Vermont

At a hearing over where Rumeysa Ozturk’s deportation case should be handled, the federal judge now considering the case said it’s on course for a potential constitutional crisis over which branch has rightful authority. Outside the courthouse, a large rally brought out hundreds of demonstrators calling for Ozturk’s freedom. 

A federal judge warned of a possible constitutional crisis while hearing arguments Monday in the latest hearing over a Tufts University student who was detained by immigration officials near her home last month.

Nearly three weeks after Rumeysa Ozturk was detained in Somerville by federal immigration agents, the Tufts graduate student from Turkey is detailing her experience in custody, including several asthma attacks, ahead of a crucial hearing in a Vermont court. 

Two people were found dead at a home in northern Vermont on Wednesday, state police said.

Vermont State Police say they are investigating after a dog was reportedly “abducted” from a front lawn in Lyndon on Monday. Around 5:12 p.m. Monday, state police said they received a report of a theft on Sheldon Brook Road in Lyndon. Their investigation revealed that sometime around 4:45 p.m., an unknown individual parked their vehicle in front of the home…

Police in Colchester, Vermont, arrested a man on Monday afternoon after an armed chase outside a local daycare. Colchester police said they responded to the parking lot of Little Lakers Academy on Prim Road around 2:45 p.m. Monday for a report of a male chasing a female with a gun. Officers arrived within minutes and determined that the dispute was…

Police arrested a man on Saturday night after he allegedly stabbed his former employer at a restaurant in Vermont. According to state police, 32-year-old Jozef Eller, who used to work at Café Provence in Brandon, entered the building around 4:30 p.m. Saturday and stabbed 71-year-old chef and owner Robert Barral. Eller then fled the scene, driving north on Route 7 in…

A judge ordered the case of a Tufts University grad student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities, sparking outrage in Massachusetts, be moved to federal court in Vermont.

Lawyers for Rumeysa Ozturk pushed for her release at a federal court hearing in Boston.

Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts graduate student from Turkey, remains in ICE custody in Louisiana after being detained by masked, plainclothes ICE agents last week in Somerville.

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Lawyers for a Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities argued Thursday that her case should be handled by the federal court in Massachusetts, while U.S. government attorneys said it should be dismissed and go before an immigration judge.

A person was attacked by a coyote in Hinesburg, Vermont, on Monday, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear if the coyote had rabies.

A Tufts University doctoral student from Turkey who was detained by immigration authorities had been moved to Vermont by the time a federal judge ordered authorities to keep her in Massachusetts, lawyers for the U.S. government said.

Rumeysa Ozturk, the Tufts University graduate student detained last week by ICE, received a show of support at rallies Tuesday.

A woman was killed last week when a one-ton bag of food fell on her at the Vermont cattle feed company where she worked, authorities said.

Killington Resort, a popular ski area in central Vermont, closed Sunday due to “a power outage and ongoing safety concerns.” The ski resort said in a Facebook post shortly after 10 a.m. that they would be closed Sunday. “Access remains limited, and is only available via East Mountain Road,” the post said. “Trees are continuing to fall around the mountain,…

Three stray pets with an unusual bond were rescued by the Central Vermont Humane Society and taken in by a new family this week. Two dogs and one cat were discovered wandering the streets of Williamstown together on March 3 and appeared neglected, MyNBC5 in Vermont reported. The humane society took the trio in for treatment and shared that they…

A Vermont man was arrested Monday on domestic violence charges after allegedly choking a woman and accidentally firing a gun.

A Quebec town says U.S. authorities have unilaterally decided to “close the main Canadian access” to a library that straddles the border, ending a decades-long custom off passport-free travel.