Vermont ski lift workers left out in the cold with no action from Legislature, regulators
A bathroom break can mean slowing down the lift, leaving skiers on a long, cold ride.
Judge tosses key DNA evidence that helped crack cold case in Danby double-murder more than three decades ago
Suspect’s attorney moves to throw out charges, highlighting weakness in prosecutions that rely on DNA evidence collected by deceased officers.
One close election, two vocal sides and a dog leash debate Montpelier can’t shake
“Dog issues in Montpelier are like the third rail of politics,” former Montpelier Mayor Mary Hooper said.
New shelter addresses ‘real gap in our system’ for unhoused people in recovery from addiction
The Bridges Recovery Shelter in Burlington will have clinicians on site, as well as recovery group meetings and peer-to-peer support.
New Vermont State University president appointed
Sherry Kollmann, chancellor of the New Mexico State University Global Campus, will take the reins of the university in its third year of a consolidated statewide university system.
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Vermont targeted in federal investigation of Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse
Vermont and nine other states received letters from a Congressional committee this week in the latest push to challenge Medicaid spending.
Residents question Colchester board’s approval of a $8M waterfront hotel project
Residents are concerned that if regulations designed to protect Lake Champlain are not enforced, the project could set a dangerous precedent for development in Malletts Bay.
Waterbury considers building new housing on the edge of 100-year flood zone
Aerial imagery from flooding in 2023 shows water covering part of the proposed building site. A neighbor says adding homes there could “do more harm than good.”
Legislation takes aim at waste from Vermont’s only landfill
Advocates in the Northeast Kingdom are supporting a bill that would prioritize protecting their watershed from the potential contamination of forever chemicals.
Young Writers Project: ‘New Forest’
This week’s Young Writers Project entry is “New Forest” by Adeline White, 15, of Pittsford. Artwork is “Cold & Bright,” by Phoebe Gresham, 16, of Huntington.
After a Covid-19 boom, Vermont is once again losing residents. What changed?
Vermont lost more than 700 people to domestic migration last year.
More than 500 attend ceremony for new leader of Vermont National Guard
Maj. Gen. Henry “Hank” Harder said a few hundred members of the guard are deployed to the war in Iran, “many of them in harm’s way.”
Gov. Scott signs Vermont’s midyear budget increase of $111 million
Halfway through the state government’s fiscal year, threats of federal funding cuts cast a shadow over lawmakers’ tweaks to the budget.
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Bob Stannard: If you love Vermont, help pay for it
Part-time residents shouldn’t expect to benefit from Vermont’s services and communities without helping to pay for them.
David Moats: Bernie Sanders and the long river of history
Dan Chiasson’s portrait of Bernie Sanders places the senator’s rise within the turbulent history of Burlington and Vermont.
Doris Tennant: Who decides when we go to war?
A bill in the Vermont House would require a congressional declaration of war before deploying the Vermont National Guard to combat.
Peter Rinaldi: Vermont’s transfer tax drove us away
A steep tax increase turned our plan to buy another Vermont home into a decision to leave.
Vermont attorney general joins lawsuit against new wave of Trump tariffs
“This latest scheme is a blatant attempt to circumvent the Supreme Court’s decision and the limitations on the President’s authority established by the Constitution and Congress,” state Attorney General Charity Clark said.
In search of forever homes
“We are motivated to make change happen,” Donna Savage said. “We need to know our kids are going to be OK.”
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
VTDigger announces newsroom leadership changes
Geeta Anand stepping down, Susan Allen to serve as interim editor-in-chief.
