Amanda Martin-Ryan

Neighbors are starting to pick up the pieces in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom after seeing the full extent of the damage caused by the floods.Barnet was among those hardest hit this week, with numerous roads washed out—many still impassable.Route 5 in West Barnet is not accessible by car with chunks of the road washed out in multiple spots. A neighbor living near one of those spots told NBC5 that officials already decided the road is condemned. Her house survived these floods and the 1927 floods…

A Dartmouth student who was reported missing to police Sunday afternoon was found dead in the Connecticut River later in the evening.According to the Hanover Police Department, they received a report that 20-year-old Won Jang had been missing since 9:30 p.m. Saturday.Hanover police and fire departments were first to arrive where Jang was last seen by witnesses at 8 Boathouse Road, by the docks on the Connecticut River. Police said he was attending a “social gathering”. He was reported missing wh…

Essex police are looking for a man and woman who reportedly left with the pit bulls after they didn't help the victim

Vermont State Police are looking for the person who burglarized and vandalized a home in the Northeast Kingdom Saturday afternoon.VSP said troopers received a report about the incident just before 12:45 p.m. According to officials, a house on Caswell Avenue in the village of Derby Line had been broken into, burglarized, and vandalized.Racial slurs reportedly had been painted on the walls inside of the home. Troopers from the Derby Barracks are continuing to investigate but have not identified an…

A 17-year-old from Rutland was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning that left two other teens seriously injured. According to Vermont State Police, Troopers received a report just before 6 a.m. about a single-vehicle crash on Notch Road in the town of Mendon. Evidence at the scene revealed that the car, a 2000 Jetta Volkswagen, was heading in a northwest direction when the car veered off the shoulder and collided with a tree.State police said they are continuing to investigate why the Jet…

Vermont State Police are investigating a head-on collision between two cars that left one driver dead and the other in serious condition on Wednesday.According to authorities, Troopers from the Berlin barracks and Crash Reconstruction Team were called to I-89 southbound in Montpelier. Evidence at the scene led officials to find that Jason Ball of Barre had been driving his 2015 Chevy Malibu northbound when it crossed over the median into the southbound lane, hitting a Honda CR-V head-on.VSP said…

Friday evening, hundreds gathered at UVM representing communities from all over Vermont, competing in this year’s Special Olympics. This weekend marks the first statewide summer games since the pandemic.Returning from the five-year hiatus, 347 athletes brought lots of energy and excitement to Patrick Gym for the opening ceremonies. It kicked off with a challenging final leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run, with officers running uphill on campus.The athlete-filled crowd cheered on while waiting…

A couple of months after being sworn in, Burlington’s new mayor is facing controversy after she and her family were signed up to receive dinners through the site Meal Train. This all came to light Tuesday afternoon after Vermont News First reported on it. It wasn’t until early Wednesday evening that the mayor broke her silence and defended her role in the situation.If you try to look-up the Mulvaney-Stanak’s Meal Train account, a website meant to provide meals for families in need, you’ll find i…

Police in Brattleboro cited a 74-year-old man after he crashed into seven different vehicles and two signs Saturday morning. According to their department, officers were called to Market 32, a grocery store, at 11:30 a.m. after a reported multi-vehicle crash.Responding officers learned there was a red sedan that had collided with several vehicles and signs and was still driving around the area. Brattleboro police said they received multiple calls about this.Officers were able to find the sedan a…

Thursday marks 80 years since D-Day, and while commemorations took place across the world, WWII veterans are marking the anniversary here at home, including a 98-year-old lifelong St. Albans resident.Bob Coon said he hasn’t talked much about his experiences from nearly 80 years ago, like many other veterans of the war.“Nobody went into that thinking they were doing anything great, and I think they all came home the same way and didn’t talk about it,” Coon said.At the age of nineteen, Coon was re…

The thousands of Canadian workers set to go on strike Friday are now holding off until next week as they continue contract negotiations for fairer wages.If the strike does happen, the border will stay open, but we could still see an impact here at home. The flow of goods, services, and people coming from Canada could all be disrupted.With summer tourism kicking into high gear, the businesses NBC5 spoke with in Burlington said they’re not concerned yet but will be if the strike lasts through the…