The House has turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling revenue and killed a bill that legalized a casino.More >>
The House has turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling revenue and killed a bill that legalized a casino.More >>
A Maine man charged in the death of a 15-year-old girl whose body was found in the woods has made his first court appearance, but he didn't have anything to say.More >>
An investigation has concluded that a Vermont state trooper was justified in the use of deadly force when he shot a man in a Danville school bus last year.More >>
An investigation has concluded that a Vermont state trooper was justified in the use of deadly force when he shot a man in a Danville school bus last year.More >>
Undefeated Clay Buchholz takes the mound in Chicago tonight as the Red Sox look to avoid getting swept by the White Sox. Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh last night before David Ortiz broke it up with a...More >>
In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.More >>
In an effort to slow the pace of climate change, students at more than 200 colleges are asking their schools to stop investing in fossil fuel companies.More >>
The state Senate has OK'd repeal of a requirement for a feasibility study on the proposed east-west highway. The measure now goes to Governor Paul LePage. Also today, the Senate rejected a move to bar enforcement of the...More >>
A group of economists says New England is recovering from the worst recession in decades, with the strongest gains in Massachusetts and Vermont, while Rhode Island and Maine lag.More >>
A group of economists says New England is recovering from the worst recession in decades, with the strongest gains in Massachusetts and Vermont, while Rhode Island and Maine lag.More >>
Vermont State Police troopers and their counterparts from the Surete du Quebec are holding a two-day exercise to work on cross-border law enforcement.More >>
Vermont State Police troopers and their counterparts from the Surete du Quebec are holding a two-day exercise to work on cross-border law enforcement.More >>
Lawyers have argued before the Vermont Supreme Court over who should pay for the legal defense against any claims made in the 2009 death of a woman who was denied medication in jail.More >>
Lawyers have argued before the Vermont Supreme Court over who should pay for the legal defense against any claims made in the 2009 death of a woman who was denied medication in jail.More >>
Vermont's attorney general says Vermont homeowners have gotten $14.7 million in foreclosure relief benefits as part of a state-federal settlement with the country's five largest mortgages servicers.More >>
Vermont's attorney general says Vermont homeowners have gotten $14.7 million in foreclosure relief benefits as part of a state-federal settlement with the country's five largest mortgages servicers.More >>
A jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of helping a Zumba fitness instructor run a prostitution business in Maine. Jury selection had stalled for more than three weeks after prosecutors appealed...More >>
A 20-year-old Maine man has been charged with murder in the death of a 15-year-old girl who was last seen more than a week ago, when she went to meet someone she befriended online. Police say Kyle Dube, of Orono, was charged...More >>
Modest economic growth is expected in New England over the next three years with the region as a whole returning to pre-recession employment levels by 2015.More >>
Modest economic growth is expected in New England over the next three years with the region as a whole returning to pre-recession employment levels by 2015.More >>
Vermont is getting $6.3 million in federal Homeland Security grants to help the state develop prevention and preparedness programs to respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.More >>
Vermont is getting $6.3 million in federal Homeland Security grants to help the state develop prevention and preparedness programs to respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.More >>
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada.More >>
New Hampshire U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter has introduced an amendment that would protect pipeline activity between Portland, Maine and Montreal, Canada.More >>
A man arrested in connection with a fire set at a car dealership in Pittsford, Vt., in July 2011 has pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge.More >>
A man arrested in connection with a fire set at a car dealership in Pittsford, Vt., in July 2011 has pleaded not guilty to a federal arson charge.More >>
Police in the Vermont community of Morristown say two women have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a house occupied by a family.More >>
Police in the Vermont community of Morristown say two women have been charged with attempted murder for allegedly setting fire to a house occupied by a family.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to hold its last two deer hearings that will help set regulations for this fall's hunts.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to hold its last two deer hearings that will help set regulations for this fall's hunts.More >>
An upstate New York teacher's curiosity about a local rock formation known as "Indian Ovens" has confirmed the site was indeed used by Native Americans, but another mystery lingers.More >>
An upstate New York teacher's curiosity about a local rock formation known as "Indian Ovens" has confirmed the site was indeed used by Native Americans, but another mystery lingers.More >>
Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer is praising lawmakers for passing legislation to clean up glitches in the state's so-called tax increment financing program.More >>
Vermont State Auditor Doug Hoffer is praising lawmakers for passing legislation to clean up glitches in the state's so-called tax increment financing program.More >>
A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing another Vermont company that roasts coffee for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck."More >>
