South Burlington News

Police in Burlington have started offering the public a new way to get updates on traffic problems and crime alerts, and other Chittenden County agencies are considering a similar move.

A 27-year-old Iraq war veteran was arrested early Friday after he walked into the South Burlington Police Department and told officers he had just sexually assaulted a woman, Chittenden County's top prosecutor said.

A convicted sex offender from Mexico who was charged in connection with an alleged rape at a hotel in South Burlington has been sentenced for illegally entering the United States -- for at least the fifth time.

As one major Burlington employer plots its move out of the city, its neighbor on Lakeside Avenue is staying put - for now.

SOUTH BURLINGTON - A man found running wearing no pants on a South Burlington bike path Saturday afternoon will face a Prohibited Act charge tomorrow in Chittenden District Court, police say.

Vermont State Police say they've made an arrest in connection with a home burglary in Richmond.

An arrest in a school weapons incident in South Burlington. Police say 28-year-old Prince Crawford entered the high school two Sundays ago carrying a gun.

The first contingent of soldiers bound for Afghanistan is on its way. GLENN RUSSELL, Free Press First Lieutenant Daniel Dykeman of Georgia embraces his wife Amanda and son Saveren, 18 months, before a farewell ceremony for a contingent of Vermont Army National Guard soldiers headed to Afghanistan in advance of the larger deployment held at the Army ...

South Burlington High School was evacuated Sunday after a man was seen walking the school's hallways with a gun.

SOUTH BURLINGTON - Visitors from Kyrgyzstan were not the only ones in need of a translator at the Vermont Renewable Energy Conference and Expo on Wednesday.

Free Press staff report SOUTH BURLINGTON -- Traffic snarls; City Center; sprawl; stormwater -- planners and residents in South Burlington routinely negotiate the city's changing landscape.

Want to see for yourself? The Vermont International Film Festival runs Friday, October 23, through Sunday, November 1, at Palace 9 in South Burlington.

ESSEX -- The superintendent of the Essex Town School District will resign at the end of the school year.

A St. George man stands accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl for five years beginning in 2000.

"I'm nervous about it. Absolutely," said Sue Leister, the school nurse in Williston.

APRIL 17: Captain Richard Phillips speaks at a press conference after landing at Burlington International Airport April 17, 2009 in South Burlington, Vermont.

SOUTH BURLINGTON - On Monday night, the South Burlington City Council voted unanimously to apply for Vermont "New Town Center" status for 175 acres between Dorset Street and Hinesburg Road.

SOUTH BURLINGTON -- Pedestrians and bicyclists venture at their own risk onto Williston and Shelburne roads in South Burlington.

Six founder-CEOs will speak at the Vermont 3.0 Innovation Jam from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. next Monday at the Sheraton Burlington Hotel & Conference Center in South Burlington.

A masked, armed man who robbed a South Burlington convenience store Saturday night remains at large, police said.