Perkinsville woman killed in head-on crash after truck crosses I-91 median in Hartland

A 36-year-old Perkinsville woman died on Thursday morning when a Charlestown man lost control of his southbound pickup truck on Interstate 91, crossing the median and striking her northbound vehicle head-on. Laura Cody McNaughton was a Springfield High School graduate and wife of Ethan McNaughton.

Bellows Falls will mourn loss of educator Barbara Comtois

One person was killed and another was injured in a head-on collision on Route 11, near Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center Wednesday afternoon, according to police. Friends and family confirmed Barbara Comtois, 79, a longtime Bellows Falls resident and former educator, died in the crash.

Police investigating fatal Springfield crash

Springfield Police are investigating a fatal two-car head-on collision. It happened Wednesday afternoon just after 2 p.m. on Route 11 west near the Springfield Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Graveside services

A graveside service for Phillip Streeter who died in February will be held this morning, April 14; the graveside service for Janice Martin who died in March will be held April 21.

SSCF inmate reportedly commits suicide

Vermont State Police report an inmate at the Southern State Correctional Facility has committed suicide. On Friday, March 30, at approximately 7:44 p.m., the Southern State Correctional Facility advised the Vermont State Police of the suicide of inmate Nicholas Lynch, 37.

Police identify man found dead in culvert

Neale Gilson, 69, died overnight Tuesday. Police found him dead in a culvert at Springfield Hospital Wednesday around 9 a.m after the Country Village Community Care Home, where he lived, reported him missing around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police seek clues in Castleton cold case

Thursday, on the 20th anniversary of the killing of Springfield native Michael Dubaniewicz, the Vermont State Police Major Crime Unit issued a release seeking information on the unsolved homicide.

Writer who found a farmer’s calling dies at 84

Lydia Ratcliff, who died on February 14 at the Genesis Care Center in Springfield, fought chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for over a decade so she could remain involved in the life of her Andover farm, her friends, and the ideas and preoccupations which sustained her.

'To him, everybody was a friend'; North Walpole teen mourned after deadly fire

Gloria Underhill, an X-ray technician at Springfield Hospital, got up from the bed that Sunday evening and readied herself for work. Hours later, as night became twilight, the North Walpole resident would get the bad news: There was a fire at her home in North Walpole. Her son Daniel lost his life.

Springfield man’s murder trial begins this week

32-year-old Gregory A. Smith who was accused of fatally shooting a father of four in Springfield, Vt., nearly three years ago will head to trial later this week. Smith was born in Springfield and worked at Black River Produce at one time, according to court records.

'They killed him': As a Vermont inmate suffered from untreated cancer, officials delayed care

Bobby Hutt died of cancer in October 2014, after suffering for over a year. His sisters say the Vermont Department of Corrections "killed him" by waiting until the cancer got so bad that Bobby's leg broke beneath him.

Another Vermonter dies after time in PA prison

A Vermont inmate has died at the Southern State Correctional Facility in Springfield almost two weeks after returning to the state from Pennsylvania.

Driver dies in crash on I-91

One person was killed Sunday evening in a single vehicle crash in Springfield.

Robarge murder verdict will stand

A man convicted of killing his wife hours after she filed for divorce has lost his appeal to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.

Man dies in Weathersfield motorcycle crash

Dale R. Porter of Ascutney was killed near Stoughton Pond early Thursday morning after being ejected from his Titan motorcycle on wet roads.

Police wait for forensic tests on weapon

Police Chief Douglas Johnston said Wednesday investigators won’t know for sure whether the knife they found behind a building on Union Street is the weapon used in the stabbing death of Betty Rodriguez until forensic tests are completed.

The Grand Lady of North Springfield passes at age 90

Long-time community activist and leader Jean Willard has died. In her prime, she was a strong influence in Springfield, voters electing her first to serve on the Selectboard and then later on, the Schoolboard. She was the leading advocate for the interests of North Springfield, where she resided for most of her life.

Springfield man accused of fatally stabbing girlfriend pleads not guilty

There was an arraignment Tuesday for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend in the neck.

Springfield woman fatally stabbed

A Springfield woman died Monday after police said she was stabbed in the neck and back by a man she was romantically involved with.

Police investigate fatal stabbing near school

Police are still on the scene this evening where a fatal stabbing took place near the Union Street elementary school this afternoon during school hours.