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Body found in search for missing Vermont college student athlete Lia Smith
By WILKO MARTÍNEZ-CACHERO, US REPORTER Published: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 | Updated: 23:32 EDT, 24 October 2025 A body was discovered in the search for missing a 21-year-old transgender athlete at a Vermont college, according to authorities....
23 construction projects from NH and VT honored for Excellence in New England
Vermont Business Magazine On October 23, Associated Builders and Contractors of New Hampshire and Vermont (ABC NH/VT) recognized construction companies with Excellence and Merit Awards for outstanding work on commercial projects completed...
VOTE 2025: NYC Chooses Its Future In Election With National Impact
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Vermont college student missing for nearly a week: Police
Posted/updated on: October 22, 2025 at 1:15 pm Police in Middlebury, Vermont, released this photo of Lia Smith. Middlebury Police Department(MIDDLEBURY, Vt.) -- Police in Vermont said they are searching for a missing college student who hasn't...
Medical Journal Screed Decries All Fetal Personhood Laws
Fetal personhood is a controversial issue that deserves respectful debate. But the New England Journal of Medicine just published a screed by two Ph.D.s associating its advocates with past slave-holding racists and — by strong implication —...
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending COVID-19-era subsidies for premiums. Read…
Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
Health insurance sticker shock begins as shutdown battle over subsidies rages
Millions of Americans are already seeing their health insurance costs soar for 2026 as Congress remains deadlocked over extending covid-era subsidies for premiums. The bitter fight sparked a government shutdown at the start of October. Democrats...
Vermont’s Remote Tech Workers Are Putting Out Fires — Literally
Jonathan Weiss and his family moved to Pawlet in 2010, taking up residence in a home next to the village firehouse. Coming from Brooklyn, Weiss was accustomed to the classic FDNY tableau: firefighters lounging in front of gleaming red engines, a...
Robotic surgery expands access to care in southern Vermont
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A new helping hand for surgeons is coming to Southern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, and could help lower health care costs while keeping patients closer to home. While it’s not the first piece of robotic technology...
In review: Douglass resigns, UVM Health lays off execs, battery proposal near Vermont Yankee site
Published October 24, 2025 at 4:56 PM EDT Facing pressure, Orleans County Senator Samuel Douglass officially resigns. Plus, the UVM Health Network aims for a course correction. And a Texas company eyes the former Vermont Yankee site. Subscribe to...
VBSR: The Future of Vermont's Healthcare System, November 6
Thursday, November 6, 2025 9:00 am - 12:00 pm at Hula in Burlington Register Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility You won't want to miss VBSR’s annual Legislative Breakfast! This year, we're taking a closer look at the future of Vermont’s...
UCS staff spotlight: Adelin Brownell, outpatient clinician at UCS Northshire
Adelin Brownell’s United Counseling Service (UCS) story started 20 years ago, when she worked as a job coach for the agency. After a pause to raise her child, she returned this year to UCS as an outpatient mental health clinician in the Northshire...
School redistricting in Vermont: How’s it going so far?
VERMONT — The state of Vermont is taking a red pen to its education system. Too complicated and too costly, Gov. Phil Scott says it is time for major change. Earlier this year, he challenged lawmakers and educators to condense the state’s 119...
Panel to discuss the impacts on health to the local community as it relates to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill
photo by: Kim Callahan/Journal-World The Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., is pictured Friday, May 27, 2022. A panel discussion will highlight the impacts on health to the community as it relates to President Trump’s One Big Beautiful...
A Nazi tattoo exposes Democrats' greatest weakness
All you have to do is take a passing glance at Graham Platner, a progressive candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, to understand why so many Democrats have been frothing at the mouth over his candidacy for months. His beefy tattooed arms and...
Vermont hospital taps outside advisers to help with budget challenges
Sign up for the Valley News' morning newsletter and get essential news each day. BRATTLEBORO — Brattleboro Memorial Hospital is hiring two outside advisers to help address an operating budget shortfall and related questions from state regulators....
Body found during search for missing Vermont college student Lia Smith near Middlebury campus
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A body has been found during the search for a missing Vermont college student who was last seen on campus about a week...
Texas company eyes former Vermont Yankee site for battery energy storage system
A Texas-based energy company wants to develop a large-scale battery energy storage system near the site of the former Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. PowerTransitions has been talking with local officials and has an agreement in place with...
Wisconsin joins bipartisan coalition of states suing Trump administration over SNAP
Reading Time: 2 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? A bipartisan coalition of state officials, including Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul, sued the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance...
Vermont Man Identified in Connecticut River Drowning in Westmoreland
WESTMORELAND, N.H. (MyKeeneNow) New Hampshire State Police have identified the man who drowned in the Connecticut River over the weekend as Cory Walker, 41, of Westminster Station, Vt. and confirmed Tuesday that his death has been ruled...