Man barred from Vt. school sues

18 May 2012, 2:50 pm

The Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union says it's suing the school district based in Fair Haven on behalf of a parent who was labeled dangerous and barred from school functions.... Read More »

Vt. unemployment rate down to 4.6 percent

18 May 2012, 12:35 pm

Vermont's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in April, to 4.6 percent. The latest report on joblessness from the state Department of Labor says construction and professional and business services showed strong growth in April while leisure and hospitality jobs associated ... Read More »

Vt. court tosses 2 convictions in molestation case

18 May 2012, 12:34 pm

The Vermont Supreme Court has dismissed two aggravated assault convictions against a Williston man accused of molesting a 13-year-old girl after giving her a spiked smoothie.... Read More »

Vermont unemployment rate down to 4.6 percent

18 May 2012, 11:54 am

Vermont's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point in April, to 4.6 percent.... Read More »

Vermont State Police detail accusations against ex-trooper

18 May 2012, 11:49 am

Vermont State Police say that on April 8th at approximately 4:30 PM, then trooper Eric Howley was at Lake Raponda in Wilmington, Vt looking for his stolen canoe. While there Howley saw a canoe in the water with two occupants. Howley identified the canoe as the one he had been reported stolen to the ... Read More »

Vt. inmate found guilty of spitting on officer

18 May 2012, 7:19 am

An inmate serving a sentence for second-degree murder in Vermont has been found guilty of spitting on a corrections officer.... Read More »

Sales of Vt Strong plates not as strong as thought

18 May 2012, 7:19 am

Sales of `I Am Vermont Strong' commemorative license plates haven't been as strong as initially thought.... Read More »

Vt. GOP gubernatorial candidate pushes refunds

17 May 2012, 2:08 pm

The Republican candidate for governor of Vermont is looking to make a campaign issue out of a demand for $21 million in refunds or bill credits for customers of Vermont's largest power company.... Read More »

Vermont gov. signs fracking ban into law

17 May 2012, 1:13 pm

MONTPELIER, Vt., May 17 (UPI) -- The governor of Vermont has signed a bill that bans hydraulic fracturing as a means to extract gas from underground deposits.... Read More »

Vt. to get $70,000 in shoe settlement

17 May 2012, 2:34 am

Vermont's attorney general says Vermont will share in a settlement with a footwear company over unsubstantiated health claims about its shoes.... Read More »