Suspect arrested for fire started outside Sen. Bernie Sanders Vermont office
A suspect in connection to the fire set outside of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) office in Vermont has been arrested. Shant Soghomonian, 35, also known as Michael Soghomonian from California, was arrested in connection to “using fire to damage a building” in Sanders’s office on a high-foot traffic street in Burlington, Vermont, the Department of […]
Fire at Sanders’s Vermont office being investigated as arson: Local officials
A fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Burlington is being investigated as arson, authorities said. The Burlington Police Department (BPD) said in a media release that first responders from both the BPD and the Burlington Fire Department (BFD) were called to an “arson incident” that occurred Friday morning at a building that houses the […]
Fire Reported Outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office Is Under Investigation
(Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) OAN’s James Myers7:56 AM – Saturday, April 6, 2024 A small fire broke out outside the office of socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, causing no injuries and minor damage, the Burlington Fire Department announced Friday. advertisement Firefighters responded to a call Friday morning between the entryway, elevator and front […]
Arson Suspected After Fire At Bernie Sanders’ Vermont Office; Senator Safe, No Injuries
The office of Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders caught on fire Friday and authorities suspect the incident as an arson attack, multiple outlets reported. The Burlington Fire Department responded to a fire at Sanders’ Vermont office, and it is now being investigated as arson. The fire started in the entrance of the building, which houses […]
Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office goes up in flames in suspected arson
A fire broke out outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Burlington, Vermont, office on Friday, and police believe it may have been an arsonist. No injuries were reported, but members of the independent senator’s staff were in the building when a “significant fire” appeared to have broken out. “The massive fire consumed part of the door and […]
Fire reported outside Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office
A fire outside the office of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders caused minor damage but no injuries, the Burlington Fire Department announced Friday. Vermont Legislature introduces bill that would require fossil fuel companies to pay for damages after extreme weather events Firefighters responded to a call Friday morning and found a fire between the entrance, elevator […]
Vermont lawmakers want fossil fuel companies to pay for damages caused by weather events: ‘Climate Superfund’
The Vermont Senate voted 21-5 Friday to advance the bill. Climate Change Superfund ActThis would force fossil fuel companies to pay into a fund that covers damages related to weather events. If passed, Senate Bill 259 would create a “Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program” to fund “climate change adaptive or resilient infrastructure projects” in Vermont. […]
9 Brits Apprehended Illegally Crossing Canadian Border into Vermont
Swanton Area Border Patrol agents arrested a group of nine British immigrants who illegally crossed the Canadian border into Vermont. In an attempt to enter the United States undetected, the migrants broke through a landlord’s gate and were arrested by officials. Swanton District Chief Patrol Agent Robert Garcia posted a report on social media showing […]
Vermont troopers referred to court diversion in beanbag shooting case
Two Vermont state troopers have been referred to court diversion on charges of reckless endangerment after firing beanbag bullets from their shotguns at a man who acted irrationally, the state’s attorney general announced. . On June 17, 2022, the man in Newfane fell from a roof and suffered a head injury. Third guilty plea in […]
Vermont Rep. Becca Balint seeking second term
U.S. Representative Becca Balint, Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay member of Congress, announced Wednesday that she will run for a second term. Balint, a Democrat, told Congress he has focused on making affordable housing more accessible, providing mental health care for all and protecting the country’s democracy. “When I was first elected to […]