Vernon police seize fentanyl, cocaine in traffic stop, two arrested; Wakefield police seek help finding missing 14-year-old; Buprenorphine initiative in Burl.

EV infrastructure challenges; Church Street difficulties; Cats catching bird flu and how to keep them safe.

Holiday lights, trees, and traditions.

Bakersfield family receives car for Christmas.

Supporters say a declared State of Emergency would reduce regulatory barriers, such as bypassing zoning requirements, which will allowed for a quicker ability to use state, city and privately owned property to open and maintain shelters.

Shiffrin tumble a learning experience for other skiers. Boiling maple sap! Vermont helps rebuild Notre Dame.

News quiz: What is UVM advising its foreign students to do before Donald Trump takes office?; Eric Edson sentenced on federal charges; Dronespotting

Drag Christmas party. Charitable casino. Life in the ‘lower class. And good news about St. J police captain.

Once again, Covid will be making Gov. Phil Scott work from home.

The winner got $17 – a significant choice for the cash award.

‘Alex Cross’ offer James Patterson gives bonus to Vermont booksellers.

A Church St. apartment building panned as a frequent crime scene but praised as very affordable housing has a new owner.

Carmen Beaudoin Bombardier has been making batches of her mother-in-law’s tourtière recipe to sell since the early 1980s, starting with the holiday bazaar at Christ the King School in Burlington. A share of the proceeds go to the school.

Construction company housed workers in unsafe quarters, town officials say.

Hallelujah for Seven Days’ feature story on a Barre church ministering directly to drug addicts.

Parting shot from Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; laying off immigration workers.

Just like its namesake hero of the Battle of Bennington, the General Stark bridge crosses the Connecticut River for the benefit of both states.

The iconic Elmore Store has new owners and a new life.

Some state workers ordered back to the office. The union’s not happy.

I-91 stretch to reopen. Man tries to run over, police say. Violence at hospital. Trump tariff impact on VT.

Burlington police are deeply unhappy. With a new police oversight board coming and a police Chief leaving, that’s no surprise for the Queen City.

Refugees from Afghanistan are accessing a “homeownership equity program, which provides a $25,000 interest-free, forgivable loan to help homebuyers from marginalized communities access permanently affordable housing.”

Stealing a 15-year-old dog’s wheelchair – how low can you go?

Montpelier lights up seven bridges for the holidays. Rutland cuts red tape to build housing.

A New Jersey native, Leddy is the top defensive football player from one of the United States military academies, senior military colleges or top ROTC programs.

School bus hit by FedEx truck. ACLU takes on sheriff on illegal immigration stance.

State shelters & staffing to cost $3 mil. Lawmakers feeling the heat on school spending.

Post-election harrassment in schools. Burlington graffiti policy.

“At the micro level on Wednesday morning it seemed as if a dark cloud had settled over the state. People were reaching out to friends and family by phone, text and email. There were tears and stoicism and bewilderment.”

Local governments cope with costly wastewater treatment.

The UVM Health Network subsidiary is an ‘accountable care organization’ run by very well-paid executives.

Decision Day began at 7 AM this morning across Vermont.

Family emergency shelters open. Vance in NH. Donate elderly pumpkins to pig farm.

Burlington repeat offender talks with WCAX reporter Ike Ben-David.

“They just keep heaping these taxes on us,” Martin told Vermont Public. “But they don’t understand the state’s going to go bankrupt eventually. There’s only so far you can go before you drive every single resident out of the state.”

Feeling secure about Blue Vermont, some Vermont Democrats travel to swing states to help elect Harris.

Bennington County to pick TWO new senators. Churches fund homeless in Montpelier. Burlington studies needle exchange. Political candidates in prison!

Burlington seeks higher electricity rate.

Supreme Court meets at high school. Perennial candidate runs against incumbent Secretary of State.

Colchester wants $115 million to modernize schools. And the How and the Who of fixing state’s broken health care system.

One of Vermont’s most photographed churches undergoes steeple renovation. A big town that has successfully added housing now has 100 new child care slots.

Declared dead and prepped for organ harvesting surgery, he woke up screaming.

Pestilence, fire,legal drug-dealing, and getting stuck on I-89. On the plus side, SoBu and Vermont ranked high for safety.

“Vermont’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (VTRC) practices neither truth nor reconciliation when it works with these pretend Indians,” leaders of recognized tribes say.

Bus service cuts to begin in December. Health care fraud in state prisons, suit claims. New big discount to store open.

Snow arrives on Green Mountains – but warm weather is expected next week! Pro basketball back at the Aud in Barre.

Faster, deadlier, and noisier than its predecessors, Vermont’s F-35’s are being asked to move by three cities near their SoBu air base.

Leaf-peepers, come to Vermont! But stay off these roads….

Fair at Wildlife Refuge in Swanton. Norwich lets Guidon fall to the ground. Lead pipe troubles. Guv candidates point fingers.