A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing another Vermont company that roasts coffee for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck."More >>
A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from Vermont's Williamstown Middle High School after failing 9th grade for a second year in row.More >>
A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from Vermont's Williamstown Middle High School after failing 9th grade for a second year in row.More >>
A passenger has been killed in a car accident in northern Vermont after the driver lost control while swerving to avoid a small animal that was crossing the road.More >>
A passenger has been killed in a car accident in northern Vermont after the driver lost control while swerving to avoid a small animal that was crossing the road.More >>
A St. Johnsbury man arrested when police found drugs and a gun in his car is becoming an unwitting accomplice in helping police maintain a dog used in drug searches.More >>
A St. Johnsbury man arrested when police found drugs and a gun in his car is becoming an unwitting accomplice in helping police maintain a dog used in drug searches.More >>
A 31-year-old Vermont woman arrested after a fatal crash in upstate New York has been convicted of drunken and reckless driving. But a jury acquitted her of manslaughter and homicide.More >>
A 31-year-old Vermont woman arrested after a fatal crash in upstate New York has been convicted of drunken and reckless driving. But a jury acquitted her of manslaughter and homicide.More >>
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a man who has multiple drunken driving convictions can sue the state's largest hospital for drawing his blood at the request of police.More >>
The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that a man who has multiple drunken driving convictions can sue the state's largest hospital for drawing his blood at the request of police.More >>
A Vermont woman who admitted that she had unlawful sexual encounters with a 14-year-old boy will spend at least 10 year on the sex-offender registry.More >>
A Vermont woman who admitted that she had unlawful sexual encounters with a 14-year-old boy will spend at least 10 year on the sex-offender registry.More >>
A federal judge has scheduled a three-week trial in September for a Massachusetts man accused of killing a woman as part of a drug deal in southern Vermont.More >>
A federal judge has scheduled a three-week trial in September for a Massachusetts man accused of killing a woman as part of a drug deal in southern Vermont.More >>
The executive director of a regional mental health organization is going to become the next commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health.More >>
The executive director of a regional mental health organization is going to become the next commissioner of the Vermont Department of Mental Health.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says 10 cliffs and hiking trails across the state are closed to protect peregrine falcon nesting areas.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife says 10 cliffs and hiking trails across the state are closed to protect peregrine falcon nesting areas.More >>
Vermont's largest hospital is seeking state permission for a big construction project. Burlington's Fletcher Allen Health Care wants to spend $3.7 million to design a new in-patient building with up to 128...More >>
Vermont's largest hospital is seeking state permission for a big construction project. Burlington's Fletcher Allen Health Care wants to spend $3.7 million to design a new in-patient building with up to 128...More >>
The owner of a crude oil pipeline that runs between Maine and Montreal is asking Vermont environmental regulators to reconsider a ruling that would require a new review under the state's land use law if the...More >>
The owner of a crude oil pipeline that runs between Maine and Montreal is asking Vermont environmental regulators to reconsider a ruling that would require a new review under the state's land use law if the company seeks...More >>
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says new efforts are being made to encourage state workers in Montpelier not to drive into the city but to use other commuting methods.More >>
Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says new efforts are being made to encourage state workers in Montpelier not to drive into the city but to use other commuting methods.More >>
A suburban New York man released from a life-without-parole sentence after new DNA tests cast doubt on his conviction for killing his wife in a Vermont condominium almost two decades ago is due to be arraigned again...More >>
A suburban New York man released from a life-without-parole sentence after new DNA tests cast doubt on his conviction for killing his wife in a Vermont condominium almost two decades ago is due to be arraigned again in the...More >>
Bennington officials say Mace Security International that produces personal security products is moving at least some of its Vermont jobs to Ohio, eliminating nearly 40 jobs.More >>
Bennington officials say Mace Security International that produces personal security products is moving at least some of its Vermont jobs to Ohio, eliminating nearly 40 jobs.More >>
A detective in the Vermont city of Barre has been assigned to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct by current and former leaders of the Rutland Police Department.More >>
A detective in the Vermont city of Barre has been assigned to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct by current and former leaders of the Rutland Police Department.More >>
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell is warning people to beware of a texting scam that claims there is a problem with the consumer's credit or debit card.More >>
Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell is warning people to beware of a texting scam that claims there is a problem with the consumer's credit or debit card.More >>
With the 2013 Vermont legislative session wrapping up, lawmakers took stock and pointed to aid-in-dying and marijuana decriminalization bills as among the highlights.More >>
