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By KLARA BAUTERS

Whether it’s chiming in on Front Porch Forum or casting a vote on Town Meeting Day, Vermont has a rich tradition of community engagement. But just how involved is its citizenry? 

By ALAN J. KEAYS

A U.S. Border Patrol agent was fatally shot and another person was killed Monday afternoon in the Northeast Kingdom town of Coventry, according to the FBI. A third person was injured and in custody, the federal agency said. 

By PETER D’AURIA

The Vermont Department for Children and Families went to extraordinary and illegal lengths to remove a child from its mother’s custody, aided by an internal program that monitors the pregnancies of multiple Vermonters, a new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont alleges.

By KLARABAUTERS

The U.S. Economic Development Administration is ramping up its investment in national microchip manufacturing, awarding $23.8 million to Vermont’s Tech Hub — a partnership between the University of Vermont, GlobalFoundries and the state — to advance local semiconductor manufacturing.

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The estate of a man killed late last year when he was struck in South Burlington by an on-duty Shelburne police sergeant driving a cruiser has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the town of Shelburne, Vt.

By CARLY BERLIN

A new pro-housing advocacy group has entered the scene at the Vermont Statehouse. Their message: Vermont needs to build, build, build, or else the state’s housing deficit will pose an existential threat to its future economy. 

By EMMA COTTON

MONTPELIER — Holding a baby who reached for the microphone in front of her, Yari Barabata said she had stayed quiet for too long about her struggles to find safe housing, and she had finally decided to speak up.

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

When Vermont Democrats lacked a gubernatorial candidate the afternoon of the primary deadline in August 1972, Rockingham lawyer Tom Salmon, in the most last-minute of Hail Mary passes, threw his hat in the ring.

By ALAN J. KEAYS

The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a decision to terminate a state police sergeant for misconduct, including sexually harassing female troopers.

By KLARA BAUTERS

The Vermont Department of Labor has received notice that C&S Wholesale Grocers is planning layoffs in Brattleboro starting in March.

By KRISTEN FOUNTAIN

A central figure in Vermont health care reform efforts plans to leave the center of the fray this spring. 

By PAUL HEINTZ

Nine of the Vermont Senate’s 11 standing committees will have new leaders this biennium and three will be helmed by Republicans, Lt. Gov. John Rodgers announced from the Senate floor Thursday afternoon.

By SHAUN ROBINSON

MONTPELIER — John Rodgers, a Glover Republican, was formally elected Vermont’s next lieutenant governor on Thursday as a vast majority of state legislators voted to affirm his upset win in last fall’s race over Progressive/Democrat David Zuckerman.

By COREY MCDONALD

The personal data of students and staff at several dozen Vermont school districts may have been compromised in a nationwide data breach of a student information system, according to state education officials.

By KLARA BAUTERS

Citing “a regrettable oversight” by the prosecution, a superior court judge last week denied the state’s request to delay the murder trial of a Bennington man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2019 pending more DNA tests, prompting the prosecutor to dismiss the case.

By ETHAN WEINSTEIN

The executive director of the Vermont Democratic Party, Jim Danendeau, is stepping down next month.

By CARLY BERLIN

Vermont will receive nearly $68 million in federal long-term disaster recovery funding tied to the July 2023 floods. The funding, announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday, comes out of a $12 billion allocation for communities impacted by disasters across the nation in recent years, from fires in Hawaii to hurricanes in Florida and North Carolina. 

By SHAUN ROBINSON and ETHAN WEINSTEIN

Jill Krowinski, a Democrat from Burlington, won a third term as speaker of the Vermont House on Wednesday, defeating Dover independent Rep. Laura Sibilia in a vote that showed Krowinski still enjoys substantial support among her House colleagues. 

By YARDAIN AMRON

The two victims of a house fire in Sandgate, Vt., on New Year’s Day have been identified as a young mother and her newborn son, Vermont State Police said in a press release Friday. Following autopsies at the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in...

By KEVIN O’CONNOR

Facing a more than 20% municipal tax hike this coming fiscal year, town leaders in Brattleboro have suggested lowering expenses through everything from curbing office-supply purchases to closing the public pool.City government counterparts in...

By COREY MCDONALD

A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against the University of Vermont by the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter. That lawsuit, filed in September 2024, challenged the legality of the group’s suspension following...