Man charged with murdering wife in ’93 gets bail.

Women’s prison in Essex? Stuckage solved!

Glover native named best anchorman by newspaper readers.

With the holiday season around the corner, a major Vermont retailer is cutting staff.

Non-profit wants to sell Norwich farm. Housing in Manchester, election vibe in Rutland.

A few days after some Burlington elementary school kids are sickened by eating gummies from a colorful package, a local pot shop says there are just too many stores to make a buck.

How safe are Vermont schools?

Farrell, who succumbed to a long illness at age 73, owned Earth Prime Comics and Quarterstaff Games, both located on Church Street in Burlington, Seven Days. She’s believed to have at one time owned the entire run of DC, starting with comics published in 1938.

No new cannabis operations need apply.

Are invasive species making our tick problem worse? And more on the seizure of the Townshend horse farm.

Push to treat eating disorders. Doing something about that covered bridge that’s always getting hit by trucks.

Longtime TV news anchor dies. Peaceful protest at Vermont Supreme Court. Early voting starts.

PFAs level down after National Guard spill. Chucking the Atlatl at Chimney Point.

Working in prisons is no picnic, either. Another homeless hotel deadline.

Half a millennium ago, Native Americans living in what is now Milton put their valuables in pots. Now we use crypto.

Pro hoop returns to VT. Teacher acquitted of sex charge. Burlington pays excessive force settlement. Health care workers unionize.

Barre clinic offers transgender treatment. 24K more homes needed. Retraining for green energy. Special Olympics return.

A Colchester lad and VPR reporter returns to his roots as he seeks to become a local legend. Shades of the old Charlie’s Red Hots hot dog eating competition!

Next year’s school taxes will rise even if budgets stay flat – and they won’t.

Authorities provide more info on quad-fatal Ferrisburgh plane crash.

Burlington residents sound off over public safety.

Good weather is good news for Vermont agriculture. Researchers battle EEE mosquito disease. Eastern VT historic meeting house gets grant.

Hospital staff votes to unionize. 80-year-old man works long days AND wins demo derby. State college enrollment up.

Host Rocket visits Vermont’s most prominent gun shop for a taste of the culture.

Homeless children return to school. Connecticut River cleanup. Federal $$ for new charging stations for Burlington EVs.

State releases 5 year housing needs assessment. GOP candidates hold forth at Manchester forum.

Blind musician sterilized by State of Vermont – podcast tells the story from a century ago.

Bus routes cut. Legislators form flood resilience caucus. Making Addison County college town dementia-friendly.

Cop, community worker team up to help homeless. SoBu Council to expand? NH youth detention center abuse. Emergency blood shortage.

Extreme weather is slowing progress towards meeting state and the feds goals for Lake Champlain water quality – not to mention trails and bridges and the viability of where many Vermonters have lived for generations.

Killington/Pico bought. Hospital employees can’t afford health insurance. Catch-and-release investigated.

He spoke about how the Democratic establishment really did make a strong effort to stop him, twice.

World Soccer Festival. Caledonia fair donates receipts to flood relief. Small-town transportation solutions.

Flood relief documentary. VT delegates at DNC. Dreaded bus route cancellations.

What’s up with those exploding gas tanker trucks in Ferrisburgh?

Vermonters and visitors react to Smoky air. Olympian Ilona Maher blows back into town. News about bar, Beansies and Battle of Bennington.

Springfield police seek help finding two teen runaways/ Burlington mayor proposes expanding emergency shelter capacity

Demonstrators to protest Essex women’s prison proposal/ Police investigate shooting at Burlington skatepark/ Large fire burns down Marshfield Grassroots Center

Judge rules Vermont’s lawsuit against Monsanto can move forward/ Essex residents speak out about prison plans at raucous hearing

Morristown teen missing in Lamoille River/ Man injured in officer-involved shooting extradited to Vermont/ Vermonter Elle St. Pierre in 1500M semifinals Thurs.

Barton Village residents ordered to limit water usage/ Rabies vaccine bait drop begins in Vermont/ Shelburne man arrested for alleged aggravated assault

Treatment Associates avoids closure as substance abuse recovery services dwindle in Washington County/ VT Olympian Elle St. Pierre advances to semifinals

Author, legislator, journalist, runner, Burlingtonian.

Welch urges Congress to pass disaster aid package/ New border policy for dogs goes into effect on Thursday/ Route 100 reopens, road work continues

Donations from around the world pour into Peacham for flood repairs/ Pedestrian hit by car in Essex Junction/ Farmers seek out new flood mitigation strategies

Wanted man turns himself in after hiding from police in S. Burlington/ Vermont athletes prepare for Paris Summer Olympics

Mistrial declared in assault case against Vt. sheriff/ Morristown police investigating suspicious death/ Boil-water order issued in Burlington’s South End