Staci DaSilva
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Vt. farmers stuck in the mud as planting season delayed by weeks
This rainy, chilly spring is creating quite an ordeal for farmers in Vermont who are weeks behind in planting, harvesting and tending to their crops. → Read More
Randal Gebo pleads guilty to charges related to 2017 murder
A Vermont man accused of strangling his girlfriend to death admitted to several charges Tuesday in Vermont Superior Court in Barre, Vt. → Read More
Vergennes parade honors fallen service members this Memorial Day
Home to the state’s largest Memorial Day parade, Vergennes showed all the pomp and circumstance the area has come to expect from the annual tradition. → Read More
Prosecutor, VSP Capt. reflect on Bourgoin trial with relief, admiration for families
BURLINGTON, Vt. - "I'm feeling very relieved." It's a feeling Chittenden County state's attorney Sarah George shares with Vermont State Police Captain Garry Scott the day after Steven Bourgoin was found guilty on five counts of second-degree murder, among other charges. George sat at the prosecution's table, questioned witnesses for eleven days of trial and two days of deliberation. Capt. Scott… → Read More
On eleventh day, closing arguments made in Bourgoin trial
All arguments have been made and a 12-person jury is about to start deliberating the fate of Steven Bourgoin. → Read More
Doctors: Steven Bourgoin was not insane in 2016 wrong way crash
Four doctors, three of them psychiatrists, who interacted with Steven Bourgoin in the weeks following the October 8, 2016 crash that killed five Vermont teenagers say he was sane when he crashed into the teenagers’ car. → Read More
Bourgoin's cell phone, Facebook data scrutinized on day 9 of trial
The way the prosecution presents it, in early October 2016 Steven Bourgoin was being hounded by creditors. → Read More
Doctor first hired by state testifies Bourgoin was insane, state begins rebuttal
Dr. Reena Kapoor started as a skeptic. → Read More
UVMMC surveillance video shows Bourgoin's movements day of crash
On Tuesday, jurors watched the movements of Steven Bourgoin and the Toyota Tacoma he was driving when he visited the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington the morning of October 8, 2016. → Read More
Doctor: Bourgoin "grossly psychotic" on night of wrong-way crash
A Massachusetts-based forensic psychiatrist told a Vermont jury Monday Steven Bourgoin was “grossly psychotic” when he drove the wrong way on I-89 and killed five teenagers in October 2016. → Read More
Prosecutors wrap up case against Bourgoin; defense on deck
Steven Bourgoin's lawyers say he was insane at time of deadly crash → Read More
Steven Bourgoin trial day 3: Witnesses, crash reconstruction, autopsy reports
Laureen Wells experienced such trauma, she thought her life had ended. → Read More
Day two of Bourgoin trial: Dash cam, cell phone videos paint picture of crash aftermath
On day two of Steven Bourgoin's murder trial, dash cam videos, a cell phone video and powerful testimony painted a picture of what it was like in a section of I-89 the night of October 8, 2016. → Read More
Bourgoin hallucinated, became 'more delusional' before crash, lawyer says
The defense team isn't denying the events of October 8, 2016. → Read More
Tony Award darling "Hadestown": A Vermont origin story
At this year’s Tony Awards, the most nominated show, “Hadestown,” has strong roots in Vermont. → Read More
1 year later: Remembering Annette Lumumba, search continues for suspected shooter
Adolphe Lumumba, of South Burlington, can’t believe a year has gone by without his sister. → Read More
Bourgoin jury selected, trial to begin Monday
Ten women and six men, including four alternates, have been chosen to decide Steven Bourgoin’s fate beginning next week, according to Chittenden County state’s attorney Sarah George. → Read More
Colchester Causeway gets $1.15 million boost from FEMA
A year after strong wind gusts cause erosion and damage at the Colchester Causeway, the town of Colchester is getting a boost from the federal government. → Read More
Last of six suspects arraigned in Old North End shooting
James Felix pleaded not guilty Friday from UVM Medical Center. → Read More
After fleeing state, Burlington murder suspects plead not guilty
Prosecutors have identified the person they accuse of fatally shooting at Benzel Hampton, 23, in Burlington’s Old North End on April 16. → Read More