Liam Elder-Connors
ReporterLiam is a reporter based in Burlington and covers a variety of issues, including courts, law enforcement and housing.
Liam has worked at Vermont Public since 2015 and has reported several special projects, including an investigation into one of the state's prominent landlords and a series of remembrances of Vermonters killed by COVID-19. In 2018, he reported and co-hosted JOLTED, a five-part podcast about an averted school shooting and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for his work on that project.
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A long-standing legal challenge brought against the developers of the CityPlace Burlington project is ending, removing a hurdle that could allow construction of the beleaguered project to finally begin. -
After more than six years in receivership, Jay Peak ski resort will have a new owner. A federal judge in Florida on Friday approved the $76 million sale of Jay Peak ski resort to Pacific Group Resorts, Inc. (PGRI).
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After years of litigation and investigation against opioid manufacturers, money is coming in. Vermont is slated to receive more than $100 million the cases that have been settled so far, according to the attorney general’s office. That number will go up, because Vermont is slated to receive funds from recent national settlements with four drug makers that combined, total more than $8.5 billion.
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The Department of Corrections reported that a 71-year-old man died on Sunday at Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield. Ronald Roy, of New Hampshire, is the sixth person to die at a state prison this year.
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Democratic and Republican officials in Franklin County are close to endorsing a write-in candidate for sheriff to challenge the current candidate, who faces a criminal investigation over allegations of excessive force.
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What it’s like to live with the aftereffects of the disease. Plus, police shootings and mental health crises, money for Irene recovery, and new COVID boosters.
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Two recent police shootings in Vermont appear to involve individuals who were struggling with mental health issues. For mental health advocates, the way these incidents have played out is nothing new.
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Brave Little StateThe sale of the Vermont Lake Monsters in 2021 would bring lots of changes. In some ways, it’s a story of renewal. But the more things change, the more they stay the same.
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The top prosecutor in Vermont's largest county won the Democratic primary last night, beating back a challenger who promised to take a tougher approach to crime.
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In what many consider an upset, Army vet Gerald Malloy beat out former U.S. Attorney for Vermont Christina Nolan for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
