Vermont will spend more than $2.5 billion this year on public education, even though student enrollment has fallen by roughly 30% since the late 1990s. Per-pupil spending now exceeds $30,000 each year, placing Vermont among the highest-spending states in the nation. But this unprecedented level of investment has not translated into improved student outcomes.
Miles and Sears lured the victim onto St. Paul Street from College Street with the intent to rob him, police say.
Council also says safe injection site would require changing city bylaws
Out-of-state shelter pets could carry screwworm to Vermont, officials worry; A Department of Corrections policy is quietly reshaping how long people are incarcerated in Vermont; New Vermont State University president talks enrollment challenges, future growth
Foundation for Government Accountability Data and Analytics Director Hayden Dublois is scheduled to discuss his WSJ column at 12:20 pm today, July 27,on Chronicle Conversations on WVMT AM 620 and wvmtradio.com.
As of this morning, there is a search bar at the top of FYIVT, and it does something Google does not: It searches only Vermont, including public information the major search engines cannot see.
Ten jobs employ more Vermonters than any others. Here’s what each one leaves under your nails by dinnertime — including the one that leaves nothing you can see.
Lane caught more than 20 pounds each day of the Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit event for a three-day total of 65 pounds, 7 ounces.
A Bennington man is facing multiple criminal charges, including attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and illegal possession of a firearm, following a shooting and subsequent four-vehicle crash in Bennington, officials said.
Cliffs clear to hike and climb again
Organizers forgo exchange rates to draw visitors from across the border.
A reader wrote in with a sharp, three-part question about Efficiency Vermont: Has the utility ever stated how much less electricity the state uses because of its work? Would that number hold up if you normalized for businesses that have left Vermont? And doesn’t cutting electricity use actually push rates up, since the grid’s fixed costs don’t go away when sales fall?
To obtain the two loans, Staley submitted fraudulent tax returns to TD Bank, the indictment said.
Possible unapproved transfer of taxpayer funds from the Town of Woodstock to the Village of Woodstock to help pay for legal fees surrounding the demotion of former Police Chief Joe Swanson.
Ellie loved Jesus, life, learning, meeting new people and sharing those things with others.
At least three of the suspects had been arrested before for occupying the same office building in Williston.
Announcing the transfer on the New England Conference website, church officials said the transfer is the first land restitution project undertaken by the New England Conference since adopting a 2023 policy directing leaders to consider land restitution when disposing of church property.
They’re bumblebee yellow, about the size of a ride-on mower, and since May they’ve been humming up and down crop rows on farms in northern Vermont with nobody driving them.
Man accused of vandalizing Maxie’s Deli in Rutland turns self in; Vermont governor concerned for logging industry after paper mill drops pulp production; Ex-Rutland City officer faces allegations of violating anti-bias policy, falsifying report
Court papers note that while she has strong support from a U.S. Congressman in Georgia, Ghasemi has provided false information, including a bogus date of birth, to both the U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Probation Office.
Vermont’s Bolton Valley ski resort has named a new CEO from outside the founding DesLauriers family in the latest management retooling.
Gov. Phil Scott has signed an executive order directing Vermont state agencies and departments to prioritize local newspapers, radio and television stations when purchasing advertising, in an effort to help local media inform Vermonters about what’s happening under the Golden Dome.
The 39th annual Kirkin’ of the Tartan will be held Sunday, July 26 at 11 a.m. at the Walter Harvey Meeting House in Barnet. The event honors the area’s Scottish and Reformed Presbyterian heritages.
High summer is doing its thing, and the calendar is loaded from the Champlain Islands clear down to the Shires. This weekend leans local in the best way: farm parties, a teenage cast tackling the founding fathers, blueberries by the bucket, and a whole afternoon set aside for fairies and gnomes.
“The parishes had no authority over the pastors and priests who were assigned by the Dioceses to the parishes,” the lawsuit trying to fend off more lawsuits related to sexual abuse by Vermont Roman Catholic Church priests a half-century ago argues.
