WVTK Local & State News October 14, 2010

A 33-year-old North Ferrisburgh man has been charged with burglary and endangering the welfare of a child. New York State Police say Charles Pickett had broken into a residence in Essex County and was lining up furniture to steal when police arrived and caught him red handed; with his 3-year-old daughter waiting for her father in his pickup truck.

A Chittenden man who lead police on a high speed chase in Clarendon answered to a number of charges this week. 21-year-old Keith M. Wheeler plead innocent to the charges. During the chase, police said Wheeler accelerated to speeds of up to 70 mph and crossed into oncoming lanes of traffic.

A man from Rockingham will appear in U.S. District Court in Burlington today for a hearing requesting he remain held until trial. 43-year-old Christopher King was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of making threats against President Barack Obama. He is pleading not guilty, but could face up to 5 years in prison and a quarter of a million dollars in fines if convicted.

Vermont's Republican gubernatorial candidate says he feels his Democratic opponent is questioning his integrity and he doesn't like it. Brian Dubie made the comments yesterday during a debate with Peter Shumlin. During the campaign, Shumlin has said he felt Dubie was placing the needs of the shareholders of the state's only nuclear power plant ahead of the needs of the people of Vermont.

If you felt the ground shaking yesterday afternoon your not alone. The Essex County Office of Emergency Services has confirmed that an earthquake centered just north of Elizabethtown measured 2.1 in magnitude. The earthquake struck yesterday afternoon around 1:30 PM. No injuries has been reported from the small quake.

The Social Security Administration is expected to announce retirees will get no increase next year in their monthly. The government says Social Security was the primary source of income for 64 percent of retirees who got benefits in 2008 and one-third of those people relied on it for at least 90 percent of their income.

The 5-year-old boy who called 911 because he was left home alone on his father's wedding day now has a new bicycle for his efforts. Jaydon LaFountain had been recently taught how to dial 911 during a visit to his school by the Moriah Fire Department. Ticonderoga Police held a recognition ceremony Monday evening for Jaydon at the Ticonderoga Fire Department. At the ceremony, Jaydon's mother said she was proud of him for what he did.