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November 22, 2021 at 3:01 am

Vermont Democratic US Rep. Peter Welch to seek Senate seat

Vermont’s sole congressman, Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, says he'll run for Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy’s Senate seat next year.

FILE â€” Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., questions FBI Director Christopher Wray as he testifies before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. Leahy of Vermont is set to make an announcement about his political future on Monday, Nov. 15. The 81-year-old senator planned a news conference at the Vermont State House before returning to Washington on Monday. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP, File) BX801 BX801

November 15, 2021 at 5:46 am

Vermont Democratic Sen. Leahy, 81, is retiring after 8 terms

Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont says he won’t seek reelection next year to the seat he's held since 1975.

November 4, 2021 at 3:02 pm

Man pleads guilty in cocaine plot tied to couple’s abduction

A Montreal man has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he was part of an effort to smuggle 1,500 kilos of cocaine from Peru...

October 9, 2021 at 10:03 pm

Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people

Monday’s federal holiday dedicated to Columbus highlights the divide between those who view the explorer as representative of Italian American history and those horrified by...

October 7, 2021 at 12:55 pm

Vermont bald eagle restoration follows years of trying

The state of Vermont is proposing to remove the bald eagle from the state's listing of threatened and endangered species

Mariana Jacome, 13, receives a COVID-19 vaccine from family nurse practitioner Temperance Taylor at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up at Bethel AME Church as part of an effort to make testing and vaccines more available to an underserved community Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/David Goldman) RIDG110 RIDG110

October 3, 2021 at 4:53 am

Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates VIEW

Despite some of the highest vaccination rates in the country, the six New England states are grappling with effects of the delta surge in cases...

September 16, 2021 at 2:07 pm

Catholic orphanage’s ex-residents ask church to fund therapy

Some of the residents of a long-closed Vermont orphanage want the Catholic Church to pay for therapy as they continue to recover from what they...

September 14, 2021 at 10:27 am

Vermont sues 4 oil companies, alleges false info on climate

Vermont has become the latest state to sue some of the country’s top fossil fuel companies by alleging they misled the public about the impact...

September 8, 2021 at 1:36 pm

Governor saddened by claim troopers made fake vaccine cards

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says he's “incredibly disappointed” by the allegations that three former Vermont State Police troopers were involved in a scheme to create...

August 28, 2021 at 7:37 am

A decade after Irene’s fury, no sign of Vermont teenager

A decade after a Vermont teenager disappeared as the rains of Tropical Storm Irene started inundating the state, his mother is still hoping someone will...