This decline in approval comes as Scott prepares to seek a sixth term as governor and is running unopposed for the Republican nomination. If reelected, he would become the longest-serving governor in Vermont history, beating out Howard Dean who served from August 1991 to January 2003. Scott won reelection in 2024 with 73% of the vote.
Trump’s Iran nightmare deepens as poll reveals Americans’ brutal verdict with war nearing five months and U.S. death toll rising.
It’s worth looking back to see how a free people dealt with their health problems before government intervention accelerated in the 1930s.
An Enosburg man is facing charges of obstruction of justice, criminal threatening and disorderly conduct by electronic device after he reportedly made threats to several members of the Vermont State Police assigned to the St. Albans barracks, officials said Tuesday.
Supervisor took cash from vault, a few grand at a time, police say.
Iranian-born surgeon detained at Vermont border appears in federal court; Nine people, a cat displaced after Burlington house fire; Driver hits utility pole, lands on top of parked car in Ferrisburgh
Becca Balint and Charity Clark have hypocritically indicted themselves. Hank Poitras will win his challenge, preserving the political liberties that Americans have long enjoyed despite persistent Democratic efforts to punish “misinformation” while spewing it endlessly themselves.
These costs are pushing many Vermonters — especially our seniors/ elderly, low-income and fixed-income households — into fuel poverty.
The Nature Conservancy’s biodiversity fund is its response to the State of Vermont goals for protecting 30% of the state by 2030 and 50% by 2050.
It would write into the Vermont Constitution a permanent ban on any future right-to-work laws for public or private sector employees, meaning future legislatures would be constitutionally barred from passing legislation banning union-membership-as-a-condition-of-employment agreements.
The researchers say the disease poses no known risk to people. Vermont has never issued an advisory specific to this lake or this fish — and the only public guidance is a biologist’s personal answer.
Held without bail.
VSP: missing man last seen in Duxbury; Judge denies bid by suspect’s lawyers in border patrol agent killing to change records screening process; Vermont manufacturers react to President Trump announcing new tariffs on Canadian goods; Vermont is not educating students with disabilities up to federal standards
The video depicts police leading away a Main Street, Brattleboro resident on July 18, with Predator Poachers president Alex Rosen describing how the group posed as an 11-year-old open to a sexual encounter.
The festival offers something for everyone, from exploring Vermont’s granite history at the Vermont Granite Museum to enjoying live performances and local flavors in the heart of the city.
Mahdawi still free, but now must argue case in immigration courts.
Balint, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Ending Corporate Greed Task Force, joined with New York Democrat Rep. Nydia Velázquez and several other Democratic lawmakers to introduce what they call the Online Sellers’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026.
The changes proposed by the Fish and Wildlife Board would eliminate the consecutive “early” and “late” seasons to create one bear season extending from September 1 through the last day of the regulated deer seasons.
Your website declares you want to get rid of the Presidency, the U.S. Senate, Homeland Security and ICE, State and local Law Enforcement, private businesses, prisons, our United States Constitution. What world will we live in with your ideas?
The funding approved included $3.6 million to the state of Vermont to reimburse the Town of Lyndon to repair one bridge on Red Village Road and replace another washed away by the late July 2024 flooding.
As Vermont’s health care insurance rates climbed higher than neighboring states, the Vermont Legislature this year tried to crack down on what some Vermonters of faith consider a more preferable, more cost-effective alternative: the health care sharing ministry (HCSM).
In an interview with Jewish Insider at the Aspen Security Forum, Joel Rubin didn’t mince words, claiming that the Jewish senior Vermont U.S. senator and his movement are harming American Jews by boosting “anti-Israel, antisemitic candidates.”
