Vermont News

ALSO: According to autopsy results released Thursday evening, a central Massachusetts woman whose body was found in her truck in Brattleboro died of a gunshot wound to the head; A Texas woman accused in the May 11 killing of a world-class cyclist from Vermont has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder; Lawmakers are creating a record of how much water is regularly extracted from the state’s streams and rivers.

ALSO: Vermont State Police said officers fatally shot Matthew Davis Tuesday night after a short foot chase and after he pulled a knife and lunged at officers; Burlington police have named a 19-year-old facing multiple criminal charges as a person of interest in the fatal July 7 shooting in the city’s Old North End; More than a week after a black and red school bus, repurposed as a mobile dwelling, first appeared in the Jake’s ONE Market parking lot on North Winooski Avenue in Burlington, a group of community members rallied to get it running.

ALSO: VTDigger's printable how-to-vote guide is available for free in 14 languages; Police fatally shot the ex-boyfriend of a woman who’d been found dead inside her truck near downtown Brattleboro; Louis Meyers is running for Vermont’s seat in the U.S. House as a moderate Democrat; So far in 2022, there have been 700 bear encounters in Vermont.

ALSO: An environmental group’s petition to create a formal set of rules to govern Vermont’s public lands has been denied; The Democratic candidates for attorney general are pitching their past experiences to Vermont voters; Burlington's beaches are closed again after reopening after cyanobacteria.

ALSO: Vermont navigates its second year of a spongy moth outbreak; Londonderry enlists the help of Norwich University students to explore creating a community center; State Sen. Becca Balint outraised Lt. Gov. Molly Gray in the most recent quarter by nearly $43,000.

ALSO: Vermont school officials are trying to tackle the question of how to respond to rising misbehavior; A new program will offer funds to landowners who manage their forests for carbon; Hospital budget writers are taking a gamble that Vermont won't see another big Covid wave; Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger tested positive for Covid-19 while on vacation in Italy with his family.

ALSO: Women of color running for office in Vermont are pushing for inclusion and advocacy for marginalized groups; The fourth study in nearly 30 years is looking at trucking in downtown Vergennes; Weathersfield residents turned out en masse to dissuade the Selectboard from approving new zoning bylaws.

ALSO: The Bennington police chief told the selectboard that violent crime has increased markedly in the last six months, and he asked citizens to help police keep up with it; Opponents of the Champlain Parkway project dispute the claim that Burlington would face an expensive penalty if the project isn’t completed.

ALSO: The University of Vermont Health Network has inked a deal with a staffing agency that helps place workers facing systemic barriers; State and local crews worked quickly to contain a 2,200-gallon tar spill in Springfield on Monday; Amid the hundreds of millions of dollars Vermont is investing to address the state’s housing crisis, about half a million dollars is going to fund zoning bylaw modernization.

ALSO: A flurry of climate-related energy policies are up for discussion; The town of Plymouth will need another million dollars to complete its town office renovations; Government officials have no idea why the Covid-19 wastewater data municipalities across Vermont are collecting isn’t showing up in state or national data systems.