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November 12, 2021

Rising COVID-19 cases force hospitals in some states to take action

As coronavirus cases continue to spread around Europe, the contagious delta variant is driving up hospitalizations and outbreaks in states around the U.S. 

November 10, 2021

Vermont GOP chair says rally in hometown of Brandon puts positive spin on anti-Biden slogan

Chair of the Vermont Republican Party said he will hold a rally in his hometown of Brandon to put a positive spin on the anti-Biden chant “Let’s Go Brandon!”

November 10, 2021

Vermont first state to require access to condoms in all secondary schools: reports

Vermont has reportedly become the first state to require all secondary schools, grades 7-12, to distribute condoms.

November 10, 2021

Vermont standardized test scores tank compared to pre-COVID results, expert blames school closures

Scores from standardized tests that students in Vermont took this spring have revealed declines compared to pre-pandemic results – including a double-digit drop in math proficiency, a report says.

October 30, 2021

Vermont State Colleges trustees adopt systemwide 'anti-racism pledge'

The Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees voted to adopt an “anti-racism pledge” that states that a regular “system-wide racial equity audit" is needed.

October 30, 2021

Alec Baldwin and wife Hilaria dine in Vermont bar closed to public as 'Rust' probe picks up steam

Alec and Hilaria Baldwin stepped out for drinks at a Vermont bar Friday night as an investigation into a deadly on-set shooting involving the A-list star is underway in New Mexico.

October 21, 2021

Vermont man paid $4K to have person tortured and killed on video

A Vermont man admitted he paid a Venezuelan woman to kidnap “a slave” and film a sick video of the victim being tortured and suffocated to death.

October 20, 2021

New Hampshire man pleads not guilty to killing his wife after body found dismembered

A 41-year-old New Hampshire man charged with murdering his wife while the couple was in Vermont celebrating their first wedding anniversary has pleaded not guilty.

October 17, 2021

Vermont high school's halftime show is a drag pageant

A Vermont high school homecoming football game turned into a “drag ball" runway at halftime, with students and faculty members parading in gowns, wigs and makeup – and a big crowd cheered them on.

October 15, 2021

Manchin dismissively calls Sanders a ‘self-declared independent socialist’

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., responded Friday to criticism from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., derisively declaring that he wasn't going to take marching orders from a socialist.