Liam Elder-Connors
Reporter, Public SafetyLiam 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.
Leave Liam a voicemail at 802-552-8899 or get in touch using the form below: liam.elderconnors@vermontpublic.org
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Other questions, comments or tips? Send me an email at liam.elderconnors@vermontpublic.org
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Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, a Progressive, will be the first woman to serve as Burlington's mayor.
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Vermont Public's Bob Kinzel and Liam Elder-Connors sit down to discuss some of the big and small issues Vermonters will see on Town Meeting Day ballots across the state.
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The top prosecutor in Addison County is back at work after taking three weeks of medical leaving following her arraignment on a drunk driving charge.
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The team will review critical incidents, like prison deaths and escape attempts. DOC says it will increase transparency with the public
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We've updated our Town Meeting Day guide, including a new bingo card.
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Democrat Joan Shannon, Progressive Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, and independents William Emmons and Christopher Haessly are on the ballot. Vermont Public asked questions about public safety, housing and more.
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The Department for Children and Families, citing staffing shortages and a lack of facilities, wants lawmakers to delay implementation of a law that would bring 19-year-olds into the juvenile justice system. But recently published research found the system wasn’t overwhelmed when Vermont brought 18-year-olds into family court.
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Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos, who pleaded not guilty to a DUI charge this week, is on medical leave, according to her lawyer. In a statement to reporters, Vekos’ attorney said she’d be on leave for a “short duration.”
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Addison County state’s attorney Eva Vekos was arraigned on Monday on a charge that she allegedly drove drunk to a crime scene in late January. She pleaded not guilty to the charge.
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Developers are scaling back the amount of housing in the CityPlace Burlington project in order to add two hotels, which they say is needed to shore up financing for the $200 million development.