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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration after a fire in a homeless encampment roughly a mile away sent a plume of smoke into the air and caused security concerns in an already jittery city.

Montpelier, Vt.—Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day:

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont chocolate company is recalling some of milk chocolate products because of possible foreign objects.

Coronavirus developments across New England:___CONNECTICUTA state Department of Health employee says he was fired after questioning the department's authority to fine a bar that allegedly flouted state rules about crowd size.The New Haven Register reports that Av Harris, a spokesman for the …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide additional assistance through the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), expanding eligibility for some agricultural producers and commodities as well as updati…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of President Donald Trump's failed presidential campaign played key roles in orchestrating the Washington rally that spawned a deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol, according to an Associated Press review of records, undercutting claims the event was the brainchild of…

WASHINGTON (AP) — All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing.

MONTPELIER — Law enforcement agencies including the Vermont State Police, Montpelier Police Department, Capitol Police Department and the Washington County Sheriff’s Department are continuing to plan for any potential protests, disruptions or other eventualities that might occur in the Capit…

Montpelier, VT - The Department of Public Service has received complaints that Vermonters are receiving calls threatening to disconnect utility service.  The Consumer Affairs and Public Information Division (CAPI) at the Department wants you to know that these calls are scam calls.  You can …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House impeachment debate on Wednesday heard a distorted account of President Donald Trump's remarks to his supporters a week ago when he exhorted them to "fight like hell" before they swarmed the Capitol.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving abruptly away from President Donald Trump, telling people that he thinks Trump perpetrated impeachable offenses.

"It has come to my attention through various vague media reports that there is a rumor of some kind of protest planned at the capitol building in Montpelier this weekend.  While we support everyone’s right to peaceably assemble, just like the thousands of VTers gathered in pink hats four yea…

As more Vermonters are vaccinated, don’t let up on COVID-19 prevention

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday urged Vermonters who are considering joining protests in the run-up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden not to be used as "pawns" by extremists who are trying to undermine democracy and overthrow the government.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is distorting how he responded to the chaos at the Capitol this week, falsely stating that he acted immediately to bring in the National Guard.

WASHINGTON (MONDAY, Jan. 11. 2021) – On Monday, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Ranking Member of t…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI is warning of plans for armed protests at all 50 state capitals and in Washington in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, stoking fears of more bloodshed after last week's deadly siege at the U.S. Capitol.

Law Enforcement is aware of calls encouraging people to arm themselves and center at all State Capitols in the United States, to include Montpelier, specifically on the date of January 17, 2021. We are also aware of national trends warning of and encouraging an insurrection on January 20, 20…

Vaccination Update

BOSTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has been kicked off of most mainstream social media platforms following his supporters' siege on the U.S. Capitol. But it remains to be seen how fast or where — if anywhere — on the internet he will be able to reach his followers.

This morning the Vermont State Police received a report of personal, off duty, social media posts by Lucas Hall of the Shaftsbury barracks.  These posts appear to support the criminal insurgency that occurred yesterday at the U.S. Capitol and to advocate for such insurgency to continue.  Whi…

MONTPELIER – Attorney General T.J. Donovan today requested that Acting U.S. Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen commence a criminal investigation into the activities of President Donald Trump and rioters in relation to the events occurring at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. Attorney General Donova…

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott on Wednesday issued the following statement:

Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott today issued the following statement:

Vermont's lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives said Wednesday he feared for his safety while watching protesters trying to break into the House chamber.

Montpelier, VT –  The Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems (VAHHS), which represents all of Vermont’s 14 non-profit hospitals, has been working in partnership with the Vermont Department of Health (VDH) and community providers to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to Vermonters …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election results before a crowd of supporters Wednesday as Congress prepared to tally the electoral votes affirming President-elect Joe Biden's victory.

Officials urge Vermonters who gathered with others to get tested

President Donald Trump put forth a dizzying array of fuzzy accounting and outright false claims in an extraordinary phone call  to Georgia's secretary of state seeking a reversal of his election defeat, fabricating a slew of votes that he said should've been counted in his favor.

The U.S. Small Business Administration(link is external) has announced that the deadline to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)(link is external) program for the COVID-19 Pandemic disaster declaration is extended to December 31, 2021.  The deadline extension comes as a result …

MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department has developed a new initiative to acquire and restore wetlands in response to funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Lake Champlain Basin Program.  

Montpelier, Vt.—Today, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu, Vermont Governor Phil Scott, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced an extension of the su…

Montpelier – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) invites the public to join them for a monthly virtual series highlighting efforts to protect and restore water quality in Vermont. Efforts to improve water quality provide many additional benefits-protecting public health and sa…

"Full House" actor Lori Loughlin was released from prison Monday after spending two months behind bars for paying half a million dollars in bribes to get her two daughters into college.

Earlier this month the Craftsbury Community Care Center reported an outbreak affecting 13 staff members and 15 residents. Board member Penelope Doherty confirmed the virus has affected a mix of staff and residents.

State officials provide vaccination update, preview next steps