Governor Phil Scott also announces 144 appointments to State boards and commissions
Pilot rescued by residents after small plane crash in Morgan; Tractor-trailer crash closes Route 22A in Benson for hours; Youth-centered space prepares to open in Montpelier; Gas prices increase in Vermont once again
Prosecutors argued that Said, who faces a homicide charge in the death of Christina Chatlos, 38, should not receive any additional leniency. Caledonia State’s Attorney Claire Burns told the court that the state had originally sought to hold Said without bail and remains concerned about public safety and the possibility that he could flee while living in Massachusetts.
The 12th annual Brewfest will take place July 25 from 3 to 9 p.m. at The Barn at the Top of the World, located at 1073 Upper Quarry Road in Newport. The venue is operated by Hilarie and Todd Wright, who donate its use for the charity.
It’s campaign season. You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting a candidate looking for your vote. Here are a few questions to ask.
$991,000 of the $1.1. million contribution to the LGBTQ Victory Fund was spent on behalf of Balint’s primary campaign, helping her defeat Molly Gray. Balint won easily in the general election.
During the struggle, Healy reached toward an officer’s duty belt, grabbed the officer’s holstered firearm and attempted to remove it from the holster, police say.
Benjamin and Simon make no bones about their anti-Israel viewpoint in their article, accusing the Jewish state of “genocide in Gaza.”
According to the commission, tissues collected during its public and private truth-telling sessions — symbolizing the tears shed as Vermonters shared their experiences — will be offered in a ceremonial fire as a gesture of healing.
Memorial grows for teen killed in Burlington e-bike crash; VSP: Gun discharged accidentally into Highgate apartment; Vermont Green women finish inaugural season as national runners up; Vermont Green FC Men’s Soccer advances to USL2 Eastern Conference Finals
Prior arrests for the man with ‘kill rats’ tattooed on his face include domestic assault with a deadline weapon, arson, fleeing scene of a crash.
The non-binding initiative asks whether Vermont should move toward a student-centered education funding system in which education dollars follow each child rather than being allocated primarily to school districts.
Veteran Vermont forester and author William Sargent is warning that the closure of the Finch Wood Yard in Glens Falls could have far-reaching consequences for the Northeast’s forest products industry, calling it one of the most significant events of his more than 50-year career.
Perhaps electrical grids are more complicated than the mandates.
Vermont makes a serious mistake when it treats more housing and a larger population as automatic progress. Every subdivision cut into a field, forest edge, hillside or former farm permanently removes part of the landscape that makes this state worth living in.
Interim Burlington Police Chief Shawn Burke said the two men were arrested following a month’s long investigation into a drug trafficking organization operating in the downtown area of the Queen City.
The New York Giants and their legends made Colchester the team’s preseason home away from home in the 1950s.
Does CNBC’s “Best States” ranking make any sense?
Education. Government. Health care. Prop 3 would clear obstacles to a general strike freezing activity in all three sectors.
When the ranking firefighter confronted him assaulting the woman, Butchino allegedly threatened him with a large hunting-style knife.
The Vermont Bear Hound Association announced it is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person or people responsible for illegally shooting and dumping the bear.
20 year old New Jersey woman charged.
Two years ago the suspect pleaded guilty to 53 charges, mostly stemming from alcohol-induced behavior.
Vermont’s ranking state university is facing pushback over plans to stop requiring hopeful freshmen to submit essays with their applications.
Police identified the victim as Shiloh Skalka, 16, of Burlington. Authorities said Skalka died Thursday evening from injuries suffered in the collision.
Vermont man accused of assault with hammer, threatening baby during fight; Vermont man arrested in New York for DWI, illegal weapons possession; 25 Vermont communities could become “opportunity zones”; E-biker seriously injured after Burlington crash; Rutland County Agricultural Society shares plan to upgrade old infrastructure at Vermont State Fair; Middlebury Festival on the Green back for 47th year
The celebration, organized by the Fair Haven Historical Society, will begin at 11 AM in the town park with remarks from state leaders and journalists about the importance of First Amendment rights. Scheduled speakers include Gov. Phil Scott, Senate Minority Leader Brian Collamore, House Minority Leader William Canfield, and Vermont Press Association Executive Director Michael Donoghue.
