‘Justice has been rendered’: Jury finds Burlington man guilty in shooting of 3 Palestinian students
The verdict Monday caps a six-day trial for Jason Eaton where experts for the prosecution and defense offered differing opinions on whether he should be held criminally responsible for opening fire and wounding the three men.
‘We have more deer than our forests can support’: Norwich walk highlights browse damage
Saplings with torn leaves and chewed stems are telltale signs of deer browse.
Towns move forward on regulating short-term rentals
Attempts to regulate short-term rentals in Shaftsbury and North Bennington are on the way.
The state panel handling labor disputes in Vermont is short on members at a critical moment
Members of the Vermont Labor Relations Board are appointed by Gov. Phil Scott. “I don’t understand why the governor is taking so long,” one labor leader said.
As financial hardship drives owners to give up pets, Vermont can’t rehome them fast enough
“It got really, really rough,” one former owner said of her efforts to keep hold of her dogs. “That’s not a fair life.”
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VTDigger launches 2026 Vermont general election guide
Explore the candidates and races on Vermont’s Nov. 3 ballot, examine campaign finance data and find everything you need to cast your vote.
Scott administration: Expect tighter state budget to make room for tax cuts
If he’s reelected, the Republican governor plans to pitch just a 1% increase in state spending across the board — lower than the 3% limit he’s called for previously.
Vermont Conversation: Filmmaker Bess O’Brien on connection, resilience and joy after tragedy
The inspiration for O’Brien’s new film was seeing what happened after the floods in 2023 and 2024 that ravaged some Vermont communities.
New York Times investigative reporter Eric Lipton to speak in South Burlington
The four-time Pulitzer Prize winner will discuss covering the Trump administration, threats to press freedom and the role of journalism in a democracy.
This Vermont documentarian has filmed three decades of hard things. So why is she now focusing on hope?
“We can hear all the horrible, hateful rhetoric, but most human beings want to help each other out,” Bess O’Brien says of her new slice-of-life movie “Every Day: Big and Small,” set to tour the state this fall.
The Upper Valley’s widening tick-borne disease problem
Researchers at Dartmouth have identified a critical link between alpha-gal syndrome — a tick-borne allergy — and potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions during blood transfusions for type O patients.
Opinion
Commentaries and letters to the editor written by community members and regular contributors.
Drug injection sites are a good thing for Vermont
Fear, not evidence, is driving opposition to overdose prevention centers — Denmark’s results show why Vermont shouldn’t back down.
Fund recovery, not active addiction
Building a system with treatment on demand, not a safe injection site, is the real path to compassion.
How many crashes will it take to build a roundabout?
Two dangerous Chittenden County intersections have known fatal crash histories, yet proposed roundabouts to fix them face years of delay.
Proposal 4 would enshrine unequal rights, not equal ones
Higher taxes, more bureaucracy, endless lawsuits — Proposal 4 promises all three.
Jurors to begin deliberations after closing arguments Monday in attempted murder trial
Both the prosecution and defense closed out the presentation of evidence Friday in the case against Jason Eaton, accused of shooting and wounding three Palestinian college students in Burlington.
School districts assigned to new merger discussion groups
Districts across the state were reorganized into 18 merger study committees after districts requested changes. Committees are still expected to hold first meetings within the next month as school board leaders say they lack clear guidance on the process.
Pre-dawn calf washes and tail fluffing: Scenes from opening day at Tunbridge World’s Fair
More than 2,100 students visited the fairgrounds Thursday, where young exhibitors and veteran judges showed them what goes into raising, showing and judging animals.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way: Pop-up clinic to offer free estate planning services
Legal professionals are volunteering to provide estate planning education and services Saturday to underserved Vermont communities.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Federal government rejects winning bid for Montpelier’s former post office
A local development corporation won the auction for 87 State St. in August, but the treasurer of the organization says the federal government wants more money for it.
