DETROIT (AP) — The Latest on the second round of Democratic presidential primary debates in Detroit (all times local):2:35 p.m.Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign is reporting $1.1 million in new contributions as well as more than 70,000 new individual donations since Tuesday.Sanders …

SALISBURY, Vt. (AP) — A wet spring has caused one frog population to explode in an area of Vermont where throngs of the amphibians have been hopping through fields and lawns, darting across roads and getting flattened by cars and tractors.University of Vermont herpetology lecturer James …

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A self-described white nationalist and "online troll" accused of harassing a black legislator pleaded not guilty on Monday to violating a condition of his release on gun-related charges.Max Misch, of Bennington, is accused of purchasing a firearm after a condition was …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Almost three dozen cannabis plants have been found growing in the flower beds in front of the Vermont Statehouse, police said Friday.A visitor to the Statehouse alerted police to what turned out to be 34 plants found by officers this week among the cultivated flowers …

It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree.For plums and peaches, flesh firmness is a good way to verify maturity.Blackberries? Check the color.Nature offers a wide range of clues about when the time is ripe for harvesting fruit and minimizing …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The outgoing president of the University of Vermont has apologized for the school's involvement in eugenics research in the 1920s and 1930s that helped lead to sterilizations.President Thomas Sullivan released a statement on Friday, calling it "unethical and …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law on Thursday aimed at getting broadband to all rural areas of the state.The legislation supports community efforts to design and build broadband networks, like EC Fiber, a nonprofit, community owned fiber-optic …