Millie and her aunt, Cheryl, share Millie's touching story of adoption.

The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment, or BEAD, program will bring $229 million to the state — one-third of all the money Vermont needs to supply everyone with high-speed broadband service.

Ethan Weinstein, the education and corrections reporter with VTDigger, sat down with Vermont Public to discuss his reporting on equal education for one Vermont family looking for resources for their son who has autism.

“This is an event that we’ve never had before to this degree, so we’re venturing down a road that we haven’t been on, and it’s not a good road to be on,” said Lyndonville Fire Chief Jeff Corrow.

Keegan Albaugh and Marlon Fisher talk about forming deep connections among Vermont dads through Dad Guild, starting with awkward playground meetups and a belief that "this is gonna be a thing."

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch says he envisions an entirely new federal disaster response system, in which state and local entities would be authorized to distribute the billions of dollars in public and individual assistance that are currently administered by FEMA.

Vermont GOP Chair Paul Dame says the jury is still out for some Vermont Republicans regarding former President Donald Trump's current campaign.

Local evening newscast for Wednesday, July 24

The New Farms for New Americans program provides farmland and resources for immigrants and refugees at the Intervale Center in Burlington. The program works to address food insecurity and provide traditional or culturally significant agricultural experiences. Farmers in the program are once again dealing with flood impacts in the area, but the Center made changes last summer to lessen the burden.

Scientists say that recent flooding will worsen water quality for Lake Champlain and other Vermont waterways, but it's not expected to be as bad as 2023.