by Joseph Gresser Federal prosecutors have responded to Ariel Quiros’ request that his trial be moved out of Vermont or the charges against him be dismissed outright. Unsurprisingly, they oppose the arguments he filed in October, and asked U.S. District Judge... More »
ST. JOHNSBURY — Following last week’s push to get more drugs and more dealers off the streets, state, local and federal officials held a public forum here Monday to talk about developments in the opioid crisis, and how law enforcement, prosecutors’ offices, a... More »
Montpelier – The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) and the Center for Rural Studies at the University of Vermont are pleased to announce that a draft Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) is available for public comme... More »
Pauline Broe of Vermont Reindeer farm in Brownington shared this picture taken by photographer John Tlumacki. She points out that though she is not enjoying this early November cold weather, there is a difference of opinion at her farm! The reindeer love it! More »
An amazing capture of last evenings full moon seen through the steam fog as Lake Willoughby offers up a warm vapor and submits to old man winter. Melissa Duggan of Westmore captured this from the chilly shoreline on Old Cottage Lane in Westmore. More »
The Center For Behavioral Health Integration, together with the Truth Initiative, are bringing a quit vaping program to Vermont’s youth and young adults With a multitude of flavors available and discrete devices that can easily be concealed, e-cigarette use am... More »
To the editor, Several months ago I attended a few meetings at the United Church of Newport called Third Street Chats. These discussions were generated to uncover solutions to take back Newport streets from the drug trafficking that is threatening the safety ... More »
by David Dudley CRAFTSBURY — Picture this: After a long winter, spring has finally arrived. It’s warm, so you go outside. You’re on your knees, tilling the soil for a garden, or walking along a dirt road as the sun sets. Behind you, a vole runs into the op... More »
by Joseph Gresser NEWPORT — A Brownington farmer whose maltreatment of livestock resulted in criminal charges that could have put him in prison for 65 years, pled guilty to three of those charges on November 6. Donovan T. Steele, 26, now of Greer, South Carol... More »
The trailer that caught fire collapsed while it was still ablaze, and the small camper next to it caught as well. Both were complete losses, said Job Breitmeyer, Glover’s assistant fire chief. Neither firefighters nor the State Police knew the owner of the p... More »
by Tena Starr Barton native Darren Perron, an anchor and executive producer at WCAX-Channel 3 News, has won the national Edward R. Murrow Award for his investigation into open air burn pits in war zones and the serious health problems they likely cause the mil... More »
