Nation Jul 31 Storms bring new round of heavy flooding to Vermont with more downpours on the horizon Vermont’s governor says the latest storm to the hit the state was “much worse than a punch or a kick.”…
Nation Jul 11 Beryl’s remnants flood Vermont, sweep away apartment building The disaster came a year to the day after catastrophic rainfall inundated parts of the state.
Nation May 31 After catastrophic floods, Vermont becomes first state to enact law requiring oil companies to pay for damage from climate change Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather…
Politics May 06 82-year-old U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for reelection to a fourth term He says in a video announcement that American democracy is in question, and the 2024 election in many ways will be the most consequential in our lifetime.
Politics Apr 11 Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders’ office had past brushes with the law According to an affidavit, 35-year-old Shant Michael Soghomonian threw liquid at the bottom of the door that opens into Sanders' third-floor office in Burlington and set it on fire with a lighter last Friday.
Nation Dec 02 Far away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families endure new pain Nearly a week after three college students of Palestinian descent were shot and seriously wounded while taking an evening walk, relatives of two of the victims have arrived in Vermont from the war-torn West Bank, grappling with a new reality…
Nation Jul 12 Floodwaters in New England begin to recede as communities shift to recovery Floodwaters are receding in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days.
Nation Jul 11 As storm moves on, Vermont and parts of Northeast still flooded A storm that's left up to two months' worth of rain in Vermont and saturated other parts of the Northeast is moving out, but more flooding is expected.
Nation May 10 Vermont’s Republican governor signs abortion pill protections into law Vermont's Republican governor has signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law that include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of the pill, mifepristone.
Politics Apr 27 Vermont passes bills aimed at protecting access to abortion pills The Vermont Legislature has passed reproductive and gender-affirming health care bills with a late addition aimed at protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions — even if the U.S. Food and Drug Administration withdraws its approval of mifepristone.