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Auclair pleads guilty to killing her husband
A Monkton woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring with her son to kill her husband more than three years ago, heading off a trial that was set to…
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Scott says keep the lid on spending
In his budget address delivered to the Legislature on Tuesday, Republican Gov. Phil Scott once again implored lawmakers to refrain from increasing state taxes and fees on Vermonters,…
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As the climate changes, more Vermonters rely on state climatologist
In the days and months after the July floods that devastated much of Vermont, Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux’s inbox filled with requests.
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Flooding returns, but effects aren’t so bad
Heavy rain and melting snow inundated much of Vermont on Monday, leading to swift-water rescues, evacuations, road closures and early school dismissals, including in Addison Central School District.
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Vt. Attorney General sues Meta
New details released Dec. 14 in the Vermont Attorney General’s lawsuit against Meta describe how the tech giant studied teenagers in Vermont as part of efforts to make…
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Mauch takes the helm at VSC
Elizabeth Mauch, the president of Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kan., will be the next chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges, trustees announced last week.
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Vt. is changing how it tracks COVID-19 in the state’s wastewater
Bob Fischer, water quality superintendent for South Burlington, remembers when researchers first realized that they could track the health of a population through its sewer system decades ago.
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Shooting claims Vergennes man
A Vergennes resident was one of two men who were fatally shot Sunday night in Burlington.
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State sets new rules for winter shelters
The state of Vermont will once again pay to shelter people experiencing homelessness in motels during the bulk of the cold-weather months, regardless of that day’s forecast or…
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Vekos defends charging 14-year-old
The case of the 14-year-old boy accused of fatally shooting his peer in Bristol last week has raised questions around charging juveniles as adults and where they should…
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Burlington mayor to step down after 12 years, eyes statewide office
Miro Weinberger told VTDigger that Vermont faces “major challenges,” including a drug crisis and a “deep, acute housing shortage” — issues that have particularly plagued Burlington during his…
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Elder floats a 2024 race for governor
Though more than a year away, Vermont’s 2024 gubernatorial election already has another prospective candidate.
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Middlebury was a former home to Honoree Fleming and family
About four months before she was killed Oct. 5 in Castleton, Honoree Fleming published an article on cell differentiation in the open-access journal “Advances in Bioscience and Biotechnology.”…
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Opiate-related deaths rising in Vermont
In mid-June, a 38-year-old mother of three died in Burlington from bacterial blood poisoning due to pneumonia, which stemmed from chronic substance use.
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Community members weigh in on ACSD race issues
Greg Akinbiyi had a simple, heartfelt message for Addison Central School Board members at their Sept. 25 meeting. “I am scared to send my son to school,” said Akinbiyi,…