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By OLIVIA HAGIOS

A group of Vermont historic sites owned and operated by the state had more than 80,000 visitors during the 2024 season — the most traffic the sites have seen since 2002.“These sites are a good way to explore our beautiful state and I encourage...

By OLIVIA HAGIOS

The University of Vermont men’s soccer team is making Catamount history this season, advancing to the semifinal round of the NCAA’s Division 1 tournament for the first time in history as the team chases a national championship.The Catamounts have won...

By GRETA SOLSAA

Police are investigating an incident last summer at a North Springfield slaughterhouse in which a federal investigator witnessed what it described as “inhumane” animal handling. On June 3, a U.S. Department of Agriculture inspector reported observing...

By OLIVIA HAGIOS

The University of Vermont men’s soccer team is on a roll, winning three straight NCAA Division I tournament games and advancing to the quarterfinals to play No. 2-seeded University of Pittsburgh this weekend.The Catamounts claimed the America East...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Vermonters can expect a 5.9% average increase in education property taxes next year absent major changes, according to a forecast from the Vermont Department of Taxes.The news arrived Monday in the form of the “Dec. 1 letter,” an annual projection...

By AUDITI GUHA

Dozens of state legislators are calling on the University of Vermont Health Network to reconsider widespread cuts the health care provider has proposed.The lawmakers are seeking to “raise the voices” of the system’s most vulnerable patients, Sen....

By KLARA BAUTERS

One year after Honorée Fleming was killed in Castleton, Vermont State University has launched a memorial fund to honor its late dean of education. The Dean Honorée Fleming Memorial Financial Aid Fund will provide financial assistance to students at...

By ALAN J. KEAYS

Vermont State Police said Tuesday that no charges would be filed following an investigation into what authorities have characterized as a domestic violence incident this summer that left two people dead in St. Johnsbury.The incident, according to...

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

A federal trustee has appointed five abuse claimants to an official committee representing creditors in the Vermont Roman Catholic Diocese’s effort to reorganize its depleting finances in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.The claimants — VTDigger doesn’t...

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

Developers of a proposed 450-acre retail and residential village at the base of the Killington Resort — the biggest ski area in eastern North America — say design changes will postpone the project for at least a year.The Great Gulf real estate group...

By CARLY BERLIN

A ruling by Vermont’s highest court last week has cleared the way for an affordable housing development in Putney, Vt., to move forward, following a years-long legal battle brought on by a couple of neighbors.“We’re finally at the end of a long...

By EMMA COTTON

As Donald Trump prepares to return to the presidency, experts worry that his climate and environmental policy goals could destabilize ongoing work in Vermont.The president-elect campaigned on tossing out policies related to climate change and...

By SARAH MEARHOFF

Vermonters turned out in record numbers to vote in this year’s general election, largely without a hitch, Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said Tuesday at a formal event certifying the election results.Out of 522,600 registered voters in the...

By PETER D’AURIA

OneCare Vermont, an accountable care organization aiming to reform how health care in Vermont is paid for, will shut down at the end of 2025, the organization announced Wednesday.The University of Vermont Health Network subsidiary was the lead...

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

The Vermont Republican Party has dismantled Democrats’ supermajority in the Vermont Senate, unseating four incumbents and dominating races for open seats. Republicans toppled Democratic incumbents in the Addison, Orange, Chittenden-North and Grand...

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

DUMMERSTON, Vt. — A century after becoming the first English-language author to win the Nobel Prize in literature, the late Rudyard Kipling has gone from being one of the world’s most widely read names to, in the charitable words of his latest...

By KLARA BAUTERS

As the election approaches, people across the nation are feeling the anxiety and tension that comes with heightened political polarization. And, experts say, children and teenagers are also likely absorbing some of that stress.“We certainly have a...

By KLARA BAUTERS

While spiny softshell turtles are threatened in Vermont and spotted turtles are endangered, wood turtles could soon be threatened in the state due to land use change. That is why the state’s Fish & Wildlife Department is watching the species closely...

By PETER D'AURIA

Last month, a consultant released a sweeping report that recommended big changes for Vermont’s health care system, including “major restructuring” at four community hospitals.The 144-page state-commissioned document lays out in detail a series of...

By COREY MCDONALD

The University of Vermont on Friday approved tuition increases for both in-state and out-of-state students for the 2025-2026 academic year.Board trustees and university officials voted Friday to increase out-of-state tuition by 4.5% to $44,646, and...

By PETER D’AURIA

The University of Vermont Medical Center will appeal orders from the Green Mountain Care Board limiting its revenue and prices for the next 12 months, the hospital announced Tuesday.Vermont’s largest hospital is seeking to overturn two orders from the...