Wednesday, August 20 BRATTLEBORO -- A 59-year-old Wilmington man who is charged with killing his neighbor with a handgun pleaded not guilty in Windham District Court, Tuesday. Full Story

VPIRG calls for closing VY in 2012

Wednesday, August 20 MONTPELIER -- The Vermont Public Interest Research Group said Tuesday it had gathered more than 12,000 signatures on postcards calling for the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to close when its current license expires in 2012. Full Story

Union rep rebuts cuts to BF Fire

Wednesday, August 20 BELLOWS FALLS -- It took the village trustees less than 20 minutes to cut $85,000 from the Bellows Falls Fire Department's budget at a special meeting Monday. Full Story

Board OKs two-year contract for town manager

Wednesday, August 20 BRATTLEBORO -- In the past two years, Barbara Sondag has gone from assistant town manager to acting town manager to interim town manager. Full Story

Scout honored for field work

Wednesday, August 20 BRATTLEBORO -- The American Legion was packed to the brim with scout badges and Post 405 bandanas Sunday evening for one reason: to honor the newest Eagle Scout in the town of Brattleboro. Full Story

State's VA center chosen for new rural veterans project

Wednesday, August 20 BRATTLEBORO -- For veterans living in New England's rural areas, getting adequate health care is often a question of how far they live from a Veterans Affairs medical center. Full Story

Missing signs looks like theft

Wednesday, August 20 WARDSBORO -- As many as four street signs have gone missing in the town of Wardsboro over the weekend. Full Story

Fair returns from hiatus

Wednesday, August 20 GUILFORD -- If it's the end of the summer in southern Vermont, then the annual Guilford Fair is just around the corner. Full Story

6-year-old saved

Wednesday, August 20 STRATTON (AP) -- Police say an alert worker at Stratton Mountain Sports Center saved a 6-year-old from drowning. Full Story

Man charged with murder to enter plea

Tuesday, August 19 BRATTLEBORO -- A Wilmington man was charged with second-degree murder in Windham District Court, Monday and faces life in prison for allegedly killing his neighbor with a handgun last Friday. Full Story

More students set to walk to school

Tuesday, August 19 PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Faced with soaring diesel fuel costs, school districts are forcing students to use the old-fashioned way to get to class: on their own two feet. Full Story

Welcome Center worries residents

Tuesday, August 19 CHESTERFIELD, N.H. -- Residents who live near a proposed Welcome Center on Route 9 expressed concerns Monday night that the new facility would increase traffic, add to air, noise and light pollution and would give tourists a bad impression of New Hampshire. Full Story

Bitter wind divides families

Tuesday, August 19 Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series, examining the effect of large-scale wind power project on one rural community. Full Story

Trustees slash $85,000 from BFFD

Tuesday, August 19 BELLOWS FALLS -- After weeks of nibbling away at the fire department budget, the trustees finally took a big bite out of this year's spending plan. Full Story

Meeting focuses on Vermont's future

Tuesday, August 19 BRATTLEBORO -- What will Vermont look like in the next 20, 30 or 40 years? Full Story