Vermont Senator Peter Welch Thursday urged his colleagues to support the Senate's recently unveiled Farm Bill, also known as the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. Welch took to the Senate floor Thursday to highlight how the bill will help farmers and rural communities, not to mention the benefit to regional food ...

Vermont transportation authorities are emphasizing the importance of wearing seat belts in preparation for the Memorial Day holiday. According to VTrans, the state's seat belt usage rate in 2023 was approximately 89%, which aligns with the national average. Shockingly, out of the 42 car crash fatalities that occurred i...

Vermont's top health insurance providers, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont and MVP Healthcare, have submitted requests to state regulators for significant rate increases. Blue Cross Blue Shield is seeking a 16.1% increase for individual plans and a 19.1% increase for small group plans serving businesses with fewer tha...

Police are asking for help identifying two suspects connected to a burglary in Townshend. It happened last Wednesday morning. Vermont State Police responded to a burglary at a home off Route 30. They say neighbors saw two men who were spotted getting into a black car with Vermont plates. Police obtained surveillance ph...

A woman died in Winchester on Sunday after the lawn mower she was riding, rolled over. Authorities said around 4p.m. Sunday, they received a report of a person who was possibly injured from an accident involving a zero-turn lawn mower on Burt Hill Road. When first responders arrived, they found the lawn mower tipped ov...