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LISA RATHKE

LISA RATHKE

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Crime|News|US

Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders' office had past brushes with the law

Prosecutors say the man accused of starting a fire outside U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Vermont office has had past brushes with the law involving guns and a history of traveling from place to place

Man accused of lighting fire outside Bernie Sanders' office had past brushes with the law
News|Election|US

Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a difficult moment for Democrats The 82-year-old liberal icon from Vermont announced Monday that he's seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate

Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors
Education|News|World

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting 'Free, free Palestine'

Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement chanting “Free, free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus

Group of graduates walk out of Harvard commencement chanting 'Free, free Palestine'
Environment|News|US|World

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather

Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change
News|Uncategorized|US|World

A jet missing since 1971 was found submerged in Vermont's Lake Champlain

Fifty-three years after a private plane carrying five men disappeared on a snowy Vermont night, experts believe they have found the wreckage of the long lost jet in Lake Champlain

A jet missing since 1971 was found submerged in Vermont's Lake Champlain
Environment|Health|News|US

Vermont Legislature overrides governor, passing overdose prevention, renewable energy, tax measures

The Democratic-controlled Vermont Legislature on Monday overturned a number of the Republican governor’s vetoes, passing measures to prevent drug overdoses, restrict a pesticide that’s toxic to bees and to require state utilities to source all renewable energy by 2035

Vermont Legislature overrides governor, passing overdose prevention, renewable energy, tax measures
Environment|News

Flood watch in Vermont as state marks anniversary of last year's severe inundations

A flood watch is in effect for much of Vermont on Wednesday — the anniversary of last summer’s severe flooding — and also Thursday, with heavy rains in the forecast

Environment|News|US

Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover

A year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of Vermont, some homeowners are still in the throes of recovery

Their Vermont homes were inundated by extreme flooding. A year later, they still struggle to recover
News

Hurricane Beryl's remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall

The remnants of Hurricane Beryl have caused damaging flooding in Vermont a year after catastrophic flooding inundated parts of the state

Hurricane Beryl's remnants flood Vermont a year after the state was hit by catastrophic rainfall
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Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup

Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont is better positioned to recover from floods caused by the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl thanks to lessons learned from another devastating flood exactly a year ago

Vermonters, pummeled by floods exactly a year apart, are assessing damage, beginning cleanup
Environment|News|US

Vermont seeks federal damage assessment for floods caused by Hurricane Beryl's remnants

Vermont is seeking an assessment to determine whether last week’s flooding, which damaged homes, knocked down bridges and washed out roads, qualifies for a federal disaster declaration and aid

News|US

Vermont governor urges residents to report flood damage to the state for FEMA determination

Vermont's governor is urging residents to report any damage from last week’s flooding to the state, even if they plan to do repairs themselves, so that counties can meet the threshold for individual federal assistance

News

Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row

Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl

Environment|News|US

More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes

Heavy rain has caved in roads, forced some homes off their foundations and led to about two dozen rescues in northeastern Vermont

More flooding hits Vermont with washed-out roads, smashed vehicles and destroyed homes
Environment|News|US

Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon

Vermont’s governor says the latest storms to hit the state have undone much of the cleanup and recovery work done since its last major bout of flooding only weeks ago, and he is calling on residents to “stick together” as more heavy rains hit northeastern and central Vermont on Wednesday

Governor calls on flood-weary Vermonters to 'stick together' with more thunderstorms on the horizon
News|US

Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package

Vermonters started removing debris and silt from their houses and yards and pulled damaged goods from homes as crews began the process of repairing roads from the latest bout of violent flooding

Vermont gets respite from flood warnings as US senator pushes for disaster aid package
Business|Economy|News|Travel|US

Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return

Two bouts of flooding in July has hampered businesses and destinations in an economically depressed section of northeastern Vermont, with some still closed as they continue to repair damage and others urging visitors, who were deterred by the weather, to make the trip

Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
News|Sports

Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night

Health officials warn that a rare but deadly mosquito-spread disease is posing a serious threat in parts of New England, prompting the cancellation of some events and changes to sports schedules to avoid bites by infected bugs

Rare but deadly mosquito disease has New England hotspots warning against going out at night
Education|News|Sports

A Christian school appeals its ban on competing after it objected to a transgender player

A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken its case to a federal appeals court

Environment|Science|US

EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says flaws in a Vermont program are preventing the state from adequately controlling phosphorus discharges from certain farms, which contribute to severe water quality problems in Lake Champlain and other bodies of water

EPA says Vermont fails to comply with Clean Water Act through inadequate regulation of some farms
Health|News|Opinion|US

Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month

This fall, hundreds of the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in Vermont must leave state-funded motel rooms where they’ve been living as the state winds down its pandemic-era motel voucher program

Vermont caps emergency motel housing for homeless, forcing many to leave this month
Crime|News|US

Son arrested in killing of Vermont town official father, stepmother and stepbrother

State police say the son of a Vermont town official has been arrested on charges of killing his father, his stepmother and his stepbrother on Sunday in Pawlet

Crime|News

Son accused of killing father, stepmother, stepbrother will be extradited

A New York man accused of killing his father, stepmother and stepbrother in Vermont earlier this month has waived having an extradition hearing

Crime|US

A Vermont police sergeant is charged with aggravated assault in a shooting

A Vermont police sergeant has been charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and reckless endangerment in connection with a shooting last year that injured two men during a vehicle investigation

Business|Food|US|World

Ben & Jerry's lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza

Ben & Jerry’s has sued its parent company Unilever accusing it of silencing the ice cream maker from making statements in support of Palestinians in the war in Gaza

Ben & Jerry's lawsuit accuses parent company of censorship over Gaza

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