Chittenden County News

Robert P. Jones Jr. was properly convicted and sentenced to at least 50 years in prison for beating girlfriend Sarah Genest to death in 2003, and for being a habitual offender, the Vermont Supreme Court has ruled.

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.

The cases of two men charged in connection with the death of John Reiss have been moved to Vermont District Court in St.

A man found running without pants on a South Burlington bike path Saturday was charged Wednesday with two felony counts of lewd and lascivious conduct at Vermont District Court in Burlington.

Former State Sen. Matt Dunne is set to announce he'll run for Vermont governor this morning.

The blog is based on the 47 residential properties that closed between Oct. 25 and Oct.

An abundance of local potatoes grown at Scratch N' Earth Farm in Williston need to find homes.

FoodScience Corp. presented a check for $21,581 to the United Way of Chittenden County.

Getting rid of old tires can get expensive, and so a lot of folks took advantage of a free tire day at the Chittenden Solid Waste District.

Much of our downtown's economic vitality and vibrancy can be attributed to the work of United Way of Chittenden County.

An Essex Junction woman accused of stabbing her 16-year-old niece to death last week likely would represent a threat to the community and any person she might live with while facing murder charges, and she is a risk to flee the state, a Chittenden County judge wrote today in ordering the suspect held without bail.

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

Latonia Congress, 30, of Essex appears in Vermont District Court in Burlington on Friday morning after being arrested in the stabbing death of her 16-year-old niece, Shatavia Alford of Essex Junction, in an alleged dispute over laundry.

Attempted murder charges against a Burlington woman who stabbed her boyfriend have been dismissed as a case of self-defense. Christy L. Smith, 36, of Burlington told police her boyfriend, Timothy Willette, had struck her several times at their Woodlawn Road home Aug.

A big marijuana bust in Highgate early this morning. It happened at the Highgate Port of Entry when Customs and Border Officials reportedly discovered a tractor trailer carrying an illegal load.

Construction on Williston's newest apartment building - which will offer 31 units of affordable housing - is scheduled to begin this month.

A St. George man is being held without bail on charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child between 2000 and 2003.

A judge does not want to let a man accused of sexual abuse out of jail because of the place the suspect lives.

Police are investigating the death of 16 year-old Shatavia Alford in Essex Junction.

Milton residents will have bus service available for the first time, and Williston will see increased routes with the help of federal grants announced Wednesday.