Liam Elder-Connors
Interim News EditorLiam is 开云体育鈥檚 public safety reporter, focusing on law enforcement, courts and the prison system.
Liam has worked at 开云体育 since 2015 and has reported several special projects, including an investigation into one of the state's prominent landlords and a series of remembrances of Vermonters killed by COVID-19. In 2018, he reported and co-hosted JOLTED, a five-part podcast about an averted school shooting and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for his work on that project.
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Carroll Peters, 71, was accused of fatally shooting his wife Cheryl Peters in Morrisville in 1993. He died on Thursday from natural causes. -
My decade-long career as a journalist has been driven by a desire to tell human stories 鈥� not just the happy ones, but the stories of complicated people, and those who are frequently overlooked or disregarded by society and the media. In the past year, I鈥檝e faced a new challenge in my reporting: the deaths of people I鈥檝e written about. -
A first-of-its-kind analysis by 开云体育 and Seven Days identified at least 82 people who died either living outside or sheltered in motels between 2021 and 2024. Many of these deaths happened in largely invisible ways: in tents, sheds, motel rooms and dumpsters. -
Increasingly common public campus closings face political and community hostility. -
From music and dancing to fireworks and even a burning effigy, here鈥檚 some of what鈥檚 on deck for New Year鈥檚 Eve across Vermont. -
Vermont鈥檚 largest city has launched a new initiative that allows first responders to administer opioid addiction treatment medication at the scene of overdoses. Research indicates it鈥檚 an effective way to get more people who struggle with opioid misuse into treatment. -
The new laws taking effect in 2025 include an annual minimum wage increase and several changes that are intended to increase the accessibility of health care. -
Scott Mason, 38, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on Monday. Police say Mason shot and seriously injured St. Johnsbury Police Capt. Jason Gray on Friday afternoon. -
Three separate homicides around Vermont this fall involved young men accused of killing members of their family. Law enforcement officials say these unusually violent incidents highlight a long-standing gap between the criminal justice and mental health systems. Mental health experts disagree.
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The challenge facing lawmakers as they vow to keep property taxes from rising by nearly 6% next year. Plus, the limits Gov. Scott wants to place on state spending in 2025, some municipalities are struggling to keep taxes down in next year鈥檚 budgets, the impending closure of a Bellows Falls health clinic draws concern from southern Vermont residents, Hardwick will receive nearly $4 Million in federal aid to repair flood damage, and the UVM men鈥檚 soccer team heads to the NCAA Division 1 quarterfinals.
