In light of the prevailing weather conditions and heightened wildfire risk, a burn ban is now enforced in the Town of Brattleboro until further notice. The region is facing extremely high fire danger levels, where even a minor spark could trigger a hazardous wildfire. Effective immediately, all outdoor burning is banne...

On Thursday, Vermont Legal Aid, a non-profit law firm, celebrated what they termed "a significant victory for housing justice" following a ruling in their favor by a Vermont citizen's panel. The firm noted that the Vermont Human Services Board (VHSB) made a decision based on the interpretation of an 80-day li...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott on Thursday defended his administration's move to share the personal data of Vermonters who receive food assistance with the federal government. It's one of several recent actions that raise questions about how closely the state is working with the Trump administration in areas where there a...

The Vermont Supreme Court will soon have another vacancy after Justice William Cohen announced Thursday he will retire in December. Cohen was sworn in as an associate justice by Governor Phil Scott in 2019. Before that, the Rutland native was a superior court judge in Rutland and Bennington . It comes as Justice Karen...

Vermont Governor Phil Scott and members of his cabinet will be in Windham County on Tuesday, August 12 for the Capital for a Day 14-county tour. Governor Scott first launched this initiative in June 2018, and he and his cabinet visited all 14 counties over the following 10 months. Capital for a Day gives local constitu...

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources has continued an Air Quality Alert for fine particulate pollution from wildfire smoke for Bennington and Windham Counties, until midnight tonight. When pollution levels are in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category, the Vermont Department of Health recommends that these indi...

Another air quality day has been issued by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation for Tuesday, August 5. Wildfire smoke from Canada is expected to elevate concentrations of fine particles to "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" (code orange) on the Air Quality Index across Vermont. The air quality...

Expect more smoky air driven by Canadian wildfires today The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services is expecting concentrations of fine particle air pollution to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals Statewide for Monday August 4. NHDES officials are calling for an Air Quality Action Day and ad...

Police have identified a Bristol, New Hampshire, man they say was involved in a stabbing at a Lebanon Park on Thursday and who remains on the run. Lebanon Police say Dahlton Fairbank, 29, stabbed another man in the neck at Colburn Park around 9 a.m. Police say he ran from the scene and was picked up by someone on I-89 ...

The Windham County Sheriff's Office is conducting a series of public meetings aimed at rural policing. One objective is to enhance access to emergency services in an area where resources are often lacking. Windham County comprises 23 towns, yet only four possess their own police departments. Consequently, the Sheriff's...