Weather
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Storm hits region; Shoreham couple barely avoids injury
The Tuesday night storm largely spared Addison County, but hit isolated spots in Shoreham and Orwell.
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Lincoln tornado causes destruction
The tornadoes this past Thursday were two out of three that have hit the state this year, making 2026 already an above-average year for tornadoes in Vermont
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County farms report $1.4m in losses from drought
Farmers around Addison County have reported an estimated $1.4 million in losses resulting from the severe drought that spread across the region this year.
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Letter to the Editor: a leap day on July 10 would mean no storms
If we skip July 10, maybe we could skip the catastrophic storms too.
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Region seized by heat, drought
Addison County residents and farmers are dealing with high temperatures, dry ground, and increased fire risk.
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State cautions: high fire danger due to drought
72% of Vermont is now in drought. State officials are reminding Vermonters of steps they can take to prevent human-caused fires.
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County towns grapple with extreme weather
Municipalities around Addison County are working to address damage caused by recent extreme weather and prepare for more in the future.
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Wind topples trees, downs power lines, injures at least 1 in Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY — Middlebury police and firefighters, along with the Middlebury Regional EMS ambulance, were called to a Painter Road home on Friday afternoon after an apparent tornado toppled…
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Book review: Weather – by Jenny Offill
(Knopf Publishing Group) “Weather,” at its base, is a book about a university librarian, a mother, a wife and the sister of a brother struggling with addiction, but…
