VT advocate: 'We forget that domestic violence is in our neighborhood'
Two new cases have made domestic violence and intimate partner violence in Vermont impossible to ignore. Police are searching for a South Burlington man accused of killing his girlfriend, 33-year-old Anako "Anette" Lumumba, who was found dead with a gunshot wound last week. On Monday, Vermont State Police announced another case in which a woman is accused of killing her boyfriend, 35-year-old Troy Ford, in Highgate. The woman's mother pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murd
49ers put Reuben Foster, and rest of NFL, on notice about domestic violence
Almost four years after Ray Rice, the NFL might finally be getting the message on domestic violence. San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch said Monday that the team will cut ties with linebacker Reuben Foster if it’s proven he beat his girlfriend. As it is, Lynch said the 49ers are approaching this week’s draft as if Foster won’t be around. “The gravity of these charges has not been lost on us. We take it extremely seriously,” Lynch said. It’s about time. While Roger
Legislature Passes Plan to Help Domestic Violence Victims
The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill that would make it easier for domestic violence victims to get off the cellphone plans of their abusers and have rights transferred to them. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Legislature has passed a bill that would make it easier for domestic violence victims to get off the cellphone plans of their abusers and have rights transferred to themselves. The House unanimously passed a bill that allows abuse victims to ask a court to
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