Liam Elder-Connors
Senior ReporterLiam is Vermont Public’s public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
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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The new walk-in clinic for people experiencing a mental health crisis will open on Oct. 28. Social service providers hope it will reduce pressure on hospital emergency departments. -
Vermont was one of at least 15 states — including Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island — to receive suspicious packages in mid-September. Local election officials here will have access to overdose-reversing medication while opening election mail. -
Grand Isle County State’s Attorney Doug DiSabito is dismissing the simple assault charge against Franklin County Sheriff John Grismore that's been pending for nearly two years. The move came a week after a second jury failed to reach a verdict in the case. -
Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in a shooting last month. He’s been charged with three counts of aggravated murder, and faces a mandatory life sentence with no possibility of parole if convicted. -
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington filed for bankruptcy on Monday in a bid to resolve more than two dozen sexual abuse lawsuits. Since 2006, the diocese has paid more than $30 million to settle abuse allegations. -
The Greatwood Project, a group founded by former Goddard alumni and faculty, was unable to raise the $3.4 million needed to purchase the campus, the college’s board of trustees announced on Monday. -
The Dozer is 2 pounds of burger, eight strips of bacon and cheese, and a pound of fries. It has to be eaten in 30 minutes or less. -
In May, the Department for Children and Families unveiled a plan to build a new secure youth facility in Vergennes — partially on land that once housed the Weeks School, a former youth detention center with a troubled history. Some advocates say it’s a physical reminder that the state hasn't done enough to reckon with the past. -
St. Johnsbury police Sgt. George Johnson was cited by Vermont State Police for allegedly using excessive force against a 35-year-old man he initially stopped for jaywalking. -
A group of local investors plans to buy Killington Resort and Pico Mountain from POWDR, the resorts’ current owner. The sale is expected to be finalized this fall.
