There have been 94 violent gun incidents in Vermont thus far in 2022, and state leaders say many are connected with the growing fentanyl crisis.
94 violent gun incidents so far this year
Police: Chester teacher made videos of nude girls in bathroom
Voyeuristic videos taken in a bathroom at Merrill’s home depicted nude girls, police say.
Watercooler: 300 refugees headed to Rutland
Over the next three years, refugees from Afghanistan and other nations will be arriving in Rutland.
Weak drug laws make Vermont ‘a destination for drug trafficking,’ Scott says
Weak drug laws and strong demand make Vermont a destination state for drug-traffickers, Gov. Phil Scott stated in his veto letter of a hard drug decrim bill.
Sexton: won’t join Dems and liberals
Jim Sexton: “More people who self-identify as Republican, then vote for and support the left/far left agenda has nothing to do with more Republicans in the Statehouse.”
Redic calls out Balint, Ram-Hinsdale for voting for ‘Clean Heat Carbon Tax’
“Voting for a carbon tax in order to purposefully drive up Vermonters’ home heating bills in a state as cold as ours is reprehensible,” Redic said in a campaign statement. “To do this at a time of already record high prices and rampant inflation is beyond irresponsible.”
U.S. buys monkeypox vax after MA man infected
The U.S. government has ordered millions of doses of a vaccine that protects against monkeypox. The news follows the first confirmed case in the states — a man in Massachusetts — following an outbreak in the U.K.
SHORTS: Librarian quits after Drag Queen Story Hour pushback
The Chester town librarian has resigned over pushback from the library board about her plans to hold a Drag Queen Story Hour on June 4, the Chester Telegraph reports.
Bathhouse, boutique bowling alley planned for Burlington ‘brownfield’
453 Pine Street, Burlington is next to the Pine Street Canal Superfund Site, the location of a coal gasification plant that closed in 1966.
Avian flu spreads across Vermont
Avian flu is spreading among Vermont’s wild fowl population, Fish & Wildlife reports.
