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Vermont Allows Out-of-Staters to Use Assisted Suicide Law
Vermont on Tuesday became the first state in the country to change its medically assisted suicide law to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives.
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Border Crossings From Canada Into NY, Vermont and NH Are Up Tenfold. Local Cops Want Help.
From Oct. 1 to Feb. 28, about 2,000 migrants crossed the border between Canada and New Hampshire, Vermont and New York south through the forests, compared to just 200 crossings in the same period the previous year.
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Discarded Cigarette Butt, DNA Tests Solve Vt. Teacher's 52-Year-Old Murder
A discarded cigarette found near the body of a 24-year-old Vermont school teacher in her apartment nearly 52 years ago helped lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled her after having a fight with his wife, police said Tuesday.
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2 Vermont Brothers Dead After Falling Through Ice on Lake Champlain
Vermont State Police identified the victims on Sunday as brothers, 71-year-old John Fleury, of Williamstown, and 88-year-old Wayne Fleury, of East Montpelier.
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Vermont Man Dies After Large Fight at Middle School Basketball Game
A large fight involving multiple spectators during a seventh- and eighth- grade boys basketball game.
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Ezra Miller Agrees to Plead Guilty in Vermont Burglary Case
Miller is expected to enter his guilty plea for a lesser charge of trespassing as part of an agreement to drop burglary and larceny.
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Vermont's First Trans Lawmaker Gets Engaged at Rainbow-Lit White House
Vermont’s first transgender lawmaker got engaged to her partner while the White House was lit with rainbow lights.
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$9 Million Vermont Program Will Help Weatherize Drafty Homes
A new $9 million state program will help moderate-income Vermonters make their homes more energy efficient by allowing people to pay for weatherization projects in their utility bills, officials said Wednesday. The Weatherization Repayment Assistance Program will allow people to pay for weatherization projects like insulation, air sealing, heat pumps and advanced wood heating systems through a monthly charge on…
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‘Flash' Actor Ezra Miller Pleads Not Guilty to Vermont Liquor Theft
Ezra Miller pleaded not guilty Monday to stealing bottles of liquor from a neighbor’s home, one of a string of arrests and reports of erratic behavior by the “Flash” actor that stretch from Hawaii to Vermont.
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A Drop of Blood and Modern DNA Test Leads to Arrest of NY Man Accused of 1989 Double Murder
Vermont State Police say a drop of blood that was subjected to modern DNA testing enabled detectives to make an arrest in a 1989 double murder.
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Employee in Vt. Town Quietly Lowered Fluoride in Water for Years
Residents of a small community in Vermont were blindsided last month by news that one official in their water department quietly lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about their children’s dental health and transparent government — and highlighting the enduring misinformation around water fluoridation.
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Actor Ezra Miller Charged in Vermont Burglary
Actor Ezra Miller is facing a felony burglary charge in Vermont, police said Monday. The troubled 29-year-old movie star, listed as a resident of Stamford, Vermont, is accused of stealing several bottles of alcohol from a home in that town on May 1. The homeowners were not present at the time, Vermont State Police said. The star of the upcoming…
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Woman Accused of Killing Vermont Cyclist Captured Weeks Later in Costa Rica
A yoga teacher suspected of killing an elite Vermont cyclist in Texas was captured in Costa Rica, according to authorities. Kaitlin Marie Armstrong was found at a hostel on Santa Teresa Beach in Provincia de Puntarenas Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Office said Thursday. The 34-year-old will be deported and brought back to the U.S. Authorities in Texas had been searching...
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Ex-Conn. Man Charged With Murder on the High Seas in Mother's 2016 Death
A Vermont man was arrested on charges including murder on the high seas in the 2016 death of his mother on a boat that had sparked a civil legal saga, federal prosecutors announced. Nathan Carman was arrested Tuesday on an eight-count indictment, according to officials at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont. The document also charges...
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US States Seek to Ease Inflation Burden With Direct Payments to Residents
Governors and state lawmakers throughout the U.S. are floating proposals to send checks to help residents cope with soaring inflation at a time when state budgets are bursting with cash
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This Russian-Born Baker From Vermont Is Raising Money to Help Children of Ukraine
Maryam Counter of St. George, Vermont, has gathered thousands of dollars to support UNICEF and help children in Ukraine harmed by Russia’s attacks.
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle Returns Home with Medal, 50 Years After His Mom Did the Same
The alpine skier’s mother, Barbara Ann Cochran, won gold in the 1972 Sapporo Olympics.
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This Olympic Skiier Is a Maple Syrup Expert
Being born in Vermont doesn’t automatically make someone a maple syrup expert, but helping build a family syrup business certainly does. Olympian Ryan Cochran-Siegle is an expert at three things: syrup, skiing and the pain that often comes with crashing.
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‘A Miracle': Hero Dog Leads Rescuers to Save Owner Injured in Vt. Crash
A man from Vermont is crediting his loyal dog with lending a hand — or make that, a paw — in helping save her owner’s life following a nasty crash.
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Wealthy TV Producer Pleads Not Guilty to Child Sex Charges
A television producer has pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges in connection with paying a Nevada woman to bring her 9-year-old daughter to Vermont to engage in illegal sexual activity at a Ludlow ski house.