NEWPORT — An emergency call from a motorist to police led to the arrest of an intoxicated driver seen weaving across lanes of travel on I-91. Shawn Britt, 36, of Orleans, is facing charges of DUI 2, and negligent operation following the incident. Police last night at around 7:50 p.m., they received a “be on…
DERBY — A 19-year-old man from Barton walked away without injuries from a rollover crash in Derby on Thursday. At around 7:30 a.m. police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Crawford Road, near the fishing access. Police say that Devon Lapierre-Hamel, 19, of Barton, was traveling southbound when he lost control of his vehicle. The…
DERBY — Police are looking for a 37-year-old Brownington man, who they say led them on a high-speed chase through Orleans County this morning, before getting away. At 12:00 a.m. police say they were notified of suspicious activity involving a GMC pickup parked in the woods in Derby. Before police arrived to investigate, the vehicle…
DERBY — Two women from Orleans County were injured in a car crash that took place in Derby on Thursday. At around 4:30 p.m. police responded to the incident on Vermont Route 191 at the intersection of Crawford Road in the town of Derby. Dawn Perry, 52 of Brownington, and Karen Rinner, 55, of North…
NEWPORT — A 34-year-old man from Derby was injured after being ejected from his vehicle during a crash in Coventry early Friday morning. At around 12:30 a.m. police responded to the single-vehicle crash on Messier Farm Road. When they arrived they found a man on the ground approximately 20 feet from the vehicle with a…
DERBY — The Dandelion Run is back on May 20, 2017. The run offers varying distances from one mile to a half marathon on dirt roads through the “world famous” dandelion fields of Morgan, Holland, and Derby. It’s held in honor and memory of Terri Weed, a 15-year-old girl who tragically lost her life due…
DERBY — A three-vehicle crash in Derby on Saturday left a few people injured, and a 19-year-old Northfield man behind bars. The crash took place at around 2:50 p.m. on Vermont Route 105, at the intersection of VT 111. Police say Dennis Magoon, 19, of Northfield, had been driving “without regard for others prior to…
DERBY — Police say a driver suffered some sort of medical problem while driving on I-91 in Derby this morning. At 8:00 a.m. police encountered a motor vehicle on Interstate 91 that wasn’t yielding to an emergency vehicle. The vehicle was then followed by an unmarked State Police cruiser to the Walmart parking lot. Once…
DERBY – Police allege that a 19-year-old Derby man swung two baseball bats at them while they were responding to a domestic call. On Thursday, at around 11:30 a.m. police received a call of a domestic altercation on the Fish and Game Road in Derby. State police responded and say when they arrived, Timothy Christopher,…
DERBY LINE — A 46-year-old woman from Derby Line is facing charges after police say she assaulted a minor at a local elementary school. On Monday, police say they were contacted regarding an assault that took place at the Derby Elementary School. “A subsequent investigation revealed that North Country Supervisory Union employee, 46-year-old Kimberly A.…
DERBY — A driver was injured after hitting a deer on I-91 in Derby early Sunday morning. At around 12:00 a.m. police responded to the single-vehicle crash, near exit 28. Zachary Paradowski, 24, of Newport, was headed south when his 2016 Subaru Forester struck a deer in the roadway, police say. The vehicle received extensive…
DERBY — Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that took place in Derby this afternoon. At around 1:30 p.m. police responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash on Main Street. One of the cars involved in the accident did not stop after the collision and fled the scene. Police are requesting information regarding the…
DERBY — Police say they took a 79-year-old Derby man into custody last night after he crashed into another vehicle, and then fled the scene. At around 7:00 p.m. police were notified that a 2000 Jeep Cherokee had been involved in a rear-end collision on Route 5 in Derby, near the I-91 on-ramps. The Jeep…
LOWELL — Two Orleans County residents were killed in a tragic two-car collision that took place in Lowell on Monday. Police say 45-year-old Gordon Farrar, of Newport, was traveling northbound on Vermont 100, when his 2007 Chevrolet Colorado crossed the centerline into the path of a southbound 2008 Dodge Caliber, being driven by Joanne Nolin,…
NEWPORT — The Vermont Department of Labor says that the state’s unemployment rate dropped one-tenth of 1 percent in January to 3.1 percent, but that Derby still has the highest unemployment rate in Vermont. Overall, Vermont’s unemployment rate was tied for seventh lowest in the country for the same time period. Unemployment in Vermont’s 17…
DERBY — A 41-year-old man from Derby took his own life today, after a 3-hour standoff with police. At approximately 9:40 a.m., police say Burton Lawson telephoned and advised that he was at his residence and was going to take his own life with a rifle. State troopers as well as the Orleans county Sheriff’s…
DERBY — A 35-year-old man from Holland is facing charges after police say he assaulted a man in Derby. According to the report, on January 9, at 12:30 p.m. police responded to a report of an assault that had taken place at a local business in Derby. Arlo Rhein, 19, of Derby, told police that…
DERBY — The Derby-based Drift Dusters Snowmobile Club have won many awards over the years, including the 2013 VAST Club of the Year. But on Tuesday night they went a step further and turned into local heroes. At around 8:00 p.m. Roger Gosselin and club president Michael Koehler were out grooming trails to local businesses…
STANSTEAD– Mrs. Jeanne Beaudry’s third graders from Derby Elementary School took their classroom across the border this holiday season to learn about the Olympic sport of curling at the Border Curling Club located in Stanstead, QC. “I learned the students were studying the Olympics and Mrs. Beaudry and I thought having them come to the…
DERBY — A 21-year-old man from Derby was arrested on Saturday after police say he assaulted someone and pointed a gun at them. Authorities were dispatched to a welfare check in Derby after someone called police to report that their friend had been threatened with a weapon. Troopers responded to the victim’s home and allege…
DERBY — A four-car pileup at around 7:40 a.m. on the Derby Road on Tuesday sent two people to the hospital. According to the report, before the crash two cars were stopped waiting to make a left turn onto Joseph Street, and a third vehicle was attempting to stop. Police say Daniel Bumbarger, 28, of…
DERBY — Police are investigating a crash involving a parked vehicle near the Derby Village Store. Police say that a light blue/gray sedan parked on the side of Main Street in Derby, was struck by another vehicle. According to the report, the vehicle left the scene and traveled east on Route 105 towards Hinman Settler…
DERBY — Police say they worked together with the US Border Patrol in Derby to stake out a camp in Averill that was broken into and being used as a party spot by a group of teenagers. On September 21, Ronald Griffin, 75, of Derby, contacted police to report a burglary into his camp located…
DERBY — U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested five, including four Guatemalans, after a failed human smuggling attempt near Derby last Saturday. Agents arrested Miguel Ramos, 32, of the Bronx, N.Y., and Gerardo Xar-Marroquin, 27, of Guatemala on human smuggling charges. Authorities say the Swanton Tactical Communications Center received a report shortly before 5 p.m. of…
DERBY LINE — Police are looking for a 20-year-old man after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Monday. At around 9:30 p.m. police responded to a report of a domestic assault that had occurred at 1150 Beebe Road in Derby. Police say the victim stated that Colby Martin, 20, had come to her house and…