Vermont utilizes food shelves to provide children with free meals during summer break
Families can receive summer meals for their kids and teenagers across the state through child nutrition programs that deliver and serve food at meal sites.
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Zizian member tied to border patrol agent killing in Vermont now charged in the deaths of her own parents
Michelle Zajko, a former resident of the Northeast Kingdom, faces two counts of first-degree murder as well as other criminal offenses, a Pennsylvania prosecutor announced this week.
Lyme disease is on the rise in Vermont. Here’s how to protect yourself and still enjoy the outdoors
A decades-long rise in tick-borne illnesses is likely the result of suburbanization and climate change.
Vermont passed its education law. Now comes the hard part.
Vermont's new education law settles questions of governance and structure. Now comes the harder task: building a long-term vision centered on students, not district maps.
Don’t let Donald Sinex anywhere near Burlington’s downtown
Converting the old Macy’s into an Amazon warehouse would worsen traffic and hand the city over to a company built on exploitation.
Trust in Vermont Fish and Wildlife is eroding
The department reversed its own bear season recommendation with no new science behind it — and still hasn't explained why.
Dog attacks are a people problem, not a breed problem
A blocky head and a short coat don't predict a dog attack. Bad training, neglect and a lack of accountability do.
In post-pandemic Vermont, the high-end destination wedding industry has ‘exploded’
In a sector driven by visitors, luxury weddings have grown more plentiful. Business leaders say the industry is a powerful economic driver for the state.
Driver faces charge of DUI with death resulting in Orleans County crash that killed passenger
Randy Lemieux II pleaded not guilty to the felony count Friday in a Newport courthouse. Police say he was driving a side-by-side vehicle when it rolled over.
Vermont Conversation: ‘Going to where the silence is.’ Journalist Amy Goodman on 30 years of speaking t...
A new documentary film traces her career as the co-creator and host of “Democracy Now!” and its growth from a fledgling radio news program to an award-winning independent media source.
Rockwell was ‘At Home in Vermont’
The Shelburne Museum unveils a new exhibit exploring the state’s role in the artist’s work.
West Rutland man killed in hit-and-run, state police say
Investigators have few leads on the driver, whose only known trace is damage to a passenger-side headlight.
Research at Middlebury College reveals nuanced story about artificial intelligence use
A survey of Middlebury students broke AI usage into two categories: augmentation, for tasks that enhance learning, and automation, for tasks that required minimal effort.
As Beta Technologies expands employment — and investors — other technical businesses struggle to survive
The electric aviation company is bringing new jobs and greater wealth to the state, but some aviation businesses say they are being squeezed for talent.
Can Vermont celebrate a big national birthday amid turbulent times? We did in 1976.
Today’s headlines mirror those the Green Mountain State faced 50 years ago during the U.S. bicentennial.
Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
Data obtained by VTDigger shows that police in Vermont have conducted over 100 searches in the last three years using Flock license plate cameras.
UVM Health is downsizing. Here’s what those cuts mean for services.
Employee unions are still digesting exactly which positions were eliminated at the state’s largest hospital group, but say the losses are certain to influence patient-facing operations.
Thunderstorms hit Vermont, downing powerlines and causing a flash flood warning in Bennington County
High winds and heavy rain left more than 20,000 customers without power, many in Windsor and Bennington counties.
State police seeking ICE raid protester, even as earlier arrests yielded no charges
Officials say a protester at the March 11 immigration operation in South Burlington smashed a police van window and injured a trooper.
State and employees’ union butt heads over telework in Vermont’s highest court
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether Gov. Phil Scott had the right to order state employees back to the office without union bargaining.
‘I tried so hard to stop Jack’: Woman denies manslaughter charge in dog attack on her father
The case is a rare instance in Vermont where a person is facing a voluntary manslaughter charge after a fatal animal attack.
When a state agency loses its way
The Fish and Wildlife Department is spending public funds on image repair while ignoring Vermonters' values and the species that need it most.
Vergennes battery project raises red flags
Lightshift has been evasive about fire risks, financial returns and community impact at the proposed Panton Road site.
Who’s policing Vermont’s e-moto riders?
Unregistered, unlicensed e-moto riders are flouting Vermont law on public streets and bike paths.