Ex-captain in Caledonia County Sheriff’s Department banned from police work in Vermont; Artificial intelligence used in Vt. dental practices

Feds Steer $1.5 Billion to GlobalFoundries’ Plants in Vermont, New York; Federal funding opportunities for Vermont library upgrades; Ranked-choice voting resurrected for mayoral race

RRMC earns first Blue Distinction Center for maternity care in Vermont; Renowned VT skier dies in avalanche; Milton Police acquire two new drones

Summit focuses on outside solutions to Burlington crime; North Hero Great Ice Fest kicks off’ What you need to know about the 2024 presidential primaries in VT

Pop-up dental clinics offer free care to those who might go without; Drug Users and Homeless People Have Overrun a Burlington Low-Income High-Rise

Vermont’s Elle Purrier St. Pierre sets new US track and field record; Legislators confront Barre’s slow flood recovery face-to-face; Addison County prosecutor faces judge in DUI case

Bellows Falls project envisions a riverfront oasis; Rutland fluoridation vote pits naysayers against dentists; Anglers flock to Lake Elmore for free ice fishing

Northeast Kingdom is one step closer to walk-in mental health urgent care; North Country corrections officers punched by inmates in separate attacks

Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch split over border reform, foreign aid deal; Vermont’s biggest municipalities set March votes on nearly $60 million in capital projects

Judge Rules Parish Can Demolish Burlington Cathedral; Opening date remains uncertain for long-awaited methadone clinic in Bennington; Essex Junction cannabis farmer visits the Statehouse

Jericho native picks up a Grammy; Vermont Kids Code pushes for internet safety; 117 lawmakers decry recent acts of homophobia in Vermont, cite ‘disturbing pattern’ nationwide

Woman found in Westmore search and rescue; Vermont’s Noah Kahan nominated for Best New Artist Grammy; Act 127’s 5% Tax Cap Being Scrapped

Jericho structure fire leads to Rt. 15 closure; Report shows firefighter cancers underreported in Vermont; Windham Southeast closes sexual abuse investigation; Burlington Police swear-in new hires

Sen. Peter Welch calls on tech CEOs to protect children online; Mass. driver dies in crash with train in Royalton, 1st Breeze Airways flight lands at Burlington airport

City workers clear out Battery Street Encampment; Life without a post office leaves Montpelier area residents scrambling; Rutland Regional Medical Center expands mental health services

VTSU announces 3.5% tuition hike; Anglers celebrate annual ice fishing festival; Forestry experts meet to discuss industry issues; Drone flying tournament takes place in Springfield

Sen. Sanders to meet with first responders, hoping for federal support; Schools adopt new suicide prevention guidelines; Vermont College of Fine Arts Is Looking for a Buyer

House advances ‘life raft’ budget adjustment to help flood-affected municipalities; Proposed agreement to expand UVM student housing moves forward

Implementation of Vt. nursing licensure compact proves costly; Bristol woman pleads guilty to plotting with son to kill her husband in Hinesburg; Vt. health officials tell lawmakers to reject cannabis potency proposal

Vermont woman admits to planning husband’s death; Slate Ridge case now before the Vermont Supreme Court; GlobalFoundries donates high-tech equipment to local high school

21 skiers and snowboarders rescued from Killington’s backcountry Saturday; Northfield woman receives nearly 170 gallons of free fuel from nonprofit; Vt. Organic Farming Association receives $1 million

VTSU offers free tuition for some in-state students; More Vermont police departments eyeing EVs; Stolen car damages South Burlington Police cruisers

Closing of Putney Paper Mill a shock, local lawmaker says; Sen. Peter Welch calls for Federal standard of reproductive rights; Shelters expanding hours, staffing ahead of strong wind chills Saturday

Burlington mayoral candidates debate for 1st time; North Country lawmaker seeks increased funding for nursing homes; Vermont doctors, patients seek living kidney donors

St. Johnsbury hospital seeing surge in respiratory illness; Will this be the year Vermont bans flavored tobacco sales?; Vt. auditor finds ‘consequential mistakes’ in Burlington TIF accounting

