Orange County News

Actor Robert Duval, filmmaker Ken Burns and some of the nation's most esteemed historians have defended a Civil War battlefield against Wal-Mart's plans to build a Supercenter near its boundaries.

Several local law enforcement agencies have announced increased patrols between now and the July 4 weekend in Orange and Washington counties.

There will be a sobriety checkpoint conducted in the Caledonia County and Orange County area over the Independence Day holiday period by the Vermont State Police in Bradford.

Vermont State Police have charged a woman with burglary and cruelty to animals for her role in killing a neighbor's pet bird.

The Vermont Judicial Conduct Board is imposing 'deferred discipline' against an Orange County judge.

An apparent tornado carved a path of destruction through the heart of this Orange County town Saturday afternoon as high winds tore the roof off a six-unit apartment building and razed a sizable barn.

Dairy farmer Bob Simpson said he was shocked when a sheriff's deputy appeared at his 900-acre farm in Braintree last week, handcuffed him, stuffed him in the back of the cruiser, drove him to Randolph, took his fingerprints and cited him with two felonies.

These are some of the calls received by the Barre Police Department from April 23-27: April 23 A caller from Key Bank asked to talk to an officer about counterfeit bills the bank had received.

Karen McFeeters' "Here and Now" By ART EDELSTEIN Arts Correspondent - Published: April 10, 2009 olchester based singer-songwriter Karen McFeeters has released her third CD, "Here and Now," and it is a very successful album - with lovely singing and strong songwriting.

Passage of the same-sex marriage bill in Vermont yesterday elated proponents and marked the end of a decadelong chapter of civil unions that led to yesterday's dramatic vote.

Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., today announced funding requests for 29 Vermont projects and programs as part of the Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriations process, officials for the congressman said today.

When floodwaters rage, trains derail or wind wreaks havoc on a town or city, residents often have a basic desire to lend a hand.

An administration proposal to gut staff at the Agency of Natural Resources' solid-waste program could be a serious setback for trash-reduction and recycling initiatives around the state, according to agency personnel and environmental watchdogs familiar with the plan.

Vermont State Police are warning residents in Orange and Washington counties not to give out their credit card information over the phone.

Two Northfield residents are being charged in connection with a large number of burglaries in Orange County after they were arrested following a police chase.

An Orange County woman will be sentenced today for causing a double fatal car crash.

Former Bradford Elementary School teacher Richard Foster was sentenced Monday in federal court to 25 years in prison for sex crimes related to two sixth-grade boys who were his students.

ACCUSED: Armon Wilson AGE: 36 CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Topsham, VT VICTIM: Stanley W. Jackson Jr CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Newbury, VT Armon Wilson 36 of opsham, was issued a citation to appear in Orange ...

These are some of the calls received by the Barre Police Department from Feb. 23 and Feb.

CASE #: 08a304301 TROOPER: Detective Trooper Aimee Nolan STATION: Middlesex CONTACT#: 802-229-9191 DATE/TIME: Between May and October 2008 LOCATION: Northwind Drive Apartments, Williamstown, Vermont VIOLATION: ...