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
May 12 Little brown bats provide ‘glimmer of hope’ against a species-threatening fungus By Wilson Ring, Associated Press Scientists studying bat species that have been hit hard by the fungus that causes white nose syndrome say there is a glimmer of good news against the disease that has killed millions of bats across North America. Continue reading
May 10 Vermont’s Republican governor signs abortion pill protections into law By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Apr 27 Vermont passes bills aimed at protecting access to abortion pills By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press 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. Continue reading