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In a virtual hearing from a federal immigration courtroom in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, Judge Yul-mi Cho set a $1,500 bond for Diblaim Maximo Sargento-Morales, who was being held in Texas.

Under the bill, fathers in prison would be able to take parenting classes, visit with their children in a child-friendly space and talk to them via free video calls.

The state employees union and administration officials agree that there's a staffing crisis in Vermont's prisons. They're not on the same page when it comes to how to solve it.

The study, released Thursday, shows that while Vermont law enforcement agencies are doing fewer traffic stops since the COVID pandemic, there are continuing disparities in how Black and Hispanic drivers are policed.

State employees working with victims say the system doesn’t work � some even tell people not to sign up. For one woman, an “unbelievable gap� led to life-altering danger.

The FBI is warning Americans not to respond to scam road toll collection texts after receiving more than 2,000 complaints this month. So-called smishing scams are a form of phishing that relies on SMS texts to trick people into sending money or share sensitive information.

The town of Richmond recently backed out of its plans to hire the former Hinesburg police chief after officials raised concerns about his actions in the days leading up to his departure.

Michael Goldberg, the court-appointed receiver in charge of Burke Mountain, said in a press release this week he was “now finalizing� the sale of the resort. The Northeast Kingdom ski resort and hotel has been overseen by Goldberg since 2016, when federal regulators accused the former owners of running a “Ponzi-like� scheme.

The leader of a group known as the Zizians that is linked to six killings in three states is due in a Maryland courtroom Tuesday. The group has been tied to the killing last month of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court, says a Burlington police officer threw a man onto the ground and broke his wrist during an August incident.