Vermont school districts pursue projects as reform has yet to take full effect

Members of the Mountain Views Supervisory Union have formed a working group to push their plans for a new Woodstock Union Middle and Highschool. It comes after the large education reform law was passed at the end of the last legislative session. The law …

Vermont State Police investigate suspicious death in Rutland County home

Brandon, VT (WRGB) — Vermont State Police are investigating a suspicious death in the Rutland County town of Brandon. At 8:15 p.m. Sunday, July 27, police received a call from a resident at a home on Carver Street that an individual there had died. EMS …

Made in Vermont: Willow

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Floyd Kyle puts the “south” in South Burlington. “You know, s’long as I can keep some shrimp in the freezer or something like that, I’m good,” he laughed. He’s a Louisiana boy, and he’s good with his hands. “Floyd’s a really …

What to know for the 2025 Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl between Vermont, NH

Vermont to receive about $26M after Trump administration releases education money it withheld

Another abrupt Trump administration reversal means Vermont’s schools and adult learning centers together will receive about $26 million in previously withheld federal funding. The money — nearly $7 billion nationwide — had been greenlit by Congress months …

Vermont towns continue to debate short-term rental rules

Tourism-heavy towns often have a lot of AirBnBs per capita. Some towns, like Londonderry, are putting stricter rules in place on short-term rentals. Their goal, in large part, is to maintain housing for full-time residents — Vermont has a housing shortage, …

Vermont corrections commissioner to step down, former Burlington police chief will take over

The head of Vermont’s prison system will step down next month — and be replaced by the former chief of the Burlington Police Department. Nick Deml, the commissioner of the Department of Corrections, will leave the post on Aug. 15, according to a press …

US Education Dept. cuts mean less money for Vermont, expert says

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Education experts are warning of the impacts cuts at the U.S. Education Department will have on students in Vermont. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court approved the Trump administration’s plan to lay off 1,400 employees from the …

New York motorcyclist dies after Vermont crash

WELLS, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont police say one man is dead after a crash in Wells. Troopers say it happened Sunday at about 3:30 p.m. on Route 30, when a pickup hit a motorcyclist while trying to turn onto the road. Investigators say the motorcyclist, Ricky …

Vermont State Police: Death of a Brandon woman no longer considered suspicious 

A Vermont State Police cruiser seen in Burlington on Thursday, January 23, 2025. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Updated at 5:32 p.m. Vermont State Police said they are no longer investigating an untimely death in Brandon as suspicious.  Police …