Route 5 in Fairlee remains closed as state officials work to stabilize rock ledge

Neighbors complain of Thetford shooting range

THETFORD — Neighbors spoke out against rapid-fire shooting in the town forest, as the selectboard considers another 10-year lease for the Upper Valley Fish and Game Club. But the club asked for more time at its shooting range in the forest, and the board voted 4-1 to grant it partially. The plan would allow a […]

Q&A: What's driving probe of Geisel School of Medicine?

HANOVER — The next steps remain unclear in a civil rights investigation into the Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine, but the probe is not an isolated incident. The U.S. Department of Education launched a civil rights investigation into the Geisel School and four other medical schools last week, in partnership with the Department of Health […]

Lance Goodrich sentenced to 35 years to life for killing cousin Brooke Goodrich

Lance Goodrich, convicted in May of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his cousin, Brooke Goodrich, was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison on Monday in Grafton Superior Court.

Out-of-state shelter pets could carry screwworm to Vermont, officials worry

Vermont officials approved an emergency rule requiring domestic dogs and cats from Texas to be inspected and treated for the New World screwworm parasite upon arrival to protect the state's agriculture and existing pets.

Legion teams encouraged despite ousters

It was not exactly a banner weekend for White River Junction Post 84 and Lebanon Post 22 in their respective American Legion Baseball senior state tournaments, but each program’s coach is not dismissing what their squads accomplished in the regular season.  Entering the state tournament as the No. 1 seed in Vermont’s Southern Division for […]