Attorney General William Sorrell announced earlier today
that his Office, along with the attorneys general of 36 states and the District
of Columbia , entered into a $17 million settlement
with Google for bypassing security settings on Apple’s Safari web browser back
in 2011 and 2012. Vermont ’s
share is $467,000. The attorney general
says Google altered settings on users' web browsers so that they could get
around privacy settings. Those actions
violated state consumer protection and computer privacy laws.
An elderly woman from Benson is safe and sound after
spending the night in the woods. State
police say 78-year-old Francheska Chalizze was last seen at her home
at about 11:30 yesterday morning and was reported missing at about 11:30 last
night. State Police searchers along with
members of the Benson Fire Department, New England K9 Search and Rescue and
others searched for Chalizze throughout the night. At about 7:30
this morning, Chalizze was located by the crew in a Department of Homeland
Security helicopter, just a few miles south of her residence, in the Cold
Spring area of West Haven .
Four Vermont
schools will be participating in a program designed to get more girls
interested in science, technology, engineering and math. The Vermont Education Agency is providing
$2,000 grants for schools in Barre, Essex , Middlebury
and Newport to help develop
programs that would be shared with other schools. Educators will receive professional
development, technical assistance, and access to ideas from a national network
through The National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity.
The Burlington City Council passed some new gun regulations
last night. The council passed two
resolutions banning guns from buildings with liquor licenses and requiring safe
storage for seized weapons. However, the
council delayed a vote on a resolution that would allow police to take guns
from people suspected of domestic abuse.
Public hearings on the other two resolutions will begin in January. All of these resolutions still need
legislative approval.
Police in Burlington
are looking for three suspects wanted in a home invasion Monday night. Investigators say the three men went into the
home on Summit Street near Champlain
College
The Winooksi Police Department is seeking the location of a
larceny suspect. Police say 26-year-old
Amber Richer stole about 40 packs of cigarettes while the clerk was distracted
at Chuck's Mobile last night. Richer was captured on surveillance
video. Richer is currently a
transient. Anyone with information on
her location is asked to contact the Winooski Police Department.
