The Cannabis Control Board has ordered fungi-filled product pulled from the shelves of five Vermont retail outlets.
Contaminated pot pulled from retail shops
Manchester, VT man arrested for Jan. 6 assault on cops
A Manchester man became the second Vermonter arrested for the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol
Bean: Enough with the armchair QBs, get in the game!
A young GOP candidate asks bitter critics of the Democratic win in November: did you volunteer for a Republican? Did you vote?
Trappers, Fish & Wildlife evaluate best practices
A trapping leader describes, in detail, how trappers and state wildlife officials cooperated on assessing best practices and equipment.
Whitworth: Vermont and the Sixth Great Extinction
Every current and planned Vermont wind turbine development is in forestland that our Agency of Natural Resources has designated “highest priority.”
Gassett: Town Meeting bill oppresses freedoms of Vermont citizens
The directives in this newly passed Bill H42 will oppress citizen involvement in local government.
Bennett: Sixteen below zero in the Rutland Cedar Swamp
The Scoutmaster said a night there in pup tents would make the boys “rugged.”
Children from Harlem visit Vermont in 1946, in forerunner of ‘Fresh Air Kids’ program
A Scottish-born pastor brought hundreds of Black children from Harlem to visit Vermont in 1946 with the help of legendary civil rights leader Adam Clayton Powell.
Wind chill as low as 45 below expected
Wind chill values could reach as low as 30 to 45 degrees (F) below zero tonight through Saturday.
Scott: State doesn’t require recipients to address root causes of homelessness
The State of Vermont offers homeless people help with the root cause of what put them on the street, but doesn’t require they accept the help in order to receive ongoing services.
Senate targets pregnancy centers
A majority of state senators have co-sponsored a bill targeting pro-life counseling service advertising as ‘deceptive’ and subject to government action.
Investigation continues into death after adults’ brawl at school basketball game
60-year-old Russell Giroux was driving home from the fight at the Alburgh Community Center when he stopped his car and called first responders, police say.
Term limits resolution introduced into House
Congress seems unwilling to impose term limits on itself. So a growing number of Vermonters are joining with citizens across America to call a Convention of States.
Sheriff, states attorneys face backlash
In today’s VT news headlines – A newly elected sheriff, a newly appointed state’s attorney, and another state’s attorney all face public criticism from other members of the criminal justice system.
Mermel: Fatal flaws appear in Clean Heat Standard
Since the state currently cannot stop the smuggling of fentanyl, it is unlikely it can stop fuel.
Video: Daisy Turner tells father’s first-hand account of the day Lincoln was shot
At age 100, Daisy Turner of Grafton – daughter of freed slaves, gifted raconteuse – told her family stories to folklorist Jane Beck.
Police seek Bennington fraud suspect
NBC 5 reports that state officials are striking back against Vermont’s growing mental health crisis.
S.39
A bill co-sponsored by two Vermont Senate chairs would make lawmakers eligible for the state employee health benefit plan ‘at no cost.’
Man dies after fight at school basketball game
A large fight between spectators of an Alburgh-St. Albans boys middle school game led to the death of one participant.
