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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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NTSB releases preliminary report on Vermont plane crash
The small plane that crashed in Vermont near an airport in Ferrisburgh in early September was on an instructional flight when it went down, killing the student pilot, the instructor and two passengers, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The victims, all from Connecticut, were identified as Delilah Van Ness, 15, of Middletown;…
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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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Conn. man facing charges for murder of Vermont woman found dead in large toolbox
A Connecticut man is facing charges for the murder of a Vermont woman whose body was found in a large toolbox on a river sandbar back in February. Vermont State Police said Wednesday that they have applied for an arrest warrant for Jakiy Tramaine Corey Keith, 24, of Hartford, Connecticut, charging him with second-degree murder and unauthorized burial or removal…
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CT emergency crews make rescues in Vermont after catastrophic flooding
Connecticut crews are helping our neighbors in Vermont as they struggle through damage from catastrophic flooding. This comes exactly one year after similar flooding destroyed roads and homes in Vermont last July. Connecticut’s Urban Search and Rescue Team made dozens of rescues in Vermont floodwaters overnight. “The areas that are hit are very severe,” said Daniel Comen, Squad Leader...
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CT Emergency crews make rescues in Vermont after catastrophic flooding
Search and rescue clues from Connecticut headed to Vermont for the second straight year after heavy rains caused catastrophic flooding again.
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At least one dead in Vermont after devastating flash floods, governor says
At least one person is dead in Vermont after flash floods devastated communities, Gov. Phil Scott said Thursday during a press conference. Beryl’s remnants forced some residents to evacuate their homes and caused road closures on Wednesday, state officials said. The deluge occurred primarily in central Vermont, according to the state Emergency Management. Flash flood warnings were issued Wednesday...
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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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CT woman will make trek to Vermont to see Total Solar Eclipse
Connecticut might not be in the path of totality for the Total Solar Eclipse, but Burlington, Vermont is. A CT woman is making the trek to Vermont for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the eclipse.
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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 Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
“I feel grateful.” That’s how Jacob Shannon feels after saying goodbye to his 76-year-old mother Lynda Bluestein on Thursday. “She was going through a lot of pain, and that was hard to watch,” Shannon said. Shannon’s mother was diagnosed with stage four ovarian and fallopian tube cancer in February 2021. He said the constant pain and suffering turned her...
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Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont
Lynda Bluestein, of Bridgeport, who suffered from terminal cancer, ended her own life in Vermont Thursday morning, becoming that state’s first non-resident to use its medical aid in dying law.
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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.