Burlington

Officer Jeffrey Baur pleaded not guilty on Friday to two counts of reckless endangerment. The charges stem from an incident in August where Baur shot at a car with two juveniles inside.

Perry Thornley, 61, was found unresponsive in Battery Park in January. Exposure to the cold caused his death, according to an autopsy released Wednesday.

The Bridges Recovery Shelter in Burlington will have clinicians on site, as well as recovery group meetings and peer-to-peer support.

A Chittenden County judge heard conflicting testimony on Monday about whether a man accused of shooting three Palestinian college students in Burlington is competent to stand trial. The day-long hearing ended without a ruling.

There is no indication of any increase in federal law enforcement activity at this time, according to Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak. But she said she wants the city to be prepared.

A special docket aimed at reducing a backlog of low-level offenses in Chittenden County has cleared just over 700 cases. The governor is pushing to expand the initiative to other counties.

An afternoon rally in Burlington protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Minneapolis and around the country.

A new book about Bernie Sanders covers his time as mayor of the Queen City in the 1980s.

The state has begun funding pop-up shelters in four additional locations this year, a formidable effort that materializes and evaporates based on the weather.

The low-barrier Safe Recovery facility also provides on-demand medications for opioid use disorder, counseling and care management.