Anti-war protesters target Vergennes weapons facility; Split Council Restores Firefighter Job, OKs Budget – tax rate would go up 4.56%; Winooski FD responds to repeat structure fire on Main Street

Leaders from across U.S. gather at Burlington’s City Hall to honor MLK; Lawmakers consider requiring home sellers and landlords to disclose flood risks; Utility crews make headway on Vermont outages

Vermonters still without power ahead of winter storm forecasted on Friday; Swanton Village voters to weigh public safety expansion; Vt. lawmakers revisit flavored-tobacco ban

Low-income Vermonters struggle with loss of Medicaid coverage; Vermont woman hospitalized after building collapse in Dummerston; Authorities clean up South Burlington encampment

The repaired, post-flood, NY-to-New Hampshire Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is open for winter use.

Chelsea tackles rise in crime with help from neighboring communities; Burlington again struggles to find consensus on police oversight; Fire rips through Vermont home

Taxes on sugary drinks cut consumer sales by 33%, study says; Welch talks border policy changes and workforce issues; Police want your help identifying a Smuggler’s Notch burglar

Vermont Senate beefs up financial disclosure requirements in response to VTDigger reporting; Brattleboro’s municipal EMS takeover plan may face state review; DEC outlines bathroom environmental action

Police, lawmakers look to curb retail theft; Newport to get mental health urgent care facility; Vt. towns still working out how to pay for flood repairs; Hartland names new town manager

Vt. judiciary tackles effort to address mental health and recidivism; Tunbridge trails battle goes to Vermont Supreme Court

New year means new laws that will affect Vermonters’ wallets; Police investigate gunfire incident in South Burlington; Lamoille County food share overwhelmed

Burlington officials say encampments monitored for health and safety; HIV case numbers remain consistent in Vermont; 2023 was Burlington’s warmest year on record, capping a year of ‘wild’ weather

Vermont’s wastewater treatment plants strained under December flooding; Senior housing in Hinesburg underway amid statewide push; Stakeholders discuss law to prevent catalytic converter thefts

Spike in fraud prevents some from using Vt. unemployment site; Water service restored in South Burlington; St. Albans officials aim to work with businesses to reduce retail theft

South Burlington experiences water outages, low water pressure on Christmas; Chittenden County nonprofit hosts Christmas dinner for those in recovery; Bag Balm celebrates 125 years

‘Credible threat’ prompts evacuation of Chittenden County State’s Attorney’s Office; New Colchester police chief sworn in; Regulators adjust OneCare budget, look toward new strategy

GMT bus fare collection to resume in March; Barre City hopes to replace old parking lots with new housing; New program offers Vt. inmates free classes to prepare for life after prison

State leaders provide updates on how Vermont fared from Monday’s flooding; Latest system glitch impacted roughly half of all Vermonters seeking unemployment assistance

Gov. Phil Scott holds emergency update on flooding in Vermont; Montpelier group site project no longer needed, says FEMA; Pandemic-era high schoolers in VT less likely to pursue higher ed.

In Vermont schools, conservative legal groups have become a potent force; Manure spreading ban in effect for winter; Moretown works on housing: more rental units, more wastewater capacity

Local folks work to rescue immobile loon last week; Operation Fire Cuffs collects gifts for Vt. Children’s Hospital; Sticker shock! Understanding the Dec. 1 property tax letter

Colchester welcomes new chief of police; 500 Vermont unemployment recipients hit by ongoing computer glitch; Ice cream producers unionize at Ben & Jerry’s Waterbury plant

State agency recommends requiring Vermont sheriffs to hold top police certification; Welch calls for more flood recovery funding; Lead pipe testing program gets underway in Vt. homes

Judge Moves Vermont Family’s Wrongful Death Lawsuit to Religious Proceeding; Federal grant funds rail expansion between Vermont and Quebec; FEMA offers resources for Vermonters’ mental health

A public high school in St. Albans must allow a student sex abuse investigation to continue.

