News Headlines for Barre, Vermont

New Arrest Details in Vermont Death Case (Fox News)
The uncle of a young Vermont girl found dead could face the death penalty on federal kidnapping charges connected with the case as new details emerged about his arrest record.

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Uncle of dead Vermont girl facing kidnapping charges (CNN.com)
The uncle of a 12-year-old Vermont girl whose body was found Wednesday was charged with kidnapping, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.

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Vermont hiker dies after falling down mine shaft (Boston Herald)
WEST FAIRLEE, Vt. - Vermont police say the death of a man who fell down a mine shaft was accidental. Seventy-year-old David Ricker, of Vershire, hiked up to West Fairlee...

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Death penalty possible in Vermont sex-kidnap case (AP via Yahoo! News)
Federal prosecutors have filed kidnapping charges that carry the death penalty against a Vermont man whose 12-year-old niece was found dead near his home.

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Uncle of dead Vermont girl facing kidnapping charge (CNN.com)
The uncle of a 12-year-old Vermont girl whose body was found Wednesday will face federal kidnapping charges, the U.S. attorney for the district of Vermont announced Thursday.

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Vermont governor hit by pie during parade (14 WFIE Evansville)
A Northfield, Vermont man is facing simple assault charges that he hit Vermont Governor Jim Douglas in the face with a cream pie.

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Vermont governor hit by pie during parade (Capital News 9)
A Northfield, Vermont man is facing simple assault charges that he hit Vermont Governor Jim Douglas in the face with a cream pie while the governor was marching in the Independence Day parade in the state capital of Montpelier Thursday evening.

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Missing Vermont girl found in fresh grave (CNN.com)
Investigators found the body of a 12-year-old Vermont girl missing for a week in a case that led to separate sexual assault charges against her uncle and stepfather, police say.

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Vermont VFW looks to future (Bennington Banner)
Friday, July 4 BENNINGTON — Catherine DeMarco knows popular culture as well as the next Vermonter. A former longtime police dispatcher in Springfield, she has seen her share of characters and stereotypes. But DeMarco, an officer in the Navy Reserve and the first female commander in the 76-year history of the Vermont Veterans of Foreign Wars, is out to change one popular icon she finds

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Vermont governor hit by pie during parade (KATC 3 Lafayette)
Associated Press - July 4, 2008 10:13 AM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A Northfield, Vermont man is facing simple assault charges that he hit Vermont Governor Jim Douglas in the face with a cream...

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