Chittenden News

A 52-year-old man from St. George is facing charges of lewd and lascivious conduct in connection to reports that he was acting inappropriately on his porch, said Vermont State Police.

A 33-year-old man was jailed without bail Monday on allegations he repeatedly raped a pre-teen boy in late 2006 or early 2007 in Burlington, and authorities in two other states are investigating whether there ...

A former Vatican canon lawyer testified Monday that Vermont's Catholic Church was "irresponsible" and "negligent" in dealing with a pedophile priest who's now the focus of 20 civil lawsuits.

Shawn Harper, 33, was back in the Burlington court Monday accused of sexual assaults on a young boy.

A tribute to Neil Young called "Comes A Time" will be held in Burlington, Vermont on August 31.

Lawyers probed prospective jurors Tuesday about their views on large monetary awards in civil cases before settling on a six-man, six-woman jury for the latest priest sexual abuse trial scheduled to get under ...

Lightning cracked a cast-iron water pipe about 5 feet under ground, a town official said Monday.

Opera Theatre of Weston recently received two separate grants in support of its 10th annual opera for kids School Outreach Program for youth.

The 8-year-old sexual abuse victim was having trouble telling police what had happened to her.

The state's prosecutors told a Senate panel Friday there are more effective changes in state law to deal with sex offenders than instituting long mandatory minimum jail terms.

You're more likely to see heads with gray hair in Vermont than you would have seven years ago, new U.S. Census estimates released today indicate.

If they were granite pillars, the dozen or so compost bins ringing the base of a maple tree at the Chittenden Solid Waste District headquarters might evoke for the visitor some sort of ancient ritual.

Broken down by house, Williston's 2007 scores on the New England Common Assessment Program reveal differences between the teams, though District Principal Walter Nardelli said the information only demonstrates ...

Flooding strands dozens, washes out roads By Adam Silverman Free Press Staff Writer Another day of steady rain and thunderstorms Saturday left nearly two dozen families stranded in their homes in central ...

The Champlain Housing Trust announced Monday in Burlington that it has won this year's U.N.-sanctioned World Habitat Award.

Late Model stock car racer Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL added another chapter to his storied career with a 50-lap victory in the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash at Barre's Thunder Road on Friday night.

Late Model stock car racer Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL added another chapter to his storied career with a 50-lap victory in the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash at Barre's Thunder Road on Friday night.

Late Model stock car racer Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL added another chapter to his storied career with a 50-lap victory in the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash at Barre's Thunder Road on Friday night.

Late Model stock car racer Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL added another chapter to his storied career with a 50-lap victory in the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash at Barre's Thunder Road on Friday night.

Late Model stock car racer Robbie Crouch of Tampa, FL added another chapter to his storied career with a 50-lap victory in the Fisher/Federated Auto Parts Trophy Dash at Barre's Thunder Road on Friday night.