With the 2013 Vermont legislative session wrapping up, lawmakers took stock and pointed to aid-in-dying and marijuana decriminalization bills as among the highlights.More >>
Another effort to reduce the influence of money in politics appears to have fallen by the wayside, as Vermont lawmakers prepare to finish up their business for the year.More >>
Another effort to reduce the influence of money in politics appears to have fallen by the wayside, as Vermont lawmakers prepare to finish up their business for the year.More >>
A group that promotes power reliability says despite a stronger economy boosting energy use, improved efficiency and conservation should help cut summertime electricity demand in the northeastern United States and...More >>
A group that promotes power reliability says despite a stronger economy boosting energy use, improved efficiency and conservation should help cut summertime electricity demand in the northeastern United States and several...More >>
A 65-year-old man with a long history of threatening public officials and plotting to blow up the nation's largest mosque in Dearborn, Mich., could soon be living in a community facility in Vermont for people...More >>
A 65-year-old man with a long history of threatening public officials and plotting to blow up the nation's largest mosque in Dearborn, Mich., could soon be living in a community facility in Vermont for people with...More >>
Some AT&T cellphone customers in Putney could see their service restored after it was inadvertently cut during an upgrade in the southeastern Vermont community.More >>
Some AT&T cellphone customers in Putney could see their service restored after it was inadvertently cut during an upgrade in the southeastern Vermont community.More >>
A mobile home park that has been under pressure from the Vermont town of Bennington and the state to fix problems with its water supply is now facing a foreclosure complaint.More >>
A mobile home park that has been under pressure from the Vermont town of Bennington and the state to fix problems with its water supply is now facing a foreclosure complaint.More >>
Settlement talks in a lawsuit over the city of Burlington's financially troubled provider of television and Internet and phone service appear to have stalled.More >>
Settlement talks in a lawsuit over the city of Burlington's financially troubled provider of television and Internet and phone service appear to have stalled.More >>
A former voice coach to students at Middlebury College has been sentenced to six months in prison on a charge of viewing child pornography on his home computer.More >>
A former voice coach to students at Middlebury College has been sentenced to six months in prison on a charge of viewing child pornography on his home computer.More >>
Vermont lawmakers are expected to give final approval to a nearly $1.4 billion general fund budget for the next fiscal year and wrap up their work for 2013.More >>
Vermont lawmakers are expected to give final approval to a nearly $1.4 billion general fund budget for the next fiscal year and wrap up their work for 2013.More >>
Vermont is close to joining Oregon, Washington and Montana as states allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.More >>
Vermont is close to joining Oregon, Washington and Montana as states allowing doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.More >>
A group that promotes power reliability says improved energy efficiency and conservation are expected to help reduce electricity demand this summer in the northeastern United States and several Canadian provinces.More >>
A group that promotes power reliability says improved energy efficiency and conservation are expected to help reduce electricity demand this summer in the northeastern United States and several Canadian provinces.More >>
Three Vermont towns are going to get a total of $1.8 million from a federal grant to help replace municipal buildings made unusable by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.More >>
Three Vermont towns are going to get a total of $1.8 million from a federal grant to help replace municipal buildings made unusable by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene.More >>
The state of Vermont and the union that represents state police troopers have reached a labor deal that does not include an across-the- board increase in existing salaries.More >>
The state of Vermont and the union that represents state police troopers have reached a labor deal that does not include an across-the- board increase in existing salaries.More >>
A top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development and a former U.S. ambassador is going to become the next president of the Vermont-based organization World Learning.More >>
A top official with the U.S. Agency for International Development and a former U.S. ambassador is going to become the next president of the Vermont-based organization World Learning.More >>
Quick action by two St. Johnsbury police officers is being credited with helping avert disaster when they discovered an early morning apartment house fire in the Vermont community.More >>
Quick action by two St. Johnsbury police officers is being credited with helping avert disaster when they discovered an early morning apartment house fire in the Vermont community.More >>
A Vermont town that was the home of exiled Soviet dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn (sol-zhuh-NEET'-suhn) for nearly two decades is a step closer to opening a museum dedicated to him.More >>
A Vermont town that was the home of exiled Soviet dissident author Alexander Solzhenitsyn (sol-zhuh-NEET'-suhn) for nearly two decades is a step closer to opening a museum dedicated to him.More >>
The Vermont Department of Corrections is holding a town hall style meeting on interactive television to get comments and take questions from the public.More >>
The Vermont Department of Corrections is holding a town hall style meeting on interactive television to get comments and take questions from the public.More >>
