Shots fired at Whiting home, no one injured

WHITING — Vermont State Police are asking members of the public to come forth with information they have on a shooting incident in Whiting Thursday morning. At approximately 5:15 a.m. on April 15 troopers from the New Haven state police barracks responded to a report of gunshots fired into a home on West Road in Whiting. Several adults and one child were at the home at the time, but no one was injured. Nevertheless, they described a scary incident in the pre-dawn hours. Someone came by the house and fired a … (read more)

Shooting suspect pleads not guilty

VERGENNES — Raymond William White, 34, of Vergennes on Monday pleaded not guilty in Addison Superior Court, Criminal Division, to a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he allegedly shot a man on Sunday morning at his First Street home … (read more)

UPDATED: Man shot in Vergennes Sunday morning, seriously injured

VERGENNES — Raymond William White, 34, of Vergennes was arraigned on Monday afternoon in Addison Superior Court’s Criminal Division and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly shooting a man on Sunday morning at his First Stre … (read more)

Six loose cows shot dead in Orwell (updated)

ORWELL — Six loose cows appear to have been shot and killed Friday night in Orwell, according to a press release issued by Vermont State Police Saturday. The cows had been running wild most of the summer and fall, said Brian Kemp, who owns Mountain Meadow … (read more)

Local man involved in shooting at Texas Falls faces gun charge

BURLINGTON — An Addison County man, who officials say shot his girlfriend during a picnic in Hancock in August, late last week pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court to being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. Brian Warner, 47, has felony co … (read more)

Man shot in Starksboro residence

STARKSBORO — A 30-year-old man was injured after “a weapon was discharged inside the residence” at 38 Hillside Drive in Starksboro Friday morning in an incident Vermont State Police are calling a “weapons offense.” At 6:51 a.m. troopers from the VSP New H … (read more)

Troopers will not be charged in shooting

BRISTOL — Attorney General T. J. Donovan announced Tuesday that his office will not prosecute two Vermont State Police troopers who shot an armed Bristol man in his driveway in December. The man, 28-year-old Greg West, did not die. “Based on the facts and … (read more)

Troopers will not be charged in Bristol shooting

BRISTOL — Attorney General T. J. Donovan announced Tuesday that his office will not prosecute two Vermont State Police troopers who shot an armed Bristol man in his driveway in December. The man, 28-year-old Greg West, did not die. “Based on the facts and … (read more)

Police say shooting threat not a danger to VUHS

VERGENNES — Following up on a tip about threatened violence at Vergennes Union High School Tuesday evening, Vergennes police identified the man who made the threat and determined that VUHS students and staff were not in danger. Vergennes Police Chief Geor … (read more)

Troopers shoot armed man at Bristol residence

BRISTOL — Vermont State Police called to a domestic disturbance at a home on Lower Notch Road in Bristol Tuesday night shot a resident of that home who police say was armed. VSP and a Bristol Police Department officer immediately rendered first aid to the … (read more)

Police shoot man in Bristol Tuesday night

BRISTOL — Police called to a domestic disturbance at home on Lower Notch Road in Bristol late Tuesday night shot a man who apparently had a gun. The man, whom police did not identify by name, was reported to be in critical but stable condition and undergo … (read more)

Police ID man killed in Salisbury as cousin of Rutland police shooting victim

SALISBURY — Vermont State Police on Thursday provided the name of the man whose body was found dead in Salisbury on Tuesday morning. The body of 34-year-old Nicholas Louras of Rutland was found off Route 53/Lake Dunmore Road in Salisbury on the morning of … (read more)