Northeast Kingdom Archives - VTDigger

Two people, one wearing a plaid shirt and cap, and the other in glasses, are embracing in a room with shelves and posters in the background.

This Vermont documentarian has filmed three decades of hard things. So why is she now focusing on hope?

by Kevin O'Connor September 20, 2026, 7:31 amSeptember 20, 2026, 10:10 am

Aerial view of a small rural town with white houses, green trees, and distant hills under a clear sky.

Potential sale brings the former Sterling campus closer to new beginnings

by Emma White September 15, 2026, 6:14 pmSeptember 15, 2026, 6:14 pm

A person in an orange shirt sits at a table in a formal setting, looking forward, while others are seated in the foreground.

‘Everyone’s friend’: Family describes slain Derby woman as her killer gets 30 years in prison

by Alan J. Keays September 2, 2026, 6:42 pmSeptember 2, 2026, 8:32 pm

Large gray warehouse-style building with a metal roof and small front entrance, surrounded by trees and an empty gravel parking lot, adjacent to a two-lane road.

Plan would double St. Johnsbury homeless shelter beds, free up space for families

by Carly Berlin August 31, 2026, 5:15 amAugust 28, 2026, 6:13 pm

Text reading "Commentaries" and "Opinion pieces by community members" with a speech bubble icon.

Nonprofits are more than charities in the Northeast Kingdom

by Abby Long August 16, 2026, 6:52 amAugust 14, 2026, 1:58 pm

A person in tan prison uniform, holding papers, is escorted by a sheriff’s deputy toward a white sheriff’s van.

Zizian member tied to border patrol agent killing in Vermont now charged in the deaths of her own parents

by Alan J. Keays June 25, 2026, 4:07 pmJune 25, 2026, 6:43 pm

A winding river flows through a dense green forest, surrounding a small sandy patch and dark swirling water, viewed from above.

‘Vermont that still feels wild’: 3 waterways proposed for the ‘National Park System for rivers’

by K. Fiegenbaum June 22, 2026, 6:44 pmJune 23, 2026, 12:36 pm

A man signs a book at a table stacked with copies of "Schooled" in a bookstore while another person browses shelves in the background.

A former teacher and preacher, Vermont writer Garret Keizer seeks hope amid the headlines

by Kevin O'Connor June 14, 2026, 7:21 amJune 15, 2026, 10:10 am

A person walks by a chain-link fence on a city sidewalk, with historical buildings in the background.

More than $8 million in grants heading to Vermont, including funding for Newport projects

by Grace Bertrand June 12, 2026, 5:44 pmJune 12, 2026, 5:44 pm

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Vermont is talking. Is Montpelier listening?

by Loralee Tester June 9, 2026, 1:58 pmJune 9, 2026, 1:58 pm

A small rural village with white houses, a church with a steeple, and red barns, surrounded by rolling hills and mountains under a partly cloudy sky.

Peacham preemptively transferring ownership of its school building to town

by K. Fiegenbaum June 1, 2026, 6:49 pmJune 2, 2026, 12:13 pm

A snow-covered path through leafless trees is lined with yellow markers and signs indicating local snowmobile use only and speed limits.

Snowmobilers and pedestrian users clashed this past winter over use of Newport’s rail trail

by K. Fiegenbaum April 21, 2026, 5:55 pmJuly 22, 2026, 3:42 pm

A large, rectangular office building with many windows, an American flag outside, cars and a blue bus parked nearby, and a partly cloudy sky overhead.

Former Stowe man reaches plea deal in NEK double killing, avoids death penalty trial

by Alan J. Keays April 10, 2026, 3:50 pmApril 10, 2026, 3:57 pm

A man walks past a road damaged by erosion, with large sections of asphalt and soil washed away, exposing rocks and muddy water.

Government & Politics

Vermont House passes state budget bill with disaster aid for the Northeast Kingdom

by Shaun Robinson March 30, 2026, 4:56 pmMarch 30, 2026, 4:56 pm