The Burlington school board took up the issue of cancer causing PCB’s at their meeting tonight. This is the first time they’ve met since the Department of Health issued new recommendations.
Vermont Fish and Wildlife is asking for the public to help in a project to monitor flying squirrels. Ike Bendavid spoke with the department’s Alyssa Bennett about the effort.
Vermont Human Services Secretary Mike Smith will be retiring at the end of the year. Calvin Cutler spoke with Smith about his work at AHS during the pandemic.
Vermont is still in the early stages of making available a COVID treatment pill from Merck following an FDA advisory panel’s approval last week of the drug for emergency use. Melissa Cooney reports on what this could mean in the fight against COVID.
The worker shortage means some landscaping projects are taking longer to finish. Our Kayla Marin has more on that and how one company is handling growing demand when it's hard to get employees through the door.
A key panel tasked with redrawing Vermont's legislative district boundaries is recommending single-member districts for both House and Senate districts.
Plans are moving forward in the Upper Valley to address chronic homelessness throughout the region. Our Adam Sullivan introduces you to one man enduring a lack of housing who may benefit from the new plans.
Tax appeals are wrapping up in Burlington after a reappraisal process which left 71% of property owners seeing a jump in their values. Our Katharine Huntley has an update.
A new book chronicles the history of a 100-year-old ski jump in Vermont. Cat Viglienzoni has details on the book and what's planned for the big anniversary celebration.
The University of New Hampshire has temporarily suspended a fraternity as police investigate the death of a student who had visited a frat party and allegedly got into a fight before he went missing.
A post-Thanksgiving COVID surge continues to stress Vermont hospitals and state officials say they expect to see continued elevated case counts for the remainder of the month.
The Vermont Climate Council’s first official climate action plan made it clear forests and working lands will be a key player in meeting their carbon reduction goals.
Burlingtonians will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes in a rare, citywide special election. Our Katharine Huntley has reaction from voters on the bond votes.
Gov. Kathy Hochul says New York is the first state in the nation to receive the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s approval to launch its Homeowner Assistance Fund.
Vermont's lieutenant governor is launching her bid for Vermont's lone congressional seat up for grabs next year. Our Calvin Cutler found out why she's eyeing a move to Washington, D.C.
Weeza and Sam Sanderson used to run a logging business until something caught Sam's eye about 20 years ago. Our Elissa Borden found out how Sanderson's Wooden Bowls was born.
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Vermont is investing $25 million to clean up old contaminated properties across the state. One of the brownfield sites is a former machine tool plant in Springfield that has sat empty for decades. Our Adam Sullivan reports.
More Vermont schools are using the Test to Stay program to keep asymptomatic students in the classroom after potential COVID exposure. But some districts still haven't been able to start the protocol. Our Olivia Lyons reports.
Acoustical testing is underway to determine what sound insulation will be offered to homes most impacted by F-35 and airplane noise near the Burlington International Airport.
