Vermont Senator Peter Welch Thursday urged his colleagues to support the Senate's recently unveiled Farm Bill, also known as the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. Welch took to the Senate floor Thursday to highlight how the bill will help farmers and rural communities, not to mention the benefit to regional food ...

Vermont transportation authorities are emphasizing the importance of wearing seat belts in preparation for the Memorial Day holiday. According to VTrans, the state's seat belt usage rate in 2023 was approximately 89%, which aligns with the national average. Shockingly, out of the 42 car crash fatalities that occurred i...

Vermont's top health insurance providers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Healthcare, have submitted requests to state regulators for significant rate increases. Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking a 16.1% increase for individual plans and a 19.1% increase for small group plans serving businesses with fewer tha...

Police are asking for help identifying two suspects connected to a burglary in Townshend. It happened last Wednesday morning. Vermont State Police responded to a burglary at a home off Route 30. They say neighbors saw two men who were spotted getting into a black car with Vermont plates. Police obtained surveillance ph...

A woman died in Winchester on Sunday after the lawn mower she was riding, rolled over. Authorities said around 4p.m. Sunday, they received a report of a person who was possibly injured from an accident involving a zero-turn lawn mower on Burt Hill Road. When first responders arrived, they found the lawn mower tipped ov...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has officially submitted his candidacy for reelection. In a communication distributed on Saturday evening, he emphasized the need for more balance in the Legislature to continue the progress made over the years. Governor Scott highlighted his administration's efforts to boost the economy, en...

The Vermont legislature has adjourned for the year, but they'll likely be back in June for a veto override session. The 2024 session closed at around two o'clock this morning after a legislature focused on money issues. An expected veto override session will take place in mid June. The bills facing a possible veto incl...

Adam Montgomery, 34, was sentenced to 56 years to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony, in 2019. He was also found guilty of assault, witness tampering, falsifying physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse. The sentencing includes 45 years to life for the murder, four to eight ...

According to the Department of Health's Annual Fatal Overdose Report, opioid overdose death rates in Vermont decreased by 5% in 2023 compared to the previous year. In 2023, 231 Vermonters died from opioid-related overdoses, down from 244 in 2022. Fentanyl remains the primary substance involved in opioid fatalities, acc...

Lawmakers are finalizing a bill that would ban the possession of ghost guns and firearms without serial numbers, which are assembled at home using separately purchased parts. Ghost guns, often made from kits or 3D-printed components, are not considered firearms under federal law, making them difficult to track for law ...