Chittenden County News

While the Burlington Police Department has succeeded in recent years in becoming less male dominated, diversifying the force along racial lines has proved a tougher challenge.

The man accused of fondling a 13-year-old friend of his daughter during a recent sleep over at his home has been on Florida's sex offender registry since 1996, but Vermont was not told about his past when he moved here several years ago.

A plan to have special sex-crime investigative units covering the entire state by July 1 is behind schedule, but the program is continuing and officials are working to achieve the goal.

Thank you to our state legislators for working hard on a state budget for 2010 that includes funds for the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board .

Vermont's many towns and cities host a variety of Fourth of July entertainment, most involving fireworks, parades, barbecue, live music and field games.

At the Plattsburgh Farmers Market growers are scared-- worried about a fungus that could take a bite out of their bottom line.

Ed Flanagan is running for lieutenant governor. The Chittenden County Democrat says his experience as a former state auditor and current state senator has prepared him for the job.

A man from Underhill is facing charges for allegedly assaulting his wife and setting his house on fire Sunday night, said Vermont State Police.

Milton police arrested 17 people on drug charges earlier this month as part of a months-long investigation into an area drug ring.

An Underhill man faces charges after allegedly beating a woman and setting his house on fire, according to Vermont State Police.

How people react to adversity says a lot about a community, and by that measure, Richmond's response to the closing of its Bridge Street Bridge reflects a town looking to work together and try innovative approaches to get through a tough stretch.

Robert Kolibas stands next his public defender during his arraignment in Vermont District Court on Monday.

A Burlington jury was unable Wednesday to reach a verdict in the case of a girl who claimed she was forced to engage in sex acts with her mother, her mother's boyfriend and several male acquaintances.

Hundreds of property owners in Chittenden County will need to get federal stormwater permits within the next six months.

The city got a look at the size of its stormwater problem Monday night and that size was marked Extra Large.

SOUTH BURLINGTON -- United Way of Chittenden County has announced a Fathers' Day 'Dads Make a Difference' Day of Action challenge asking anyone who is a dad, knows a dad or has a dad to volunteer Sunday.

The city of Burlington is getting new transit buses, thanks to the federal stimulus law.

A Williston man accused of drugging and molesting a 13-year-old girl will likely be arraigned Monday.

A mother who allegedly made her pre-teen daughter engage in sex acts with herself and several male acquaintances in Burlington in 2005 and 2006 was often drunk at the time of the incidents, the prosecutor in the case said Tuesday.

Environmental groups that opposed the circumferential highway around Chittenden County have lost their appeal for legal fees.