Hours after FYIVT published an article examining Vermont's latest tax-the-rich campaign, the site experienced the largest login attack in its recorded history. Roughly 140 IP addresses attempted to access the site's WordPress login system,
A county-by-county roundup of Vermont crime and public-safety news for the week of June 3–10, 2026: a federal guns-and-drugs sentencing in Windham County, a Rutland community-center arson charge, a fatal-overdose drug case out of Stowe, a 1
Fake CAPTCHA scams are turning routine “verify you’re human” prompts into malware traps. Instead of clicking a box, victims are told to paste commands into Windows tools, letting criminals steal passwords, session cookies, wallets, and acco
Vermont law enforcement worked a full slate this week, from drug raids in Rutland City and a dozen arrests in a Barre operation to a homicide prosecution in Bennington County and sexual-misconduct charges against Windsor County's sheriff. S
Fake “your computer is infected” pop-ups are designed to scare users into calling criminals posing as tech support. The fix is usually simple: don’t call, don’t click, force-close the browser, refuse session restore, then clear recent brows
A recent immigration-enforcement incident in South Burlington is fueling a broader debate in Vermont over public safety, immigration policy, and whether modern political discourse increasingly treats law enforcement itself as the primary pr
Vermont’s S.227 would sharply limit how schools cooperate with immigration enforcement, requiring judicial warrants before ICE-related access to nonpublic school areas. Supporters say the bill protects vulnerable students and educational ac
Phone phishing scams don't rely on obvious tricks anymore. By creating urgency, establishing false authority, and steering targets toward fake login pages, attackers capture credentials efficiently. Recognizing the pattern—problem, authorit
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched a federal fraud bounty program Monday, offering citizens 10 to 30 percent of fines collected from convicted fraudsters. Vermont has a comparable law on the books — but it requires hiring a lawyer to
Vermont’s S.193 would create a secure forensic facility aimed at resolving a growing breakdown between the courts, hospitals, and corrections system. The bill shifts the state toward a custody-first model with clinical oversight, raising qu
A new CDC alert warns that medetomidine — a veterinary sedative synthesized in clandestine labs — is spreading through the Northeast fentanyl supply at explosive rates. Vermont sits in the highest-concentration zone. The compound doesn't re
Vermont towns facing repeat theft and chronic disturbances often look to state courts for answers. But municipalities have their own tools—civil ordinances, trespass systems, and nuisance enforcement—that can help stabilize problem areas lo
