Legislators have used Zoom’s private chats; Hospitals remain critically understaffed; New spending would bolster Williston Fire Department ranks; 2 men face federal firearms charges amid homicide probe

Local officials say they haven’t seen Chad Schmidt in years; Weird weather for Harris Hill's centennial; UVM Instagram posts renew furor over sexual misconduct on campus; Should non-medical doctors be allowed to perform eye surgery?

Utility commission denies GlobalFoundries’ request to become its own self-managed utility; Police union issues rare endorsement in Burlington's Ward 7; Senate advances criminal threatening bill; Chris Winters running for secretary of state.

Resettlement agency announces 1st group of Afghan refugees has arrived in Rutland; Senate panel rejects bill to turn former Windsor prison into juvenile detention facility; Democratic candidates for US House talk energy, climate change policy at REV forum; Environmental groups urge Biden administration to stop logging mature forests on national lands.

State plans to drop universal school mask recommendation; Public weighs in on controversial hunting and wildlife bills; Secretary of State Jim Condos announces retirement after 11 years in post; 2 operating rooms now open at Fanny Allen surgical center.

Barrett Trucking buying DuBois Construction; UVM Medical Center nurses get immediate pay bump amid unprecedented staff shortage; Auditor finds state mismanaged aging dams; Shelburne aerial skier Megan Nick wins bronze in Olympic debut.

Jan. 6 an ideological Rorschach test for Republican LG candidates; Restaurants see a ‘dire tipping point’ as Omicron recedes; Enosburg principal placed on leave after using offensive language over school’s intercom; Low-income, refugee families face eviction from Winooski apartments.

Burlington mayor wades into Vermont’s discussion of qualified immunity; Senate again approves a statewide rental registry bill, but a veto remains likely; More than 30 people test positive in Covid outbreak at Newport prison; Racial slurs used at high school basketball game, school officials say.

Vermont House gives tentative green light to $1,200 child tax credit; Burlington’s ‘pit’ could see construction this spring; Vermont vaccine advisory group quiet on Covid-19 mandates in schools.

Reproductive Liberty Amendment approved in 107-41 vote; How would proposed 'clean heat standard' work?; Planned Parenthood announces Newport clinic closure; Bennington moving forward on police oversight; Burlington City Council reaches consensus on homelessness proposals.