The recipient of a double lung transplant is expressing gratitude to her fellow Vermonters who are following the new “stay home, stay safe” executive order from Gov. Phil Scott. Thursday was the first full day the order was in effect. “It’s very much appreciated that people are taking this seriously,” said Lara Govendo, discussing the directive to cut way...

Vermont’s stay-at-home order is in effect amid the coronavirus outbreak, and businesses that remain open are making big changes.

A Vermont business is helping people around the state protect themselves against COVID-19 by providing soap to food shelves. “We’re doing something to help,” said Michele Asch of Twincraft Skincare, which makes solid and liquid soaps for premium personal care brands all across North America. Those brands, in turn, sell the products internationally, Asch noted. Since we’re all washing...

As Vermont leaders push for people to stay at home to combat COVID-19, Taincraft Skincare is helping those in need in the state.

Vermont health officials announced 20 new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including seven at a nursing home, bringing the state total to 49. The Vermont Department of Health reported seven residents of the Burlington Health & Rehabilitation Center have tested positive for COVID-19. None of the residents, ranging in age from 60s to 80s, have required hospitalization. “All of…

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott provided an update on how the state is addressing child care for “essential persons” during the coronavirus pandemic during a press conference on Wednesday. “It’s important to understand even though most of us will have mild to moderate symptoms, we can all transmit it,” Scott said. “We all have a role to play in making...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott provided an update for citizens of the Green Mountain State on Wednesday morning on the latest precautions being taken due to the coronavirus.

A magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered that a central Vermont man be held in a detention center while he awaits future court hearings, following accusations that are believed to be the first in the state to bring a federal hate crime prosecution. Police in Barre City said in late July that Stuart Kurt Rollins made life hell for his neighbors,...

A Vermont man was ordered held in a detention center Wednesday pending future federal court hearings as he faces accusations that are believed to be first ones in the state to rise to the level of a federal hate crime prosecution.

Vermont’s governor was sworn in to start his second term Thursday, urging state lawmakers to rise above partisan bicker.

Officials from both the U.S. and Canada gathered on a one-of-a-kind bridge in Vermont Monday to celebrate its reopening. A bridge first opened on the site in 1918, but was destroyed in the 1927 flood, said Joe Flynn, the secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation. That bridge was replaced in 1929, he said, and rebuilt again in 1979.

A total of $3.6 million in grants will go toward improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in communities around Vermont. Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s office says this year’s projects include a shared-use path to complete a missing link in South Burlington; sidewalks in Moretown; and a sidewalk to provide safe access to the high school in Swanton.

The Vermont Department of Public Safety and Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, praised a young woman as a hero and expressed their deep gratitude Friday, crediting her for thwarting a possible violent outburst at a high school. Angela McDevitt of New York’s Dutchess County received a “lifesaving award” from Vermont State Police Friday, though she was unable to be at the...

Vermont State Police and Gov. Phil Scott praised a student, crediting her with foiling a school shooting massacre.

The Vermont State Police are honoring a teen who notified law enforcement last year of a possible school shooting plot at the Fair Haven Union High School.

Vermont’s statewide Catholic diocese Thursday released a list of priests credibly accused of sexually abusing young parishioners who trusted them. There are 40 names on the list, but the number could grow, should more survivors of abuse come forward.