School is out on Tuesday in several Vermont towns following a nasty bout of illness circulating among students and staff. The Twinfield Union School District in Washington County said classes are canceled Tuesday because so many students and staff are out sick.
The Vermont senators and representative gave a joint statement expressing their concern of this "authoritarian" decision to freeze federal grants.
Many industries, including agriculture, technology, and manufacturing, voiced concerns over the possible financial burden.
A man accused of murder in California appears to have sought a marriage license with a woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
Washington state woman Teresa Youngblut arrested by FBI for the fatal shooting of U.S. Border Patrol Agent David Maland in Vermont
The FBI says the woman and a German man who died in the firefight had been under surveillance for several days.
A man accused of murder in California appears to have sought a marriage license with a woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont.
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White House funding order impacts on our region
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A federal judge late Tuesday afternoon blocked the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans.The announcement earlier Tuesday about the pause sparked confusion and panic among organizations that rely on federal cash.Vermont’s congressional delegation said it could impact nearly 200,000 patients who use community health centers, 24,000 Vermonters who use federal assistance for heat in the winter, 12,000 seniors who rely on Meals on Wheels, and 9,000 Vermonters on housing vouchers.The judge’s action is temporary until Monday. That means organizations like Renewable Energy Vermont are still in limbo. They’re wondering whether the plug will be pulled on some of the grants for clean energy efforts.“We have to be doing our part to transition off of fossil fuels, helping the rest of New England transition off of fossil fuels, and these grants play a small role in the bigger picture in helping Vermonters afford to use energy-efficient equipment who might otherwise might not be able to,” said the group’s Peter Sterling.The Department of Vermont Health Access says mandatory programs like Medicaid and SNAP will continue without pause, but the Associated Press reports that state agencies and early education centers around the country were struggling to access money from Medicaid and Head Start. Community Health Centers in Vermont also told us they weren’t able to access federal funds Tuesday.
A woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. border patrol agent in Vermont had been in frequent contact with someone whom authorities have linked to homicides in Pennsylvania and California,
The Vallejo suspect, Maximillian Snyder, and a woman accused of killing a U.S. Border Patrol agent on Jan. 20 applied for a marriage license in Washington state records show.
A man accused of murder in California appears to have sought a marriage license with a woman charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont. The woman, Teresa Youngblut,