Sam Hemingway
Burlington Free Press
Burlington, VT, United States
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Overdose cases on rise at Fletcher Allen
Fletcher Allen: Overdose reversal drug used 625 times in last year on 604 different individuals → Read More
N.Y. man sentenced in Rutland heroin case
Rose among six in heroin ring responsible for fatal death of Rutland man in 2012 → Read More
Doctors slow to join program to treat addicts
Figure of primary care physicians, or ‘spokes,’ unchanged from six months ago → Read More
IBM purchase huge for Vt. businesses
Biz leaders say GlobalFoundaries decision a shot in the arm for economic growth in state → Read More
Police: Patricia Prue researched kidnapping, rape
Police tell jury they found evidence of Patricia Prue’s research on her laptop computer → Read More
Welch: Travel ban won't control Ebola spread
Congressman: Strict monitoring of travelers from West Africa better than outright ban → Read More
Police: Scarola called sleeping pills 'candy'
Scarola lawyers question search warrant paperwork, want pill, other evidence thrown out → Read More
2 sentenced in heroin trafficking cases
Two men involved in separate heroin trafficking operations in Vermont were given seven-year sentences in back-to-back hearings Tuesday before U.S. District Court Judge Christina Reiss in Burlington. "It's hard to understand the damage you did," Reiss told Christopher Williams of Brooklyn, N.Y., at the end of his hearing on heroin distribution and drug conspiracy charges. Reiss told Joshua Minix,… → Read More
Prue to police: 'I really don't know anything'
Jury hears tape of initial police interview with Melissa Jenkins murder suspect Allen Prue → Read More
Rutland Dismas House has fatal drug overdose
Police say a 27 year-old woman found dead Sunday evening at a Dismas House facility in Rutland died of an apparent drug overdose. The woman, Crystal Figueroa, was unresponsive when found by staff at the home Sunday night, Rutland Police said. The staff alerted police and Figueroa was later determined to be dead, a police statement released Wednesday said. The Rutland site, on Park Avenue, is one… → Read More
Two women arraigned on heroin charges
A new police intelligence databank monitoring heroin and opiate activity in Vermont was instrumental in the arrest of two Northeast Kingdom women last week on drug trafficking charges in Brattleboro as they drove north with 900 bags of heroin in their car. Ashley M. Geoffroy, 26, of Newport, and Kirby M. Davis, 30, of Coventry pleaded not guilty to the charges on Monday in Vermont Superior Court… → Read More
Lawsuit: Inmate with mental problems untreated
Claim: ‘Patient A’ with mental problems kept in solitary as his condition deteriorated → Read More
Police seek inmate who escaped from prison
Anthony Fitzgerald, 23, was serving time at S. State Corr. Facility for L&L with child → Read More
Scarola wants crime scene evidence tossed
State plays tape of James Scarola's 911 call after Sept. 22, 2013 altercation wtih wife, Colleen → Read More
Guard, VA promote programs to help combat vets
State, VA describe efforts to check on soldiers, offer help for PTSD and other issues → Read More
Lawsuit: Jehovah's Witness official molested girls
Women say official at Jehovah's Witnesses church in Bellows Falls assaulted them years ago → Read More
Mourners honor Afghanistan veteran who suffered PTSD
Death tied to struggle with PTSD, traumatic brain injuries suffered during 2010 deployment → Read More
Hung jury in pot conspiracy case
Case lifted veil on alleged cross-border marijuana smuggling in Franklin County → Read More
ACLU accuses state police of improper stop
Lawsuit says police towed car after driver refused permission for search → Read More
Prosecutors to appeal decision overturning death penalty
Fell was facing death penalty after 2005 guilty verdict in killing of East Clarendon grandmother → Read More