With Honoree Fleming’s killer still at large, community rallies to raise reward money; Should Vermont eliminate cash bail?; Vt. lawmakers discuss whether decertified sheriff can still perform his job

Emma Mulvaney-Stanak secures Progressive nomination for Burlington mayor; Vermont’s ‘Raise the Age’ juvenile offender law to remain on pause

Vt. communities make progress in fight to slow emerald ash borer; Wildlife Watch: Flooding’s impact on fish habitat; Vermont State House honors those lost to impaired and distracted driving

Man hospitalized after reported East Calais shooting; VTSU receives grant for rural telecom ed.; VT plant hardiness zones change with updated USDA map

Religious and housing leaders call for comprehensive state response to Vermont’s housing crisis; Drones becoming key tool for Vt. law enforcement; Vermont’s foster care IT system predates the internet

Vermont State Colleges trustees select new Chancellor; Fewer Vermonters opting for hospice care; Luis Guzmán to donate ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ winnings to Vermont nonprofit

I-89 closed for over an hour after multi-vehicle crash; Welch Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza; Vt. man convicted of child murder dies in prison; was he a serial killer?

Convicted murderer from Vermont dies in maximum security prison in Kentucky; Community vigils planned for Palestinians shot in Vt.; Area shelters see increased demand for homeless youth services

Vermont for Justice in Palestine holds vigil for 3 shot in Burlington; Elmore rejects ballot voting for town business; ‘Queen of Killington’ Mikaela Shiffrin exceeds World Cup expectations

Missing Middlebury man found after night in frigid conditions; Lamoille County’s top prosecutor resigning one year into second four-year term; Guilty Plate Diner in Colchester set to close

A plan for what’s left of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant; St. Albans City, Town move forward with plans for joint police force; Vermont schools navigate PCB test results

Peoples Academy parent concerned following stabbing; Queen Bee’s destroyed after Sunday morning fire; VSP looking for suspect in elementary school burglary

Jury convicts woman of fatally shooting Vt. cyclist Anna ‘Mo’ Wilson in jealous rage; Wilcox Ice Cream recalls products over Listeria risk; Killington gets greenlight for World Cup racing

Jury draw begins in OneCare Vermont whistleblower case; DMV reopens with major data system upgrade; Franklin County Sheriff certification deliberations expected by Dec. 6

Vt. Criminal Justice Council takes testimony in case of Franklin County Sheriff; Vermont officials on the hunt for new type of tick in Vermont; Vermont receives more fed. funding for flood cleanup

Protesters in Burlington call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war; River conservation forum highlights resident questions about flood preparedness; St. Johnsbury hosts Scouting Salute to Veterans Parade

Milton Police warn of man posing as town employee; Final FEMA Disaster Recovery Center closes in Barre; Derby ministry that housed Ukrainian refugees is downsizing

As evictions rise, those seeking help face an uphill battle finding shelter; Road salt pollutes Vt. waterways. Why aren’t more towns curbing its use?; 10 Vermont dairy farms get USDA grants

Stowe voters turn down $39M school bond; Westford neighbors vote down building new wastewater system; CCV spotlights 1st-generation students with ‘Free Degree Promise’ event

Burlington High School principal remains on paid leave after pulling fire alarm; GSA allocates $6.3M for upgrades at federal building in St. Albans; VT’s first all-natural forest burial site

Palace Cinema 9 in South Burlington to close; PCB mitigation underway Bellows Falls Union High School; Killer dust decimated the ranks of Barre granite cutters

Trial underway for woman charged in murder of Vt. pro-cyclist Mo Wilson; Stowe voters to consider $39M school bond; Gov. Phil Scott sounds off on spate of suspicious death investigations

Earth’s core is leaking, scientists say; Vermont State University release updated consolidation plan; Vt. senators call for domestic emergency appropriations; Mobile audiology clinic touring Vermont

Citing high cost of living, UVM grad students aim to form union; Vermont household income declines relative to inflation; Registration stickers no longer needed Vt. license plates

Top health care contractor at Springfield prison has long history of diverting opioids; FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried testifies at fraud trial; UVM unveils new solar research and training facility

