Dec 02 Far away from the West Bank, Vermont shooting victims and their families endure new pain By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 8:36 Mothers of Palestinian students shot in Vermont discuss recovery and possible motive By William Brangham The shooting of three young men of Palestinian descent by a white man in Burlington, Vermont, has again stirred fears of rising Islamophobia and anti-Arab hatred. William Brangham spoke with two of the victims' mothers about their recovery and the… Continue watching
Nov 27 Watch 8:29 Vermont shooting raises more concerns about attacks against Arab Americans By William Brangham, Courtney Norris, Shoshana Dubnow The shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent has added more fear and concern about a rise in bias, discrimination and violent attacks against Arab Americans and Muslims in the U.S. While the motive is still unclear, some groups… Continue watching
Nov 26 Officials investigate potential hate crime after 3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont By Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured — one seriously — near the University of Vermont, police said Sunday. Authorities said the attack may have been a hate… Continue reading
Sep 05 USDA designates July flooding in Vermont a disaster, making farmers eligible for emergency loans By Associated Press Gov. Phil Scott says the U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Vermont a natural disaster area from the catastrophic July flooding, making farms eligible for emergency federal loans. Continue reading
Jul 21 Northeast farmers 'heartbroken' as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away By Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press Some of the hardest hit farms were located along rivers in Vermont where farmers who'd spent months nurturing tomato, watermelon and other plants saw their efforts wiped out in a matter of hours. Continue reading
Jul 12 Floodwaters in New England begin to recede as communities shift to recovery By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press Floodwaters are receding in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 2:30 Historic storm brings catastrophic flooding to Vermont with more rain expected this week By Geoff Bennett, Eliot Barnhart In New England, a storm for the ages has ravaged Vermont. There've been no reported deaths or injuries, but parts of the state capital are under water and property damage could reach the tens of millions of dollars. Geoff Bennett… Continue watching
Jul 11 As storm moves on, Vermont and parts of Northeast still flooded By Lisa Rathke, John Minchillo, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 09 'The momentum is irreversible.' More states are removing time limits on child sex abuse lawsuits By David Sharp, Associated Press Advocates say momentum is growing for completely removing the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits. Maryland followed Maine and Vermont to become the only three states to have eliminated all time limits on lawsuits. Continue reading