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No one was injured when a man allegedly fired a gun in Brandon on Tuesday. Police say they took the suspect into protective custody.

Within the next few days, the development of a tropical cyclone within the Atlantic basin is looking likely. That means, that the next named storm in the Atlantic will bear the name “Dolly”.

Late summer is a good time for anglers to go after fish they might not normally chase.

Progressives and Democrats on the Burlington City Council are showing a rare display of unity.

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling this week is raising questions about the future of universal vote by mail in Vermont ahead of the midterm elections.

A North Country beef farmer says President Trump’s plan to drop tariffs on ground beef imports is “theater” that alienates rural Americans.

UVM will raise its income cap next year for free tuition from $100,000 a year to $125,000.

A massive project is underway in Burlington to document four of the largest immigrant communities in the city, tracing their history from 1850 to 1950.

Leaders stress that not one of the 900 people that was removed has voted in the last 25 years.

Police say the Dalton man stole a rescue truck from the scene of a fire that destroyed his own home early Tuesday.

Members of Vermont’s Land Use Review Board took time Tuesday to tour Rutland's neighborhoods.

New York’s new tourism campaign to lure Canadians to the state could face an uphill battle with President Trump’s latest tariffs and his idea of changing the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America.”

Five New York State troopers were suspended last month over their handling of a car crash involving a trooper’s son.

Move-in begins at the University of Vermont on Wednesday, and drivers can expect heavy traffic throughout Burlington on Wednesday and Thursday.

new law limiting how much law enforcement agencies across New York can work with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took effect Tuesday.

New Hampshire teenagers are reporting healthier behaviors than previous years.

A programming note for Tuesday, Aug. 25: A new season of Catamount Corner begins at 6:30 p.m.

Vermont lawmakers passed legislation in 2025 banning cellphones and other devices like smartwatches and earbuds in the classroom starting this fall.

A Plattsburgh woman faces charges after police say she scammed Saranac Lake churches and charities.

Progressives and Democrats on the Burlington City Council are showing a rare display of unity.

We have new information about the suspension of five North Country state troopers.

Temperatures remain mild over the course of the next several days, and every model is on board with 70s and low 80s through the rest of the week. By the beginning of next week, confidence shrinks as weather models begin to suggest two different outcomes are possible.

Local businesses are scrambling to adjust to the Trump administration’s latest salvo in its trade war on Canada.

The city has created an online list tracking its blighted buildings and the owners responsible for them.

It is common to see moss blotched walls and garden arches in fields throughout New England. Tall Grass keeps the practice of building stone creations alive.

Big changes are coming that will affect Vermonters on Medicaid. Here's what you need to know and how the state is working to prepare people.

Nightmare Vermont has spooked visitors for more than two decades around Halloween, but organizers are planning to take 2026 off.

A local man collided with a St. Albans Police cruiser Sunday afternoon.

A Westfield man faces charges of stranding a construction worker in a boom lift.

The town of Fairlee is short on rental housing, but two major projects in the pipeline aim to change that.

The week of activities gives Vermonters a chance to engage with Navy sailors and learn more about what they do.

Police say Burton Jacobs Jr. was dropped off at North Country Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.

Construction started Monday to turn a former World War II-era factory into an apartment building in Tupper Lake, New York.

Officers found the victim unconscious on the ground.

A St. Lawrence County man was killed Monday morning after a collision between two trucks.

A third family member has died from injuries sustained in a shooting at a trailer park in Whitefield, New Hampshire, earlier this month.

A Vermont man pleaded not guilty Monday to a slew of charges, including attempted murder, following a shooting and car crash.

Crews are working to fix two water main breaks in Brattleboro.

The Champlain Valley Fair has announced that John Waite will replace Bret Michaels as part of the 2026 concert series lineup on Sunday, Sept. 6, with Night Ranger.

School district and police officials in Winooski are increasingly concerned with the safety and legality of electric bikes many students are now riding to school.

Firefighters put out a kitchen fire in a St. Michael’s College dorm room Sunday afternoon.

Police say a young girl who was spotted alone near the St. Johnsbury Athenaeum early Monday morning has been reunited with her family.

The dog days of summer are almost over, but that was a good thing on Saturday for pups in Essex Junction.

On this "You Can Quote Me," Navy Week in Burlington, school scams, travel tips and we speak with Miss Black USA, who is from Vermont.

Four Mad River Valley schools raised money for back-to-school programs at a carnival.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott says last year's tax reform package led to a banner year for refunds.

Kids and parents gathered at a pond in Salisbury on Sunday for an up-close look at some of Vermont’s turtles and amphibians.

Rep. Maggie Goodlander shares her concerns about the DNC's recent decision to change the lineup of the 2028 presidential primary, knocking New Hampshire from first to third.

Here's a look at what there is to do today!

You know the classics: tomatoes, zucchini, squash. But there are plenty more unusual veggies you can grow that you may not have considered before!