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In a new lawsuit, the mother of a Black teen with behavioral and intellectual disabilities says Burlington police pinned her son on the ground and handcuffed him before paramedics injected the teen with a powerful � and controversial � sedative.

Burlington has sister cities all over the world. We explore Burlington’s relationship with two of its sisters: Bethlehem, in the West Bank, and Arad, in Israel.

A spokesperson for Mayor Miro Weinberger said the city decided to clear the encampment when seasonal shelter options became available, but earlier this week, city officials said they must routinely turn people seeking shelter away due to a lack of capacity.

Burlington Rep. Mary-Katherine Stone addressed the House Wednesday morning, and received a standing ovation for her comments.

A man with a severe mental illness who was convicted of killing his wife with a meat cleaver in 2017 will spend more than two decades in prison. Judge John Pacht on Wednesday sentenced Aita Gurung to 35 years to life in prison, with all of it suspended except for 27 years.

Hisham Awartani is receiving treatment in Massachusetts for the serious spinal cord injury resulting from the shooting. His mother says he is determined to return to college next semester.

Attorneys for Jason J. Eaton and the Chittenden County state’s attorney reached an agreement this week to hold Eaton in prison pending trial. Eaton was charged with three counts of attempted murder after he allegedly shot two Palestinian Americans and a Palestinian in Burlington last month.

The longtime city councilor will face Progressive candidate Emma Mulvaney-Stanak in the race to become Burlington's next mayor on Town Meeting Day in 2024. Either candidate will become the first woman to lead the city.

Burlington Democrats will select a mayoral candidate on Sunday. It's the first contested caucus the party's held in the Queen City since 2011 when Mayor Miro Weinberger won the party’s nomination.

20-year-old Hisham Awartani is scheduled to be released from the hospital next week and begin a long recovery after one of the gunman's bullets lodged in his spine.