In an effort to reduce crashes and discourage impaired
driving, Vermont State Police have launching Operation Sober Summer. Just this past June, there were 26 deaths in
25 crashes on Vermont roadways. In June of 2012, Vermont
had 40 deaths in 35 crashes. Based on
this data, the campaign will have patrols in high-crash areas and increase
enforcement of aggressive driving laws.
Those opposed to the proposal of basing F-35 fighter jets
with the Vermont Air National Guard are asking for more time to collect public
comment. The time frame, which started
May 31st is scheduled to end today. May
31st was when the Pentagon released a revised environmental impact statement
concerning basing the louder and faster jets at the guard’s base at Burlington
International Airport
Four people were arrest for drugs over the weekend. A search warrant revealed 102 bags of heroin
at a house in Clarendon late Sunday night.
Authorities arrested 22-year-old Demetrius Earle, 23-year-old Benjamin
Earl of Clarendon, and 20-year-old Kristi Sawyer of Rutland ,
as well as an unnamed subject. More than
$1,200 in cash was also found at the residence.
Fire investigators said a fire that destroyed a home on Mead
Road in West Rutand was
accidental and mostly likely due to a failure with a power strip device. Police said firefighters reported the fire
Sunday afternoon and found heavy smoke and fire coming out from a front window.
Damage to the residence was extensive
and will most likely result in a total loss.
Police said the homeowners were not home at the time of the fire.
The Vermont Health Department has advised several people in
the Rutland area to leave their
homes within a week because of high pesticide levels used to treat bedbugs. The state suspended the license of Cary Buck of
AAA Accredited Pest Control in North
Clarendon, who's accused of spraying homes with a kind of pesticide that’s been
banned from indoor use since 2001. So
far, five homes have tested positive for the banned pesticide. The Environmental Protection Agency says high
levels of exposure can cause dizziness, nausea and confusion. Buck says he
hasn't used the pesticide since it was banned for indoor use.
It’s a dirty business, but someone had to do it, and they
had fun at the same time. The 20th
annual mud volleyball tournament over the weekend in Rutland
was a huge success, and a big fundraiser for the Epilepsy Foundation of
Vermont. Thirty-two teams meant 350 mud volleyball players getting down and
dirty Sunday. The clean result, though,
was ten-thousand dollars raised to help families affected by epilepsy.
