Judge finds Panton dairy farmers in contempt of court, orders fines barring major changes to farm

A judge has found a family of Panton dairy farmers in contempt of court after they failed to stop water from coming out of a drainage system on their farm, washing over their neighbors’ property and flowing into Lake Champlain. 

A blood-sucking creature that comes at dusk is frightening Vermonters this summer. 

Gov. Phil Scott, the incumbent Republican, will face Democratic challenger Esther Charlestin, an educator and former selectboard member from Middlebury, in Vermont’s general election this November.

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the next president in a statement Tuesday morning.

BlueCross BlueShield of Vermont is seeking to raise health insurance premiums by an additional 4.3% next year, further increasing a request for already near-record-high rate hikes.

Last June, Vermont’s Democratic Legislature overrode a record five vetoes in a single day. On Monday, they one-upped themselves — but with an unexpected stumble. By 5:34 p.m., both chambers had adjourned, having overridden six vetoes. Another — of H.121, … (read more)

Opioid deaths among Vermonters appear to have dipped in 2023, according to new data from the state Department of Health, following three consecutive years of record-breaking fatalities. 

President Joe Biden plans to nominate Mary Kay Lanthier, the supervising attorney in the Rutland County Public Defender’s Office, to be the next federal judge for Vermont, the White House announced on Thursday, May 23.

The Vermont Supreme Court has denied a request from the owners of a Panton dairy farm that would have alleviated the burden of a court order issued in March 2022, which requires the farm to make expensive changes in order to stop runoff from flowing acros … (read more)

Over the last several years, a debate over how to manage wildlife has become a symbol of a broader cultural divide in Vermont. During the recently concluded legislative session, that debate culminated in S.258, a bill that would have changed the state’s w … (read more)

There have been no positive test results for avian flu in Vermont cows, State Veterinarian Kristin Haas assured members of the House Agriculture committee earlier this month.

A former Bristol man has been sentenced to at least 18 years in prison for conspiring with his mother to kill her husband, who was also his stepfather.

In the past week, three of the legislative session’s biggest climate bills passed out of their second chamber, and are likely to head to the governor’s desk soon. 

Over the past five years, Elissa Johnk, the lead minister at the First Congregational Church of Burlington, has borne witness to Vermont’s overdose crisis. 

The Vermont Senate on Tuesday approved H.871, a bill that will continue the process of establishing a state aid for school construction program.