Latest Vermont Headlines
All the headlines from our Vermont Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Vermont’s Flooded Capital Ponders Rebuild With an Eye on Climate Change
Aug 7 2023 // A beloved bookstore in Vermont`s small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A nearby office supply and gift store did...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes Now in Effect
Aug 7 2023 // Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for injured workers returning to the job market, changed starting July...
Vermont Farmers Urged to Document Crop Losses From Flooding
Jul 27 2023 // Vermont state and federal officials are urging farmers to document and report damage from the catastrophic flooding that hit the state two weeks ago and inundated crops in the rural mountainous state known for its scenic...
Brown & Brown to Acquire Wholesale Broker New England Excess Exchange
Jul 25 2023 // Florida-based global insurance broker Brown & Brown, Inc. has agreed to acquire Vermont-based wholesale broker New England Excess Exchange (NEEE). The acquisition will be through Bridge Specialty Group, the wholesale...
Heavy Rains Swamp Northeast Again; Floods Claims 5 Lives; Others, Including 2 Children, Missing
Jul 17 2023 // Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late...
Vermont Prepared for Epic Flooding. It Wasn’t Enough.
Jul 17 2023 // In Windham, Vermont, a wooden A-frame house that normally evokes blustery winters sits on a roadway transformed by record rainfall into a river. Twenty miles away in Bridgewater, a man wades through waist-high waters...
Bill to Make Big Companies in California Disclose Emissions Worth Watching in All States
Jul 13 2023 // A bill to make large companies in California disclose their emissions is worth a watch in all states. The moving through California Legislature – it passed the Assembly Natural Resources Committee this week – could set...
Vermont Residents, Businesses Turn to Recovery From Flooding Amid Mud, Debris
Jul 13 2023 // Floodwaters receded in Vermont cities and towns pummeled by a storm that delivered two months of rain in two days, allowing officials to focus on recovering from a disaster that trapped residents in homes, closed roadways...
Rain Eases After Flooding Vermont, Other Northeast States But More Expected
Jul 12 2023 // A storm that left up to two months` worth of rain in Vermont and saturated other parts of the Northeast was moving out Tuesday, but more flooding was expected after already cutting off access to some communities, including...
Flash Floods Rage in Vermont, New York; Woman Killed; Economic Impact Could Hit $5B
Jul 11 2023 // Torrential downpours unleashed flash floods on the U.S. Northeast on Monday that washed out roadways, overwhelmed rivers, prompted 50 swift boat rescues and killed a woman who was swept away in front of her fiancé,...
Slow-Moving Storm Puts New York City, East Coast Under Flood Threat
Jul 10 2023 // New York City and the eastern US braced Sunday for severe thunderstorms as a creeping weather front drags across the region and raises the risk of flooding from Vermont to North Carolina. The slow-moving line of showers...
90 Vermont Schools Sue Monsanto Over Toxic PCB Contamination of Buildings
Jul 7 2023 // Dozens of Vermont school districts have sued chemical giant Monsanto over toxic contamination in educational buildings from now-banned industrial chemicals known as PCBs. Last year, Vermont became the first state in the...
Vermont Workers’ Comp Changes, Including for Children and Firefighters, Now in Effect
Jul 5 2023 // Vermont’s workers’ compensation benefits for temporary total disability and for dependent children, as well as the work search requirement for injured workers returning to the job market, changed starting July...
Vermont Man Accused of Murder, Inheritance and Insurance Schemes Dies in Jail
Jun 16 2023 // A Vermont man facing charges he murdered his mother at sea in order to obtain a multimillion dollar inheritance has been found dead in his jail cell in New Hampshire, officials announced yesterday. The state medical...
Northeast Vineyards, Apple Orchards Still Hurting From May Frost Damage
Jun 15 2023 // Vineyards and apple orchards across the Northeast are still gauging damage from a late-season frost in May that wiped out a third to most of the crop for some growers who say it’s the worst frost damage they have...
Vermont School Settles 1st Amendment Suit by Coach Over Comments on Trans Athlete
Jun 7 2023 // A Vermont school district will reinstate a middle school soccer coach who was suspended for misgendering a transgender female athlete, and will delete any reference to bullying investigations from his daughter’s...
Vermont City Reaches Settlement Over Police Use of Force
Jun 5 2023 // The Vermont city of Burlington announced Friday that it has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who was shoved by a police officer, fell backward and hit his head on a wall, knocking him...
Vermont Spring Freeze May Have Caused Extensive Crop Damage
Jun 2 2023 // Vermont officials are concerned that widespread frost across the state last week may have severely damaged thousands of acres of crops, including fruits, produce, berries and wine. Temperatures dropped below freezing in...
Vermont Law Shields Providers of Abortion Medication, Gender Affirming Services
May 12 2023 // Vermont’s Republican governor signed abortion and gender affirming shield bills into law Wednesday that are the first in the country to include protecting access to a medication widely used in abortions even if the...
Vermont Senate Advances Liability Shield for Abortion and Transgender Care Providers
Mar 20 2023 // The Vermont Senate on Friday passed a bill that aims to protect health care workers from disciplinary action for providing abortions and gender-affirming health care, and change insurance premium charges related to such...
