Been wondering why there’s a bar code on your vehicle inspection sticker? WCAX explains

From the “It’s News But It’s No Surprise” Dept. – crime is also up in Burlington’s nearest neighbor, South Burlington.

Whole Foods won’t carry Maine lobster anymore.

It’s official: the State of Vermont will ban the sale of gasoline-powered new cars by 2035.

A stiff, cold wind blew from the north as Election Day 2022 dawned this morning.

There’s more than just political campaigning happening in Vermont.

Who can resist a story about a one-eared dog named Van Gogh who paints with his tongue?

As judged by the frequency of shootings, Bennington is the Burlington of the South.

Will non-citizens be allowed to vote in local elections in Vermont? The State Supreme Court is hearing both sides.

News headlines from around the state.

The Essex School District is suspending black and special ed students at a higher rate than other students.

Ezra Miller, who plays “The Flash” in the DC Comics Justice League film franchise, pleaded not guilty to stealing liquor from a neighbor of his southern Vermont home, WCAX reports.

It’s not just conservatives who see media bias in VT Digger and Seven Days.

Retiring Sen. Patrick Leahy is in the hospital for observation after saying he’s not feeling well. This headline and others from Vermont media today.

The water’s getting chilly, but at least it’s safe to swim at Burlington’s Leddy Beach again.

Headlines from today’s Vermont news media.

On the Burlington City Council, off the City Council for college student Ali House. This headline and others from Vermont media today.

The Democrat running against incumbent Phil Scott spent weeks sleeping on the State House steps protesting homelessness. Now she has a plan to stop it.

Richmond is back to full flouride status. This headline and others taken from today’s Vermont media headlines.

It costs a lot of $$ to build a new high school, Burlingtonians are finding out. That headline and others from today’s VT news media.

Former WCAX anchor Judy Simpson became the news as she fled her Florida home.

Vermont news media report the red-hot news of the day.

Use of the abortion pill increased in Vermont in 2020. This headline and others from today’s Vermont news media.

Franklin County’s Kicking Cop denies wrongdoing. And that was no coyote – it was a wolf. This headline and others in Vermont media.

The pandemic must really be over if Justin Trudeau’s government is lifting the vax requirement. This headline and others from VT media today.

Windham County’s prosecutor isn’t sure police got the right bearded, camo-wearing homeless person when they arrested Ryan Avery for allegedly slashing a highway worker.

It’s dangerous to keep a gun for self-defense, a Sheffield gun owner argues.

Bradford became about the 70th Vermont municipality to allow licensed local stores to sell marijuana.

A groundbreaking hire on the gridiron, Demolition Derby at the Fair, and the dismissal of a non-citizen voting lawsuit lead today’s headlines in Vermont media.

Once more into the breach for students and educators alike, as Vermont’s 2022-23 school year begins.

A Massachusetts man told police he thought Mother Nature would give his sheep all the water they needed. Wrong! This headline and others from Vermont news media.

A sign of the times – social workers wearing stab-resistant vests in Burlington. This headline and others in Vermont media today.

Monkeypox is highly unlikely to become a public school pandemic, health officials admit. But, they say, it doesn’t hurt to be ready. This headline and others from Vermont news media .

Vermont’s college enrollment is up, but postal service keeps going down.

You’d think Burlington’s Police Commission would be focused on reducing the huge increase in gunfire violence. Wrong! Instead, members want more access to police bodycams, WCAX reports.

A Montpelier man helped kill renowned Massachusetts mobster Whitey Bulger, brother of FBI director.

A gruesome reminder of the days of state-sanctioned slavery was on sale at a Rutland gun show – and denounced by local black activists.

Montpelier school officials aren’t ready to declare victory over Covid-19, the Montpelier Bridge reports.

Kick out the Franklin County sheriff candidate who kicked a man in the groin, residents say.

The city of Burlington’s experiment with micro-housing swelling numbers of homeless people is underway.

Democratic voters yesterday had a few surprises of their own in what Secretary of State Jim Condos rightly called a “once in a generation primary.”

Vermont’s bat population is showing signs of recovery from an itching disease that makes them wake up from hibernation too early and then freeze to death.

A man died after plunging 80 feet from the cliffs of Rock Point, Burlington. Boaters saw it happen.

It’s official – Pat Leahy voted for Molly Gray. But will enough fellow Democrats join him to give her the nomination for Congress?

Hot headlines from Vermont media.

Cat stuck behind a wall meows pathetically. Fire Department to the rescue! Sweetwaters closing. Those headlines and others….

LGBTQ PACs have been giving generously to the Congressional campaign of Sen. Becca Balint.

A man was arrested for holding a live ammunition cook-off on the grill of a South Burlington fast food restaurant. This headline and others from VT media.

Hot headlines from a hot Vermont weekend.

There’s a $366 million winner out there – somewhere.

The venerable downtown office building of the Hardwick Gazette may soon have a new life as a community center. This headline and others from Vermont media today.

Someone painted a swastika on a shop owned by iconic ice-cream makers who back the boycott-divest-sanction movement against the State of Israel.

Molly Gray has out-fundraised competitor Becca Balint in their race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House seat.

VT Digger covers the trial of an Addison County sheriff accused of sex assault.

With a national shortage of truck drivers, why is a Vermont trucking company reportedly laying off drivers? WCAX reports

The Montpelier community newspaper describes accounts of bullying in the local public schools.

Grow Georgia peaches in Georgia, Vermont? Sure thing

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has seems to be taking a dim view of non-citizen voting, the City of Winooski wants a judge to throw out a GOP lawsuit against its non-citizen voting charter change.

80 workers are out of work after a North Springfield manufacturer closed.

Facebook brings together Colchester, Vermont and its English ancestor.

Headlines from Vermont news media.

As ICE ratchets up pressure on the American press, Vermont illegal immigrants and their supporters are demanding the federal agency drop their deportation cases.

Headlines from Vermont media today.

A Newport woman has been arrested for attempting murder-by-car and other blunt objects.

Headlines from Vermont media today.

With the Supreme Court discouraging the exclusive flying of the BLM flag, Vermont schools are reaching for compromises. This headline and others from today’s Vermont media.

Recent headlines from Vermont news media.

Campaigns aren’t supposed to reach out to PACS for support. But a ‘red box’ on Congressional candidate Becca Balint’s campaign website may be doing just that – this headline and others from VT media today.

Headlines from Vermont media include: a new suicide hotline number, Burlington’s growing graffiti problem, and this weekend’s gun control march at State House.

The electricity rates are going up in Burlington, and the new high school’s price tag exceeds the city’s borrowing capacity.

A construction worker allegedly set fire to a White River Junction building.

Headlines from today’s media.

Headlines from Vermont media.

Vermont’s political left has chosen sides in the race for Congress – against front-runner Molly Gray.

The ACLU says the Legislature dropped the ball on police reform, and students are demanding action following the Texas shootings.

First responders say that in springtime the water runs fast and cold in Vermont streams and rivers. Swimmers beware.