Reporter journal: During a crazy week, a dose of quiet on a wild Vermont river
NPR's Brian Mann slipped away from his desk during this hectic week for an early morning canoe paddle on a wild river in Vermont.
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A jet missing since 1971 has been found at the bottom of Vermont's Lake Champlain
The corporate jet disappeared shortly after departing the Burlington airport for Providence, R.I., on Jan. 27, 1971. At least 17 searches since then had turned up nothing.
Authorities investigate suspected arson at Sen. Bernie Sanders' Vermont office
Burlington police say a male suspect set a door on fire Friday morning, trapping people inside and damaging the building. No injuries were reported, and Sanders wasn't in the state at the time.
Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.
Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."
Police arrest suspect in the shooting of 3 men of Palestinian descent in Vermont
Police have arrested a suspect in the shooting of three men of Palestinian descent who were attending a Thanksgiving holiday gathering near the University of Vermont Saturday evening.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. Vermont schools say there should be for kids
Vermont is inching closer to passing a bill to make school meals free for all public school students. It could be the next to join five other states to make the move after pandemic-era benefits.
3 men in 3 days die after falling through ice on Vermont's Lake Champlain
The three men were all ice fishermen, and two of the men were brothers.
Vermont ends streak as the last state to send a woman to Congress
Vermont was the last state to have never sent a woman to Congress. But on Tuesday, Democrat Becca Balint won her race, and will become the first woman and first LGBTQ person to represent the state.
A town employee who quietly lowered the fluoride in water has resigned
The Richmond, Vt., water superintendent revealed in his resignation letter that fluoride levels have not been in the state-recommended range for over a decade — far longer than previously disclosed.
A town employee quietly lowered the fluoride in water for years
Residents of a small Vermont community were blindsided by news that a water department official lowered fluoride levels nearly four years ago, giving rise to worries about children's dental health.