Burlington Metro News

Testimony is under way, and opening statements have concluded in the lawsuit against the statewide Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington involving claims of sexual abuse by a priest and a cover-up by church ...

Burlington Police hope a security tape will help them catch a burglar who targeted a doughnut shop.

The Burlington Free Press will lay off nine employees and eliminate five open positions publisher Brad Robertson said today.

Another priest sex abuse trial got underway this morning in Burlington. The victim-- who was 12 at the time of the alleged abuse-- claims he was molested by Reverend Edward Paquette when he was an altar boy at ...

In 1983, when Marine Corps Master Sgt. Richard Lemnah of St. Albans went to Beirut he was eligible to get out of the service, but he extended his time in the military so he could retire at his higher rank, his ...

BURLINGTON -- A man and a woman from Montreal, Quebec who were arrested last month for attempting to cross into Vermont with an estimated $4 million dollars in Ecstasy pills are scheduled to appear in U.S. ...

A fourth man wanted in a Nov. 23 robbery assault on Burlington's North Winooski Avenue has been caught, Burlington police said Monday.

CarShare Vermont, the state's first nonprofit pay-as-you-go car-sharing program, plans to launch its initial fleet of four Toyota Priuses and four Subaru Imprezzas in Burlington later this month.

The race for mayor of Vermont's largest city gets under way this week, with formal announcements from two challengers who hope to oust first-term incumbent Bob Kiss.

Burlington Electric Department, which received approval to impose a 5.9 percent rate increase, agreed to withdraw the request because the chaotic financial market has made it difficult to sell a revenue bond.

Convicted child molester Mark Hulett, whose controversial case and relatively brief prison term prompted a nationwide public outcry nearly three years ago, is "on track" to be released from custody in about a ...

Downtown Burlington is set to ring in the season today. The Church Street Marketplace will light up the big tree tonight at 6 p.m. The ceremony also includes carolers and a reading of The Night Before ...

At midday Friday, John Clifford was exactly halfway through a 22-hour shift at K-B Toys in South Burlington.

Thanksgiving came early for hundreds of homeless teens and adults who gathered at Nectars, in Burlington, for a holiday feast on Monday night.

On Thanksgiving, the menu at Sweetwater's will have all the staples - turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, stuffing and dessert.

A major redevelopment project in Winooski has won a national award. The Winooski Falls project, designed as a compact downtown area of more than 250 living units, shops, offices and other buildings, is being ...

Amid deepening anxiety over the national economy, many retailers are opening their doors the day after Thanksgiving earlier than ever before.

A former South Burlington man has been charged in Florida with killing his estranged wife and son in an oceanfront condominium.

Contact Adam Silverman at 660-1854 or asilverm@bfp.burlingtonfreepress.com . Police traced the suspect in a Monday burglary at a North Hero house because he abandoned his car at the scene while under fire from ...

Thousands of votes cast three weeks ago for Vermont state representative were recounted Monday as election officials try to resolve questions concerning a half dozen disputed races.