Missing Vermont man found dead in New York, police say; no signs of foul play

Missing Vermont man found dead in Malone, police say; no signs of foul play Copy Link Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 5:33 PM EDT Apr 30, 2025 A missing Vermont man has been found dead in Northern New York, according to police.The Shelburne Police …

Vermont Senate gives preliminary approval to state budget

The Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to the fiscal year 2026 budget — a proposal totaling just over $9 billion — to keep the state running. The budget is tighter than in previous years as pandemic-era surplus funds have been depleted and …

Vermont judge blasts Trump deportation campaign as he frees Columbia Palestinian activist

A Vermont federal judge ordered Wednesday that Mohsen Mahdawi, the Palestinian student activist from Columbia University who was arrested at his U.S. citizenship test, be released from immigration detention on bail while his case proceeds. Mahdawi, a legal …

Meilleur appointed Vermont market leader at OneDigital

OneDigital, a national company that focuses on providing insurance, financial services and human resources consulting solutions for employers and idividuals, has appointed employee benefits veteran Sena Meilleur as market leader in Vermont. Meilleur has …

Vermont Judge releases Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi

At Vermont State University, Canadian college students navigate an uncertain political landscape

CASTLETON — At Vermont State University, Castleton, a vibrant community of Canadian students has long thrived, embracing the American dream while pursuing their college years in the United States in a welcoming academic haven. However, following the 2025 …

Feds cut more AmeriCorps programs, jeopardizing 200 positions in Vermont

This story, by Report for America corps member Carly Berlin, was produced through a partnership between VTDigger and Vermont Public. Soon after floodwaters inundated Montpelier in July 2023, the city tasked its Parks and Trees Department with running a …

Names lost in Vermont, Part 48: Sird, Gordon, and Cline

By MICHAEL F. DWYER A visit to Brandon’s old Catholic Cemetery on Maple Street last December seemed to underscore how much history had been lost in its empty spaces and broken stones. The cemetery opened in 1852, when the first Catholic Church—Our Lady of …

Mohsen Mahdawi walked out of Vermont courthouse after judge orders his release from ICE custody

“Immigration detention cannot be motivated by a punitive purpose. Nor can it be motivated by the desire to deter others from speaking,” Crawford wrote, while referencing the Red Scare and Palmer Raids of 1919 and McCarthy hearings in the 1950s. “Legal …

Vermont’s housing caste system

Housing and homeless advocates are missing the big opportunity to solve the homelessness crisis in Vermont by focusing on hotel vouchers instead of a real solution that would result in finding homes for everybody who needs one, preparing them for their …