hedge fund operator…..Just kidding. But it’s no kidding matter when shots are fired and you are told to ‘shelter in place.’ Metaphor for the New American Reality - except in the latter, there is really nowhere else to go.
Read moreNew advocacy group fights Burlington ‘burner pan’
Opportunity Vermont, a registered 501c4 organization, announced Feb. 1 a comprehensive effort to inform Burlingtonians about the dangers of the “Burner Ban” resolution. In addition, Opportunity Vermont has released a petition calling on the Mayor and City Council to abandon any proposal that taxes residents who need gas for heat, hot water, or cooking.
Read moreNew apartment construction in Chittenden County drops 50% - VT Digger
Even as people from all over our troubled country throng to safer, healthier Vermont, new apartment construction is way down. The same pandemic that brought ‘em here also held up construction. Vermont’s housing shortage disaster got even worse.
Read moreVIDEO: Burlington releases body cam footage of teen tasering incident - Fox 44
Did police use excessive force when tasering a teenager trying to jimmy a car door with a screwdriver? You be the judge….
Burlington City Council won’t ask voters if they want more police coverage - True North Reports
No need to ask those pesky voters what they think about not having enough police coverage thanks to last June’s “Defund the Police” vote, the Burlington City Council decided - with just one dissenter.