Vermont

Two men were found dead following a reported shooting inside a home in Alburgh, Vermont on Saturday night. Police say the shooting occurred following a weeklong dispute between two men over access to a property for hunting. Police responded to a home on Cameron Drive around 10p.m. after multiple calls reporting of a shooting. Police found two men — one…

With hunting season underway, wildlife agencies in New Hampshire and Vermont have started testing for COVID-19 in white-tailed deer, as antibodies for the virus have been found in deer in other states. New Hampshire and Vermont were approached by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service about testing the white-tailed deer population as part of...

Thomas Jackson of Cornwall, Vermont, explains why he aims to live every day as if it’s Thanksgiving Day.

Police in Billerica, Massachusetts, have safely located a missing teenager from Vermont. Ethan McGuire, age 13, was found safe early Friday morning in Lowell, Billerica police said in a tweet. Police asked the public for assistance locating him Thursday night and said the teen had been missing since 6:30 p.m. from the area of Charnstaff Lane. Billerica police thanked everyone…

A Thanksgiving weekend tradition is returning to New England’s largest ski resort after taking a year off in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wednesday, crews were busy putting the finishing touches on the venue for the HomeLight Killington Cup at Killington Resort. For the fifth time, Vermont will welcome many of the world’s fastest female ski racers for...

Instagram feeds across Vermont are about to get much brighter with the launch this week of a new holiday tradition from one of the state’s best-known landmarks. “I think it’ll be wonderful,” Chip Stulen predicted of Shelburne Museum, referring to “Winter Lights.” The offering debuts on Black Friday and is then open Thursdays through Saturdays through New Year’s Day....

Longtime Congressman Peter Welch is running to fill a rare vacancy in Vermont’s U.S. Senate delegation, and he’s already received a key endorsement.

Vermont’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives has announced he is seeking election to the Senate in 2022.

Vermont’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives has announced he is seeking election to the U.S. Senate in 2022. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, made it official Monday morning, writing, “We are at a pivotal moment” in U.S. democracy. “The result of this election will determine control of the Senate and with it, what we can accomplish for...

Communities on the U.S. side of the northern border are grateful for what appears to be a significant policy change coming from the Canadian government, which should make day trips or weekend getaways to the States more appealing to Canadian travelers. “It’s certainly welcome news,” said Erik Wells, the town manager of Williston, Vermont. Wells was referring to reports...

Police are investigating the death of a man in a domestic altercation Wednesday in Weathersfield, Vermont. Authorities were called to a home on Melody Lane around 3:15 p.m. One man was found dead at the scene. A second man was found with serious injuries inside the home and taken to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, where he is in critical…

Snow plows in the fleet of the Vermont Agency of Transportation visited children at more than 150 schools across the state Wednesday, so the kids could see their school names on the heavy machinery. The plows have been re-named for schools, which are now on the sides of the vehicles — along with creative nicknames for the plows the students…

Kids in more than 150 schools across Vermont got out of the classroom to check out the state plows that will be clearing roads of snow, and which now bear the school’s names — and got to give them nicknames, too.

The Baird family has been making maple syrup in Vermont for 103 years — and business has never been better. “Sugarmaker” Jenna Baird is just the latest in her family to learn that keeping their product simple and natural is key to its success. NBCLX contributor Greg Bledsoe brings his Family Geography Project to Baird Farm in Vermont to learn...

As COVID cases grow across New England, so do concerns from health officials, especially as holiday gatherings approach. New data from every state in the region except Connecticut shows an uptick in cases. Massachusetts reported 1,848 new cases Tuesday, Maine 952, New Hampshire 744, Connecticut 544, Rhode Island 516 and Vermont 187. NBC News reports that two-week coronavirus case counts…

Health officials say COVID-19 cases are increasing in every New England state except Connecticut right now.

Vermont was long the envy of the nation for its low number of COVID cases, but has seen a recent reversal of fortunes on that front. Vermont’s health commissioner on Tuesday reminded residents that “the pandemic isn’t over yet,” part of a presentation from members of the Scott administration that aimed to keep attention focused on the seriousness of...

Vermont’s health commissioner reminded the state “the pandemic isn’t over yet” Tuesday, as part of a presentation from members of the Scott administration that aimed to keep attention focused on the seriousness of COVID-19 and steps people can take to reduce infections.

Gov. Phil Scott has proposed that the Legislature hold a special session to grant communities the authority to issue temporary indoor mask mandates as legislative leadership calls for him to do more about the surge in COVID-19 cases. Scott has said he will not reimpose a state of emergency that would authorize him to restore a statewide mask mandate, saying…

After the nation’s longest-serving current U.S. senator announced he would not seek reelection in 2022, one of the very first well-wishers to greet him was one of his former teachers. “I was so happy to be there when he came out,” said Maxine Leary, who hugged Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, moments after his highly-anticipated announcement about his political future....