Two more Montpelier officers head to Northfield as department grapples with staffing crisis
The departures are the latest in a string of losses that have hollowed out Montpelier’s force.
Noah Kahan fans blamed for disappearing Strafford road sign
Town officials think fans of the famous singer-songwriter are stealing a road sign referenced in one of his songs.
Dirt Road News is back on the road this summer
Join us as we travel around Vermont, listen to communities and continue the conversation with a new survey and summer events.
Candidates for Vermont governor and lieutenant governor report large fundraising hauls
Hundreds of thousands of dollars have come in for candidates for Vermont’s top offices ahead of an August primary election.
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Vermont set to celebrate nation’s 250th birthday with fireworks and festivities
At least 50 cities, towns and villages are offering free public Independence Day events that extend through the weekend.
Vermont lawmakers tried to curb license plate surveillance. Police found a way around it.
Data obtained by VTDigger shows that police in Vermont have conducted over 100 searches in the last three years using Flock license plate cameras.
Imminent closure of Fair Haven manufactured home park leaves residents with few options
Deferred maintenance is piling up at parks across the state, contributing to more parks going up for sale. Outright closures, like the evictions of residents at the Green Mountain Mobile Manor, are fairly rare.
Vermont Conversation: ‘Strive for that more perfect union.’ Rep. Becca Balint on resurgent white nationalism, war in Iran and her mixed feelings about America’s 250th
“This country is going to break your heart, and also the freedoms that are guaranteed in the First Amendment are an incredible, beautiful thing to behold,” Balint said on the eve of the nation’s semiquincentennial.
St. Johnsbury landlord seeks to join wife in Vermont Legislature
In an unusual husband-wife candidacy, Steve and Debbie Dolgin are running for both seats in the Caledonia-Essex district.
Rutland murder suspect reaches plea deal to lesser charge, faces 10 years in prison
Courtney Samplatsky is set to plead guilty this month to a manslaughter charge as well as a count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in the June 2022 fatal shooting.
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Women’s history is American history. So why isn’t it taught in Vermont schools?
America’s founding promise excluded women. Their fight to be included is the part Vermont schools leave out.
Ringing the bell for all of us
On America’s 250th birthday, a Vermont church rings its bell — not in celebration, but in witness.
Stop telling Gen Z to save the world
Growing up in rural Vermont means experiencing both day-to-day survival and pressure to fix a broken world — and that tension is pushing young people out of the movement for…
The river Vermont traded for a country
A Vermont border quirk traces back to a 1782 deal with George Washington — and a river the state gave up to join the Union.
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital plans to close its birthing center
Amid financial strain, the hospital said its obstetrics unit lost $3.8 million in 2025.
Killington Selectboard approves proposed budget after months of debate
The spending plan goes before voters on Aug. 11, leaving the town operating under the previous year’s budget in the meantime.
Vermont has long treated air conditioning as optional. A warming climate could be changing that.
An extreme heat warning hits Vermont Wednesday through Friday, with the heat index reaching 105 and warm nights offering little relief.
Judge blocks attorney from raising police misconduct as a defense in chase that killed Rutland officer
Lawyers for Tate Rheaume are seeking to appeal the ruling to the Vermont Supreme Court, contending it is a matter for the jury to decide.
Obituaries
Death notices and celebrations of life.
Vermont is heating up, potentially forcing the state’s 7 petroleum-based plants to start picking up the slack
Between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., the regional electrical grid runs additional generators, nicknamed “peaker plants,” that are otherwise on standby throughout the rest of the year.
