Vermont

U.S. Rep. Becca Balint, Vermont’s first woman and first openly gay person to represent the state in Congress, announced Wednesday that she’s running for a second term. Balint, a Democrat, said in Congress she has focused on making affordable housing more accessible, mental health care for all and protecting the country’s democracy...

In two weeks, a celestial celebration will occur across the United States as a total solar eclipse sweeps the land, from the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, through the Champlain Valley in Vermont. You may be wondering; didn’t this happen in 2017? It did. But the maximum width of the 2017 eclipse was roughly 65 miles wide, because the Moon…...

 Vermont’s House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators. The bill will now go to the Senate. Representatives said Vermont was home to more than 300 native bee species and thousands of pollinator species, but many were in decline and some had disappeared alt...

A man drove his vehicle into someone he’d been involved in a dispute with in Burlington, Vermont, on Tuesday night, then drove off, before being arrested, police said Wednesday. Jermaine Webber, a 36-year-old from South Burlington, faces charges related to attempted murder over the incident that began on Cherry Street, according to Burlington...

One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology. Box truck drivers relying on GPS continually crash through Lyndon’s 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge despite signs, including a flashing one, to deter vehicles that are too tall or too heavy from crossing. Drivers can face a fine of $5,000 from the town, plus ...

UPDATE: Federal and state investigators revealed a $40,000 reward for information leading to finding her. Read more here. The FBI and Vermont State Police say they will make an announcement Tuesday about the 20-year-old missing persons case of teenager Brianna Maitland. The announcement will take place at 1 p.m. and will include an update on resour...

First Lady Jill Biden is scheduled to speak at a campaign fundraiser on Tuesday in Vermont. According to the White House, she is scheduled to arrive at Lebanon Municipal Airport in New Hampshire at 4:45 p.m. She is then scheduled to travel to Norwich, Vermont, where she will deliver remarks at a political finance event for the Biden Victory Fund&#8...

Two decades after Vermont teenager Brianna Maitland was reported missing, a case that remains unsolved, the FBI is putting up a $40,000 reward for information that leads to her recovery. They made the announcement with Vermont State Police Tuesday, 20 years to the day after she was last seen in Montgomery, Vermont. “Someone out there may have...

Democratic Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced new legislation Thursday that would establish a four-day work week for employees across the country without any loss in pay. The 32-Hour Workweek Act, which is backed by California Sen. Laphonza Butler and California Rep. Mark Takano, would reduce the standard work week from 40 hours to 32 hours. In...

A Vermont man has been charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a man and a woman in Orleans Tuesday. Vermont State Police said 23-year-old Cirell Brown of Orleans was arrested at the scene after the bodies of 61-year-old Paula Broe and 65-year-old Steven Luisi were found in a Water Street apartment. Brown was held without bail pending hi...

A Vermont day care provider convicted of manslaughter in the death of an infant she was caring for in her home was sentenced on Tuesday to three to 10 years in prison. Stacey Vaillancourt was accused of sedating Harper Rose Briar with an antihistamine in 2019. The 6-month-old was found unresponsive while in Vaillancourt’s care, and an autopsy...

Several people were injured after a Green Mountain Transit bus skidded off an icy road in Berlin, Vermont, on Monday afternoon, NBC affiliate WPTZ reported. The crash, which happened around 1:15 p.m. on Airport Road, is believed to be weather-related, Berlin police said. Strong wind gusts blew snow and ice onto the roadway, creating whiteout condit...

The backcountry skier who died on New Hampshire’s Mount Washington this weekend was a University of Vermont student, the school said Monday. The skier was identified Sunday as Madison Saltsburg, 20, and a representative for the University of Vermont confirmed she was a junior from Pennsylvania, noting the community was “deeply saddened to lea...

Two people are dead and two others are hurt after a car struck a tree and overturned Saturday afternoon in Barnet, Vermont. State police say they responded to the single motor vehicle crash on Interstate 91 south near mile marker 118 around 1:04 p.m. and found a totaled Nissan Versa. A preliminary investigation shows there were four people inside t...

A Vermont man on Friday pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of negligent driving with death resulting in the June crash that killed actor Treat Williams.

A Vermont State Police trooper was taken to the hospital by medical helicopter after his cruiser crashed into a fire truck on Interstate 89 in Bethel on Friday morning. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes just north of the Bethel exit, state police said. A marked state police cruiser struck a fire truck that was stopped&#823...