A rise in heroin abuse across northern New England is being blamed partly on aggressive marketing by out-of-state drug dealers and the higher cost of prescription drugs sold illegally on the streets.More >>
A rise in heroin abuse across northern New England is being blamed partly on aggressive marketing by out-of-state drug dealers and the higher cost of prescription drugs sold illegally on the streets.More >>
Two years after Dartmouth College created a national project to address binge drinking, participating campuses are taking stock of what's worked and what hasn't.More >>
Two years after Dartmouth College created a national project to address binge drinking, participating campuses are taking stock of what's worked and what hasn't.More >>
The Vermont Health Department is holding the second of three clinics to test people for the mosquito-borne disease eastern equine encephalitis that killed two Vermonters last year.More >>
The Vermont Health Department is holding the second of three clinics to test people for the mosquito-borne disease eastern equine encephalitis that killed two Vermonters last year.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking people to let biologists know if they spot bat colonies in buildings and other locations this summer.More >>
The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking people to let biologists know if they spot bat colonies in buildings and other locations this summer.More >>
Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding public meetings around Vermont to talk about what the United States might learn from Denmark about health care, education and environmental protection.More >>
Sen. Bernie Sanders is holding public meetings around Vermont to talk about what the United States might learn from Denmark about health care, education and environmental protection.More >>
Gov. Paul LePage is returning to a familiar theme - a $484 million debt to hospitals for unpaid Medicaid services. The governor wants lawmakers to act. He says it's been more than 115 days since he put his plan...More >>
Gov. Paul LePage is returning to a familiar theme - a $484 million debt to hospitals for unpaid Medicaid services. The governor wants lawmakers to act. He says it's been more than 115 days since he put his plan on the...More >>
Students studying philanthropy at Southern Vermont College concluded their spring semester studies by awarding grants to three community organizations in the Bennington area.More >>
Students studying philanthropy at Southern Vermont College concluded their spring semester studies by awarding grants to three community organizations in the Bennington area.More >>
The family of a Springfield, Vt., man who was killed when a gun he accidentally dropped fired a bullet into his head is suing the gun shop where he bought the weapon and several firearms manufacturers.More >>
The family of a Springfield, Vt., man who was killed when a gun he accidentally dropped fired a bullet into his head is suing the gun shop where he bought the weapon and several firearms manufacturers.More >>
Vermont Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding says revenues were up in all three of the state's main sources of income last month, including the highest general fund revenues ever for April.More >>
Vermont Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding says revenues were up in all three of the state's main sources of income last month, including the highest general fund revenues ever for April.More >>
Hopes appear to be fading that Vermont lawmakers can resolve differences between the House and Senate over the budget and between both and the Shumlin administration over taxes and wrap up their business for the this...More >>
Hopes appear to be fading that Vermont lawmakers can resolve differences between the House and Senate over the budget and between both and the Shumlin administration over taxes and wrap up their business for the this weekend.More >>
Vermont prosecutors say they're going to dismiss assault charges filed against a mentally ill man who was shot and wounded by police during a struggle.More >>
Vermont prosecutors say they're going to dismiss assault charges filed against a mentally ill man who was shot and wounded by police during a struggle.More >>
The St. Johnsbury School Board is considering making students in the Vermont town attend school on the Martin Luther King Day holiday in January.More >>
The St. Johnsbury School Board is considering making students in the Vermont town attend school on the Martin Luther King Day holiday in January.More >>
Police say a muddy check torn into pieces and sent to the IRS in Burlington caused a hazardous-materials scare that led to the evacuation of more than 100 office workers.More >>
Police say a muddy check torn into pieces and sent to the IRS in Burlington caused a hazardous-materials scare that led to the evacuation of more than 100 office workers.More >>
A Vermont Medical Practice Board investigator and a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent have been charged with federal gun and tax violations.More >>
A Vermont Medical Practice Board investigator and a former Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent have been charged with federal gun and tax violations.More >>
Vermont's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is going to be talking about the need to reform a federal requirement that most motor fuel contain ethanol.More >>
Vermont's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives is going to be talking about the need to reform a federal requirement that most motor fuel contain ethanol.More >>
The Vermont Senate is set to take another crack at changes to Vermont's campaign finance law, as the 2013 legislative session nears adjournment.More >>
The Vermont Senate is set to take another crack at changes to Vermont's campaign finance law, as the 2013 legislative session nears adjournment.More >>
The day after the Vermont Senate passed legislation allowing doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it, it gave backers of the bill a scare.More >>