Burlington City Council President Karen Paul announces candidacy for mayor; Amid ongoing jackhammering, a South Burlington neighborhood urges city officials to intervene

UVM Health Network front-line workers discuss horrors stories of workplace violence; Civil rights advocates question task force at NH’s northern border; State pilot program returns unclaimed cash

Gov. Scott presents Barre flood redesign plan; State leaders work to combat White-Nose Syndrome; UVM cancels in-person event with Palestinian poet

Burlington High School principal on administrative leave; Vermont hospitals curb nursing shortage by training other hospital employees; Upgrades coming to North Hero thanks to State support

State Senators meet to discuss flood resiliency in Vermont; Friends and family celebrate life of Castleton woman murdered on rail trail; New mural in Montpelier celebrates Abenaki culture

Police respond to rash of car break-ins in Colchester; Vermont considered forerunner in artificial intelligence oversight; Controversy Brewing at Citizen Cider; Mental health urgent care takes root

Texts Reveal Why Crypto Exec Backed Balint Over Gray in U.S. House Race; Family of slain Vt. National Guardsman searches for answers; Vermont DOH is offering Narcan by mail

Champlain Valley School District approves new transgender, nonbinary policy; Burlington Police looking for driver in hit-and-run; Lab-grown meat in Burlington

Norwich cadets honored for rescuing girl at Tunbridge World’s Fair; Pawlet asks judge to extend arrest warrant for Slate Ridge owner; Bennington Police investigate multiple cases of vandalism

Old Burlington YMCA building demolition coming soon; Shelburne Museum: Successful season despite summer floods; Bobcats on the hunt in Shelburne

Vt. human services leaders join Rutland mayor on tour of homeless hotels; Environmental groups allege Casella violated leachate plan at Coventry landfill

Scott says fixing Burlington problems will be a joint effort; Middlebury College hosts vigil for victims of Hamas attacks; Pro-Palestinian group continues Burlington petition following Hamas attack

Local Jewish organizations taking extra safety precautions as war wages on in Israel; Barre City Council votes on removing planning commissioner after podcast comments

Welch brings in an FCC representative for broadband talks; River Restoration efforts in Winooski River Basin begin; Mount Philo State Park honored by the ‘Leave No Trace’ organization

Welch speaks in favor of CHIPS and Science Act; How Indigenous Peoples’ Day came about and why it matters today; Wireless company sues Vermont regulators after officials ground plans for new tower

Vt. lawmakers begin hearings on future of emergency hotel-motel program; Plan for temporary warming shelter in Burlington gets cold reception; Pilot accused of stalking NY woman appears in Vt. court

Protesters in Burlington demand ceasefire, war negotiations in Ukraine; Burlington firefighters speak out on opioid crisis; Will flood-damaged communities deter fall tourism?

Ex-Brattleboro police officer banned from working in Vermont law enforcement; Seven sentenced in connection with 2019 Burlington murder; CBD market remains strong after legalized THC sales

1 year in, has Vermont’s legal cannabis marketplace met expectations?; BETA Technologies celebrates opening of electric aircraft facility; Firefighters and EMS teams join forces amid staffing shortage

Vermont lawmakers weigh in after U.S. house passes bill to avoid government shutdown; It’s a triple win’: How a new program will help Vermont’s housing crunch and workforce shortage;

WCAX Investigates: Burlington’s intractable homeless crisis; As Barre digs out from the flood, can its leaders agree on a path forward?; Major Killington development moves forward

Residents of a Colchester manufactured home park organize to form VT’s first new village in years; Judge denies Sheriff Grismore’s motion to dismiss assault; Why so few Vermonters have flood insurance

Three charged with animal cruelty in South Burlington; Vermont DOC to continue sending inmates to Mississippi; High PCB levels detected in two Wallingford Elementary preschool classrooms

Burlington’s long-stalled CityPlace project finally starting to take shape; Vermont towns hope for post-flood tourism boost during fall foliage season; Pending agreement for Burl. problem property