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Vermont State Police The FBI Albany Field Office continues to investigate an alleged assault on a federal officer in connection with the fatal shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol Agent Monday afternoon on Interstate 91 in Coventry, Vermont. At approximately 3:15PM on Monday January 20th, U.S.

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Vermont Business Magazine Kyel Tuckerman never aspired to go to college. “I had this perception college would be a waste of time and money and I’m not really a ‘sitter’,” he said. “I was at the Hartford tech center taking hands-on classes when I met a student from Vermont State University (VTSU).

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Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission TRORC’s Shared Energy Coordinator (SEC) program held a festive, holiday-themed event at the Bugbee Senior Center in Hartford on December 5th to promote awareness of the 2024 update to Vermont’s Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES).

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Vermont Business Magazine The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2024 Performance Report. It highlights water quality progress made through public investment.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency Acquisition and demolition of flood-prone residential properties, or “buyouts,” helps communities restrict the land as open space in perpetuity to preserve the natural benefits of a floodplain.

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Vermont Business Magazine Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont and 19 other states and jurisdictions are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship.

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Vermont Business Magazine Today, Treasurer Mike Pieciak, Senator Ginny Lyons, and Representative Alyssa Black announced a proposal to provide medical debt relief to thousands of Vermonters. The proposal would eliminate up to $100 million in medical debt for a one-time investment of $1 million.

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Vermont Business Magazine U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont) released the following statement on President Trump pardoning January 6th rioters: “I was in the House of Representatives on January 6th, feet away from the mob as they attacked law enforcement officers, desecrated the U.S.

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by Mike Donoghue, Vermont News First, Vermont Business Magazine A U.S. Border Patrol Agent and a foreign national are dead after a shooting in Coventry in Orleans County Monday afternoon, Vermont News First has been told and the FBI and Homeland Security have confirmed.

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by Timothy McQuiston, Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Health reported last week that the number of COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalizations all fell after a spiking to their highest levels since early November. There was 1 fatality since the previous week's report of 6.

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The Vermont State Police on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, arrested a sixth suspect in connection with efforts to assist Scott Mason avoid law enforcement following the Dec. 13 shooting of St. Johnsbury Police Department Capt. Jason Gray. Tracie Largy, 45, of St. Johnsbury was taken into custody Monday morning on a charge of accessory after the fact.

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Devon Green, VP of Government Relations, VAHHS The start of the session always feels like going back to school, and even more so during a new biennium. With new committees come introductory and refresher courses on Medicaid, health insurance, and Vermont’s health care system.