Vermont News

Vt.— State forestry officials say more than 500 low-income Vermont families will get some help keeping warm this winter thanks to a free firewood program that has provided about 1,400 cords worth. The wood, harvested last year and this year...

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Vt.— A bill in Congress named for a Vermont ambulance driver that would extend federal benefits to volunteer paramedics and emergency medical technicians killed or injured in the line of duty is another step closer to becoming law. On Thursday...

The state auditor of Vermont, who gained national notice when he deployed to Iraq during his re-election campaign, has pleaded guilty to drunken driving. Auditor Tom Salmon appeared in court Thursday in Barre (BEH'-ree) and agreed to pay nearly $900...

Richard Phillips, the ship captain toasted as a hero after he was taken captive by Somali pirates, ignored repeated warnings last spring to keep his freighter at least 600 miles off the African coast because of the heightened risk of...

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Vt.— A car crash that took the lives of unborn twins last summer has prompted a Vermont lawmaker to introduce a bill that would boost penalties for crimes that harm pregnant women. But Patricia Blair of Pownal, who was six...