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A Vermont man on Wednesday learned his sentence for a deadly shooting. Our Cam Smith has details from court and reaction from the victim's family.

The plant-forward meals are meant to support a more sustainable food system by reducing food waste and increasing local and regional sourcing.

A meal program in the Northeast Kingdom is becoming a way to revitalize small schools and towns. Our Lucy Caile reports.

A $9 billion state budget won preliminary approval from the Vermont Senate on Wednesday.

Hannah Bassett from Seven Days told our Darren Perron about her article on how education reform this session is giving us a closer look at lobbyists.

A startling shift for emergency services in Bradford after the majority of the town's volunteer fire department resigned. Our Adam Sullivan reports.

Police say a teacher showed up drunk to work at the West Rutland School.

Police say a missing Vermont man was found dead in New York.

Police used a training exercise near Lake Willoughby in Westmore on Wednesday as an opportunity to search for a missing person.

Could an effort to bar immigration officials from entering schools put Vermont at risk for federal lawsuits?

The Olympians who stunned the world in the 1980 Miracle on Ice are back in Lake Placid, and they may soon have another kind of gold medal. Our Alek LaShomb reports.

A judge on Wednesday released a Palestinian man who led protests against the war in Gaza as a student at Columbia University and was arrested by immigration officials in Vermont during an interview about finalizing his U.S. citizenship.

Today marks 50 years since the end of the Vietnam War.

A safety reminder from first responders after a person was rescued from an island in the Winooski River.

This weekend is Green Up Day in Vermont, and on Wednesday, Gov. Phil Scott and U-32 students discussed the cherished tradition.

The New Hampshire State Police have entered an agreement with ICE allowing state troopers to perform certain immigration enforcement actions.

Police have made an arrest in a Burlington shooting that sent one man to the hospital.

The majority of Bradford’s volunteer firefighters are hanging up their shields following the appointment of a new chief.

New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander is demanding that the Pentagon conduct and pass an independent audit.

Due to UEFA Champions League soccer games, the Channel 3 News at 4 p.m. on April 30 will air on our sister station, WYCI.

State leaders want to hear from Vermonters on Wednesday about what veterans need.

A new budget bill in Washington could mean cuts to your SNAP benefits.

Vermont's attorney general has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s termination of AmeriCorps grants and an 85% reduction in workforce.

The Clinton County Health Department says that as temperatures consistently stay above 40 degrees, ticks are out and about.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is reintroducing the Medicare for All Act as he says Americans across the country want improved health care.

Research shows indoor cannabis cultivation emits significantly more carbon than outdoor growth, with one study estimating 30 times more emissions.

We are learning new details about why the government wants to deport a Palestinian student living in Vermont.

In this week’s Wildlife Watch, Ike Bendavid visited crews in Swanton to learn how the new plantings from the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program will benefit water quality and wildlife habitat on former agricultural land along the Missisquoi River.

A new filing from the government makes damning accusations against detained student Mohsen Mahdawi that his attorneys say are unsubstantiated.

The Rutland Education Association claims the school board threatened to fire teachers unless they accept a previous contract offer.

Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Keene, New Hampshire.

College-bound high school seniors need to make their decision soon, ahead of National College Decision Day on Thursday. Reporter Lucy Caile spoke with students about how the application process looked different this year.

Dwindling police coverage in the Franklin County town of Enosburgh has left some residents feeling vulnerable. Now, the town is taking the issue into its own hands.

A Central Vermont housing developer will soon take over a hotel for the homeless in Barre.

A bill expanding the scope of hate crimes is now state law. As is a law to prevent workplace violence in hospitals, after Governor Phil Scott signed both on Tuesday.

Burlington police say a shooting that sent one man to the hospital was triggered by a fight between two people. Our Ike Bendavid has an update.

The Fairlee Drive-in, a popular summer pastime in the Upper Valley, will not be opening this year.

Jurors have convicted a Vermont man, who describes himself as a white nationalist, of violating the state's gun magazine capacity laws.

Burlington-based Mamava now has its first lactation pod in New York’s North Country.

A judge this week said Trump's threats are unconstitutional because only Congress can appropriate federal funding.

Two Norwich University students have been charged with stealing $30,000 in property from a cannabis farm.

Barre has received the green light to remove a problem bridge in an effort to save the city’s north end from future flooding.

A student at Champlain Valley Union High School is taking his school science project to the next level, hoping to aid medical research into detecting one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

A Vermont man faces arson charges after police say he intentionally lit a barn on fire.

New York's Republican Party headquarters in Albany was vandalized for a second time in just two weeks.

College officials on Monday announced that current Interim President James Dlugos will serve as the fifth president.

The Burlington City Council on Monday unanimously approved a project proposal for the state’s first overdose prevention center.

A new partnership aims to advance career opportunities for nurses in the UVM Health Network.

Dr. Edward Trudeau created the first laboratory in the United States dedicated to the study of tuberculosis and put the Adirondack community on the map for the treatment of the debilitating disease.

The Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, is holding a Youth Turkey Hunting season on April 26 and 27, before the regular season begins.