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PLAINFIELD, Vt. — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl dumped heavy rain on Vermont, washing away much of an apartment building, knocking out bridges and cutting off towns, and retraumatizing a state still recovering from catastrophic floods that hit a...

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PEACHAM — The last thing John and Jenny Mackenzie saw as they fled their Vermont home with their daughters, dog and two guinea pigs last summer was their cars upended and propelled away by rushing flood waters.Minutes earlier they had abandoned their...

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The Vermont House approved a bill Wednesday that would require firearms that are privately made from individual parts, kits or by 3D printers to have serial numbers in an effort to crack down on so-called ghost guns, which are increasingly being used...

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The man charged with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders had been staying at an area hotel for nearly two months and was spotted outside Sanders’ office the day before and the day of the fire, according to court...

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LYNDON, Vt. — One of Vermont’s historic covered bridges has fallen under threat from modern technology.Box truck drivers relying on GPS continually crash through Lyndon’s 140-year-old Miller’s Run bridge despite signs, including a flashing one, to...

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Vermont schools can now postpone their March school budget votes and rewrite their spending plans after Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law on Thursday aimed at addressing soaring property tax increases, largely driven by rising...

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As Vermont grapples with rising opioid overdose deaths, the House has passed a bill that would allow for the creation of overdose prevention centers in the state that would include safe injection sites — places where people can use heroin and other...

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MONTPELIER — More than five months after catastrophic flooding hit Vermont’s capital city, including its post office, Montpelier residents and members of the state’s congressional delegation held a rally outside the building Monday to demand that the...

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BURLINGTON — A man authorities say killed the mother of his children in South Burlington and then fled to Jamaica, leaving the victim’s family wanting for justice, pleaded not guilty Tuesday in an emotional court hearing.Leroy Headley, 38, is charged...