The day after the Vermont Senate passed legislation allowing doctors to provide lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it, it gave backers of the bill a scare.More >>
A man convicted in the stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors when he was 17 has waived his right to be in court when his lawyer argues for a resentencing hearing.More >>
A man convicted in the stabbing deaths of two Dartmouth College professors when he was 17 has waived his right to be in court when his lawyer argues for a resentencing hearing.More >>
The Vermont Senate has beaten back another bid to pass legislation that would allow child care workers in the state to unionize for the purpose of negotiating subsidies and working conditions with the state.More >>
The Vermont Senate has beaten back another bid to pass legislation that would allow child care workers in the state to unionize for the purpose of negotiating subsidies and working conditions with the state.More >>
Police say an 18-year-old Swiss boarding student at Vermont's St. Johnsbury academy is facing a child pornography charge after investigators found nude images of a 14-year-old girl on his cellphone that she had...More >>
Police say an 18-year-old Swiss boarding student at Vermont's St. Johnsbury academy is facing a child pornography charge after investigators found nude images of a 14-year-old girl on his cellphone that she had sent to...More >>
Police want to speak to a woman with ties to two Vermont massage parlors searched as part of an investigation into possible human trafficking and prostitution.More >>
Police want to speak to a woman with ties to two Vermont massage parlors searched as part of an investigation into possible human trafficking and prostitution.More >>
Investigators say a crash that killed a Vermont teenager last month happened when the Jeep he was riding in tried to avoid an oncoming pickup truck, but ended up with both vehicles swerving and colliding.More >>
Investigators say a crash that killed a Vermont teenager last month happened when the Jeep he was riding in tried to avoid an oncoming pickup truck, but ended up with both vehicles swerving and colliding.More >>
A group of volunteers that led a campaign to rebuild a Vermont covered bridge after it was destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene plan to set up a visitor's kiosk using remnants of the original structure from 1870.More >>
A group of volunteers that led a campaign to rebuild a Vermont covered bridge after it was destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene plan to set up a visitor's kiosk using remnants of the original structure from 1870.More >>
The Vermont attorney general's office says it has settled complaints that a Los Angeles company sent mailings to Vermont companies that appeared to be bills.More >>
The Vermont attorney general's office says it has settled complaints that a Los Angeles company sent mailings to Vermont companies that appeared to be bills.More >>
A judge says a Vermont man shot and wounded by police after allegedly assaulting two Winooski officers is not mentally competent to stand trial.More >>
A judge says a Vermont man shot and wounded by police after allegedly assaulting two Winooski officers is not mentally competent to stand trial.More >>
Top Vermont officials say the state has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start demolition of the state office complex in Waterbury that had to be abandoned after it was flooded by...More >>
Top Vermont officials say the state has received approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start demolition of the state office complex in Waterbury that had to be abandoned after it was flooded by Tropical...More >>
A retired Vermont teacher has offered a spot in his family's cemetery plot to the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died following a shootout with police.More >>
A retired Vermont teacher has offered a spot in his family's cemetery plot to the family of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect who died following a shootout with police.More >>
The Vermont Senate is poised to resume debate of a proposal that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.More >>
The Vermont Senate is poised to resume debate of a proposal that would allow doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill patients who request it.More >>
A Vermont man who accidentally shot his friend while hunting bear in 2011 has received a deferred sentence after pleading no contest to aggravated assault.More >>
A Vermont man who accidentally shot his friend while hunting bear in 2011 has received a deferred sentence after pleading no contest to aggravated assault.More >>
Crews are planning to re-open a section of railroad track after three freight cars loaded with corn derailed and crashed into the Passumpsic River in Vermont.More >>
Crews are planning to re-open a section of railroad track after three freight cars loaded with corn derailed and crashed into the Passumpsic River in Vermont.More >>
The Vermont Army National Guard is monitoring some ongoing small fires at the forested Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho that flared up during training exercises last weekend.More >>
The Vermont Army National Guard is monitoring some ongoing small fires at the forested Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho that flared up during training exercises last weekend.More >>
Federal prosecutors in Vermont say a 43-year-old Bennington man has pleaded guilty to charges he embezzled $171,000 from a woman's estate that he had been managing.More >>
Federal prosecutors in Vermont say a 43-year-old Bennington man has pleaded guilty to charges he embezzled $171,000 from a woman's estate that he had been managing.More >>
The Vermont Senate has approved legislation that would remove criminal penalties and replace them with civil fines like a traffic ticket for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.More >>
The Vermont Senate has approved legislation that would remove criminal penalties and replace them with civil fines like a traffic ticket for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.More >>
