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Vermont State Police said troopers pulled over Troy Guertin over an equipment problem on U.S. Route 5 early Nov. 3 and saw signs of impairment.
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Troopers said Xavier Rios, 24, assaulted a member of his household during an argument. He was cited to appear in Franklin County Court.
Firefighters responding to an early-morning call located the man in the basement. State fire investigators are working to determine how the fire started.
State police are investigating the single-vehicle crash near Exit 32, which shut part of the northbound highway and backed up traffic on local roads.
The outgoing governor pledged a smooth handoff, and Pingree said her transition work is already underway and invited Mainers to apply for posts in her administration.
State police said the truck left the northbound side of the highway after midnight, struck signposts and light poles, then overturned. The driver was pronounced dead at a hospital.
As much as 6 inches of rain fell on parts of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, swamping a Falmouth gas station and closing streets from New Bedford to Bourne.
The vote starts a state-required review. Lebanon voters would have the final say, most likely in June. The board also held off on winterizing the building for now.
Massachusetts State Police said troopers also helped Becket police arrest a man reported to be threatening officers with a gun, among several arrests in the week ending Oct. 24.
The 39-year-old driver's truck first rear-ended another vehicle, according to State Police. No one else was hurt, and no one has been charged.
Chief of staff Matt Brokman will stay on as the Connecticut governor reviews agency leadership before his Jan. 6 swearing-in.
The governor's move cuts off a bid by two conservative groups to freeze the law until a possible 2028 repeal vote. All reporting comes from The Boston Globe.