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Vt. hard cider company takes aim at coffee roaster

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:40:07 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - A Vermont company that makes hard cider is suing a Vermont coffee company for trademark infringement over the use of the word "woodchuck."

Mass. man faces Sept. murder trial in Vt.

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:34:05 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - A federal judge has scheduled a three-week trial in September for a Massachusetts man accused of killing a woman as part of a drug deal in southern Vermont.

Detective to investigate alleged police misconduct

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:17:06 -0400

BARRE, Vermont - A detective in the Vermont city of Barre has been assigned to investigate allegations of criminal misconduct by current and former leaders of the Rutland Police Department.

Man accused of driving 111 mph on Vt road

Tue, 14 May 2013 08:11:03 -0400

CLARENDON, Vermont - Vermont State Police have charged a man with driving 111 miles an hour on a state road.

Northern New England seeing surge in heroin use

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:39:06 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - A rise in heroin abuse in Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire is being blamed partly on aggressive marketing by out-of-state drug dealers and the higher cost of prescription drugs sold illegally on the streets.

Vt. warns about dry conditions

Sat, 04 May 2013 09:37:03 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - Vermont officials say a prolonged period without rain has created unsafe outdoor burning conditions.

Rutland, Vt., fire displaces 3 families

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:56:01 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - Three Rutland families have been displaced after a fire in an apartment building.

Vt lawyer pleads not guilty in fatal hit and run

Thu, 02 May 2013 19:07:37 -0400

RUTLAND, Vermont - The former city attorney in Rutland pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges stemming from a hit-and-run crash that killed a 71-year-old woman who was crossing the street last month in the Vermont city.

Vt Health Dept holds first EEE clinic, in Brandon

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:36:32 -0400

BURLINGTON, Vermont - The Vermont Health Department is planning to hold the first of three clinics to test people to see if they have been exposed to a mosquito-borne disease eastern equine encephalitis that killed two people last year.