Vermont bill wants to charge big oil for climate change damage, here's how
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Police charge three people in connection to Friday's fatal crash in Colchester, two victims identified
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- Jun 03, 2024 5:18pm
On Monday, police announced that two men are facing criminal drug charges in connection to Friday's fatal crash in Colchester. Police said Tayami Barnes and Ron Thomas are both responsible for selling ... Read More
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Vermont State Police identifies individuals involved in fatal Colchester crash
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- Jun 03, 2024 2:36pm
COLCHESTER, Vermont (Monday, June 3, 2024) Vermont State Police - Following further investigation and the completion of autopsies, the Vermont State Police is able to confirm the identities of the two ... Read More
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- Jun 03, 2024 1:48pm
189The state of Vermont announced Monday that local municipalities may now be eligible for more money for projects that reduce future flood risk. The state is offering to cover the l ... Read More
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Police identify men arrested, two killed, in high-speed chase that led to rollover crash in Colchester
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- Jun 03, 2024 1:28pm
Three people were arrested Friday night after a high-speed police chase that started at Perkins Pier in Burlington ended in a deadly rollover in Colchester, killing two people in the crash. Read More
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3 face drug crimes after Friday's deadly police chase through Colchester
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- Colchester
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- Jun 03, 2024 11:33am
Burlington police have charged three people with possession of drugs after a police chase through Colchester Friday night that left two occupants of the fleeing vehicle dead. Vermont State Police on ... Read More
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84-year-old Vermont man rescued after crashing glider in White Mountain National Forest
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- Jun 03, 2024 10:08am
Benton, NH- An 84-year-old Tunbridge man was rescued from a tree in Benton, NH after crashing his glider and getting stuck 20 feet in the air on Sunday. Read More
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- Jun 03, 2024 05:00am
89According to the Vermont Agency of Transportation, motorists will be reduced to one lane of northbound traffic between Milton and St. Albans Town on Interstate 89. There is a reduced ... Read More
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- Jun 03, 2024 05:00am
89According to the Vermont Agency of Transportation, motorists will be reduced to one lane of northbound traffic between Milton and St. Albans Town on Interstate 89. There is a reduced ... Read More
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- Jun 02, 2024 10:40am
131Residents near Youngsville, Vermilion, and Iberia Parish woke up to a scene of chaos and destruction, following what many believe to be a tornado that ripped through the area overnight. Read More
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Glenn M. Newirth OBITUARY
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- Killington
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- Jun 02, 2024 02:05am
Glenn M. Newirth, 32 of Killington, VT, died in a motorcycle accident Sunday (September 2, 2001). He was born in Manchester on June 18, 1969. He graduated from Rockville High School in 1987 and ... Read More
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- Jun 01, 2024 10:38am
89A domestic dispute at an Interstate 89 southbound rest area led to the arrest of a Corinth man on Thursday afternoon. Vermont State Police from the Berlin Barracks responded at about 3:30 p.m. to the ... Read More
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- Jun 01, 2024 07:08am
93Vermont State Police say a high-speed police pursuit ended with the crash of a stolen sport utility vehicle, killing two people and injuring three others in Colchester. Police say at ... Read More
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Plant hidden in Vermont for 108 years rediscovered thanks to botanist's keen eye
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- Sharon
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- Jun 01, 2024 05:41am
ADDISON COUNTY, Vt. - Never in over a century has a botanist in Vermont seen a tiny floodplain herb until now. It's all thanks to the keen eyesight of the state's newest plant scientist, Grace Glynn, ... Read More
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- Jun 01, 2024 03:53am
131On May 31 at around 11:50 p.m., a semi tractor-trailer was driving southbound on U.S. 131 south of 10 mile road when it went off the roadway, entering a heavily wooded area. Rescued: Worker rescued ... Read More
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I-89 study focuses on South Burlington exit
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- May 31, 2024 3:36pm
89This area is now the basis of a study called I-89 2050, which takes a long view of what this 37-mile stretch of highway could look like in 25 years. But in the short term, regional planners have hyper ... Read More
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Vermont officially becomes 1st state to charge big oil for climate change damage
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- Wallingford
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- May 31, 2024 2:16pm
This image made from drone footage provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets shows flooding in Montpelier, Vt., July 11, 2023. Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets ... Read More
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Climate Superfund-Vermont
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- May 31, 2024 07:52am
= Jodi Kelly, left, practice manager at Stonecliff Veterinary Surgical Center, behind, and her husband, veterinarian Dan Kelly, use a canoe to remove surgical supplies from the flood-damaged center, ... Read More
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Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
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- VT-12
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- May 31, 2024 07:14am
Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage ... Read More
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Welch meets with residents and local leaders in Johnson and Hardwick to discuss long-term flood recovery
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- Hardwick
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- May 30, 2024 11:54am
Flood recovery is a long-term project. Rebuilding after a natural disaster happens over time, long after the flood waters recede. We're fighting to get the folks in Johnson and Hardwick the resources ... Read More