Terminally ill Connecticut woman ends her life on her own terms, in Vermont

MARSHFIELD, Vt. (AP) — A Connecticut woman who pushed for expanded access to Vermont’s law that allows people who are terminally ill to receive lethal medication to end their lives died in Vermont on Thursday, an event her husband called “comfortable and peaceful,” just like she wanted. Lynda Bluestein, who had terminal cancer, ended her … Read more

Vermont State Trooper Arrests Motorists For Flipping Him Off, Video Shows

Play video content Vermont State Police A Vermont State Trooper arrested a motorist for flipping him the bird and calling him an a**hole five years ago — but the insane encounter was all caught on video and recently uploaded to YouTube. It all began on February 8, 2019, when state trooper Jay Riggen was driving … Read more

3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont face pain and uncertain futures

Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave HAVERFORD, Pa. — In high school in Ramallah, they were a trio who loved playing chess and having sleepovers, united in their ambition to go to college in the United States. On Saturday night, that journey brought them to an unthinkable place: a shared hospital room in … Read more

Jason James Eaton, the Vermont shooting suspect, was known as a ‘hippie’ who loved farming. His ex-boss says the crime ‘doesn’t sound like him’

Police say Jason James Eaton opened fire on three Palestinian students. He is pictured here with a child that he taught rock climbing to. Adaptive Climbing Group Authorities arrested Jason James Eaton, in connection with the shooting of three Palestinian students in Vermont. Eaton was part of tight-knit, progressive community in upstate New York. Eaton had no racist … Read more

Three Palestinian students shot near the University of Vermont

University of Vermont              Photo: rachaelvoorhees Three Palestinian students were shot and wounded near the University of Vermont Saturday night, police said. Two of the three 20-year-old men are in stable condition, while the other is facing more serious injuries, according to a report from the Burlington Police Department in Vermont. The victims were on their … Read more