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January 11, 2018

Vermont poised to enact legal pot through Legislature

The Vermont Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that would allow the recreational use of marijuana, putting the state on course to become the first in the country to legalize pot by an act of the Legislature rather than through a referendum by voters.

January 7, 2018

Volunteer attacked with machete while delivering meals to the homeless

A woman in her 70s who was delivering meals to the homeless in Vermont was attacked by a man wielding a machete, police said.

January 6, 2018

Millions of Americans are blasted by intense deep freeze -- some a lot more than others

Wind and frigid temperatures are blasting millions of Americans along the East Coast this weekend, with some feeling extreme lows.

January 4, 2018

'Bomb cyclone' winter storm brings snow, fierce winds to Northeast as bitter cold to follow

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm system known as a "bomb cyclone" targeted the Northeast on Thursday after leaving its deadly mark across the Southeast, snarling travel across the region with snow, ice, bone-chilling winds and a central air pressure similar to that of the devastating Superstorm Sandy.

January 4, 2018

Attempted robbery at Chinese restaurant foiled due to language barrier, police say

A Vermont man who attempted to rob a Chinese restaurant left empty-handed when an employee he approached could not understand his note or the demands for money he made in English.

January 3, 2018

Trump's tweet renews Navy sailor's hope for pardon; says life has been 'destroyed'

A U.S. Navy sailor who has fallen on hard times after serving a year in jail for taking photos of classified areas inside a nuclear submarine says a tweet by President Trump on Tuesday morning has restored his hope for a pardon.

December 28, 2017

Couple busted with marijuana 'Christmas gifts' ID'd as parents of Vermont prosecutor

An elderly couple who were busted in Nebraska last week with 60 pounds of marijuana “Christmas presents” for relatives on the East Coast have been identified as the parents of a Vermont prosecutor who has handled some of the state’s most high-profile cases.

December 28, 2017

Marijuana for Christmas, and lots of it, reportedly found in elderly couple's truck

Plans for a “weed Christmas” went awry on Tuesday after authorities in Nebraska found an elderly couple with 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck as they drove across country, NPR reported.

December 2, 2017

Retiree, 70, made ricin, tested it on neighbors, feds say

A 70-year-old retiree in Vermont made ricin and tested the deadly toxin on her retirement home neighbors by putting it in their food or beverages, federal officials said Friday.

November 22, 2017

Vermont man accused of beating mother with gun over deer meat, report says

A man in Vermont was accused of beating his mother with a rifle on Saturday after she allegedly stole deer meat from him, a report said.