The first deputy to arrive located the man in the water, swam out to reach him, and brought him back to shore.
Vermont State Police responded at about 3:15 AM on July 17 to reports of a truck on fire in the roadway. A preliminary investigation found that a small tanker truck traveling southbound experienced an apparent mechanical problem that ignited the vehicle. The cause of the mechanical failure remains under investigation.
“July 20th was my mother and her mother’s birthday,” VDC reader recalls.
It includes using 6 juveniles to sell his crack cocaine in Rutland County
Vermont team controls disease in 67% of patients—by attacking cancer energy system
A federal notice names Derby among sites ICE is scouting for office space. It surfaces as two ICE shootings in Maine and Texas sharpen nerves along the border.
According to the FBI, he is accused of being a member of the Jaggu Bhagwanpuria Organized Crime Group, a transnational criminal organization that originated in India’s Punjab state.
The speaker series, titled “Those Who Came Before: 250 Years of Vermont History,” will explore the quest for liberty, equality, justice, and acceptance in Vermont. Speakers will use archival records, including those held by VSARA, to tell the stories of individuals, communities, and our nation.
GOP justice of the peace nominating meeting July 20.
Fenbendazole Can Cure Cancer presents Case Reports of people who have treated their own cancers along with other articles to help understand how fenbendazole works to treat cancer.
Burlington ranks number 6 in top towns to visit list; Group accuses Chittenden County sheriff’s campaign of transphobic speech against primary opponent; Ben & Jerry’s Foundation says it will shut down amid legal dispute with parent company
Governor Phil Scott and the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) earlier this week announced $3,547,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding through the Vermont Community Development Program (VCDP).
Initial reports indicated that one man, Puma’s father, James, was stabbed and taken to Porter Hospital, apparently by his wife, Janet.
Since his November write-in election to the unpaid county post, and after he accompanied an anti-Israel activist Mohsen Mahdawi to a detention hearing in Colchester in April, 2025, Helali was reported by a Vermont community newspaper to be living in Russia.
Also, Woodstock’s budgetary correspondence. and Balint’s budgetary record.
Renee Orzolek, 49, of Craftsbury was conducting flagging operations for road maintenance near Leavitt Circle at about 3:55 p.m. when she was struck by a 2025 GMC Canyon driven by Colby Currier, 88, of Troy, according to police.
Twenty-three percent of Vermont residents are over 65, placing it second nationally to Maine, with 24 percent.
Police say Mississippi woman rolled down her window and pointed a gun at Shelburne man.
The largest contributor to Vermont’s hazy, smoky plume remains the dozens of active wildfires in Canada, where 34 fires are burning across nearly 24,812 acres.
Vermont housing crisis is subject of candidate forum; Richmond still under boil water notice; Manchester Police Chief Owns retiring; Lt. Blanchard to assume leadership
Shawn Loan replaces retiring Col. Matthew Birmingham
Will Bernie win the Democratic nomination in 2028? Hear Mark Halperin explain why he thinks so on Chronicle Conversations at 12:30 ttoday on WVMT.
Newly released 2025 state assessment data compiled by EdWatch VT shows many Vermont public schools are not meeting state proficiency standards in reading, writing, math and science – even though neighboring towns have much better results.
On the morning of July 13, a lactating female black bear was dumped into the river from the Newbury Crossing Fishing Access Area. The bear had died from a gunshot wound.
Biologist Kevin Tolan from the Vermont Center for Ecostudies tells WCAX-TV the lack of mowing is spawning invasive plants choking off the very grass that was designed to save ground-nesting birds.
Over the weekend, reenactors took to a southern Vermont hillside and put on an educational show
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