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3-year-old in critical condition after 4 family members fall through ice on...
A 3-year-old remained in critical condition Tuesday after four family members fell through the ice on Lake Memphremagog in Newport on Saturday, according to police. Newport police officers were called...
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Gov. Phil Scott appoints Williston woman to fill state Superior Court vacancy
Kate Gallagher. Photo courtesy of Gov. Phil Scott’s office. Gov. Phil Scott on Friday announced that Kate Gallagher will fill the most recent vacancy on the Vermont Superior Court bench, marking the...
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Joe Biden approves disaster declaration for Vermont’s December flooding
Floodwaters surround the Sweet Spot im Waitsfield on Dec. 18. Photo by Jeb Wallace-Brodeur/VTDigger President Joe Biden on Monday approved Vermont’s request for federal disaster assistance for seven...
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Vermont manufactured home communities get $15.5 million to improve water...
Manufactured homes at a park in Berlin on Aug. 1, 2022. File photo by Natalie Williams/VTDigger Gov. Phil Scott announced on Friday that an additional $15.5 million has been awarded to manufactured...
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Peregrine falcons are nesting early, resulting in trail closures
A peregrine falcon in its nest. Photo courtesy of the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announced this week the closure of hiking trails near peregrine...
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Utility seeks to surrender license to operate Green River Reservoir...
Green River Dam in Hyde Park and the reservoir behind it. Photo by Mike Polhamus/VTDigger A long-running dispute between a regional utility and the state of Vermont over the fate of the Green River...
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More than 5,800 Vermonters without power Friday afternoon following snowstorm
A plow clears snow from Browns Trace in Jericho Center on Thursday April 4, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 5:21 p.m. More than 5,800 Vermonters remained without power as of 5 p.m....
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Vermont eclipse forecast: Sunshine and clear skies still predicted for Monday
Solar eclipse glasses. Photo via Adobe Stock Meteorologists have modestly improved their forecasts for eclipse-watching conditions in Vermont on Monday, slightly decreasing projections for cloud cover...
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‘Why not’: With dog in tow, Williamstown father and son seek out eclipse
People gather at a park in front of of the Marbleworks complex in Middlebury at around 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Photo by Emma Cotton/VTDigger MIDDLEBURY — Dan Clowes, 48, and his son Dylan, 14,...
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Middlebury scientists revel in their first total solar eclipse
Solar eclipse in Middlebury, Vermont MIDDLEBURY — While many of the solar eclipse viewers that attended a Middlebury College campus-wide viewing event trickled away from the event and back to their...
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Vermont car crash fatalities begin to tick down after 10-year peak
Vermont had fewer car crash fatalities in 2023 than in the previous two years, according to data from the Vermont Agency of Transportation, but the numbers are still comparatively high. The two...
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Marshfield couple in 3rd year of spreading sunflower seeds for Ukraine
Sunflowers. Stock photo via Pexels Husband and wife Dale and Janet Newton are almost finished distributing sunflower seeds this season for their homegrown solidarity initiative, Vermont Plants...
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Pro-Palestinian protest encampments spring up at the University of Vermont,...
Students at a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Vermont on Sunday, April 28, 2024. Photo by Peter D’Auria/VTDigger BURLINGTON — Pro-Palestinian protesters pitched encampments at the...
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UVM discloses investments as pro-Palestinian protests continue on campus
Protesters occupy a Palestinian solidarity encampment at the University of Vermont in Burlington on Tuesday, April 30. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger The University of Vermont said Wednesday that it...
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After reaching agreement with Middlebury College, student protesters take...
Camping gear, signs and other material remained on Middlebury College’s McCullough Lawn on Monday, May 6, 2024, after pro-Palestinian protesters dismantled an encampment. Photo by Sophia...
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‘They know where they’re going’: Watch out for turtles on the roadways
Turtles are on the move and may be encountered on roads. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is encouraging drivers to keep an eye out for them and, if safe to do so, help them cross the road....
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Cycling nonprofit works to make the sport more accessible for LGBTQ+ Vermonters
The Pride Ride during the Rasputitsa gravel bike race in Burke on Friday, April 28, 2023. Photo by Joshua Strong via Rasputitsa It was a big year for biking in Barre. In 2017, the Vermont Bicycle Shop...
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