Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed a law designed to help protect student athletes who suffer concussions. The new law requires coaches and referees to undergo training to recognize the signs of a concussion. Athletic trainers must be present at …
This weekend’s high temperatures are coinciding with high water around Vermont, and the state’s top health official is advising against heading out to a favorite swimming hole. Health Commissioner Harry Chen, an emergency room physician, says he’s too often seen …
A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing another Vermont company that roasts coffee for trademark infringement over the use of the word “woodchuck.” Vermont Hard Cider Co. filed a complaint against Woodchuck Coffee Roasters in U.S. District Court …
Vermont fire investigators say Lyndonville fire that destroyed a farmhouse and a nearby garage started because a pail of hot fireplace ashes was left too close to the house. The Jewell Hill Road house and adjacent garage with an upstairs …
Vermont police are investigating an arson fire of three construction vehicles in St. Albans. Firefighters say a dump truck, excavator and backhoe were fully engulfed when they arrived at the fire on Wednesday night. Vermont State Police say the fire …
The state is on schedule to close most residents’ Tropical Storm Irene-related government aid cases by late summer, meaning they will have safe housing by the second anniversary of flooding that damaged more than 7,000 homes, according to a report …
A woman who worked as lawyer for the Vermont Department of Public Safety is facing charges of driving under the influence and cruelty to children after police said she was driving erratically with two young children in her car. Annika …
Vermont State Police are investigating the theft of $20,000 worth of donated equipment to the Mad River Flood Recovery group. Police said the equipment had been taken from a barn on Route 100 in Warren. They said the burglary happened …
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont have formed a specialized disaster medical assistance team to respond to disasters in the region. The 56-member team has expertise in emergency and wilderness medicine, toxicology, pharmacology, respiratory therapy, orthopedics and radiological protection, among other …
Police say a woman who crashed her car in Bennington, Vt., while texting tried to blame the accident on her estranged husband. Thirty-year-old Tanya Taylor pleaded not guilty to a felony count of impeding a public office and misdemeanor counts …