Vermont man Chris MacRitchie rescues dog from freezing river in dramatic rescue

Chris MacRitchie didn't hesitate after finding his dog floating on the icy Vermont River. He jumped into the frigid water, walked over to the dog and gently pulled it to shore, where his wife put a sweatshirt on the dog. The dramatic rescue in Berlin on Friday afternoon was captured on video and shared by […]
Vermont accused in lawsuit of tracking pregnant women considered unsuitable to be mothers

A lawsuit filed this week accuses the Vermont Department of Child Welfare of using unsubstantiated claims about a pregnant woman's mental health to secretly investigate and win custody of her daughter before she was born. The ACLU of Vermont and national advocacy group President Justice filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Vermont Department of Children […]
Did you know that Vermont used to have a law requiring all imitation butter to be dyed pink?

For years, states across the country have enacted vexing laws. Some of the strange laws floating around the internet are just rumors and mysterious stories, while others are written into law. Vermont had a strange law in the past that required imitation butter to be dyed pink. Strange laws still exist, including one that bans […]
Burlington, Vermont Residents Complain of Open Drug Use, Homeless Camps

Residents of a Vermont city plagued by an epidemic of homelessness and drug use are protesting a “lack of respect” for law-abiding citizens and complaining that crime keeps them out at night. Burlington is the most populous city in this small state. 44,500 The crime rate for the population is 60 per 1,000 residents, which […]
Homelessness, drug addiction drive public safety concerns in largest Vermont city: ‘I don’t walk at night’

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Vermont border sector sees more than 19K migrants in one fiscal year

Officials said Wednesday that more than 19,000 illegal immigrants have been arrested in the northern border region over the past year. During the 2024 fiscal year, which ran from Oct. 1, 2023, to Monday, officers at the U.S. Border Patrol's Swanton Sector along the U.S.-Canada border apprehended illegal immigrants from 97 countries, said District Patrol […]
Absentee voting kicks off in Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont

Election season is in full swing, with absentee voting opening Saturday in seven states: Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Vermont. That means more than a dozen states, including Wisconsin, Minnesota and Virginia, have begun voting. The states that begin early voting Saturday aren't competitive at the presidential level, but two are […]
Brian Crossman Jr., son of victim in Vermont triple homicide, charged with murder

A man was arrested after he allegedly killed a father, stepmother and the stepmother's teenage son in their Vermont home earlier this week, then called police to report the horrific crime, authorities said. Brian Crossman Jr., 22, is accused of shooting and killing his father, local government employee Brian Crossman, 46, his wife Erica, 41, […]
Vermont designates another town with ‘high risk’ for EEEV infection

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Vermont Department of Health tells public to avoid using words like ‘son’ or ‘daughter’

The Vermont Department of Health issued a warning this week against using the terms “son” and “daughter,” suggesting not doing so could create an unhealthy learning environment. in Facebook Post The Department of Public Instruction (VDH), run by Mark Levine, who was appointed secretary by Republican Gov. Phil Scott, said on its official page on […]