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The slalom specialist who lives in Vermont's Mad River Valley is an early favorite to make the U.S. Olympic ski team, following an impressive showing in a World Cup race in Austria

Sculptor Emily Bedard, who was raised in Milton, created large stone panels for a future memorial on the National Mall to commemorate Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm

A partnership between the Rutland County Humane Society and Oliver Subaru of Rutland involves deep discounts on adoption fees for shelter animals this month.

NBC5 caught up with alpine skier and Olympic silver medalist Ryan Cochran-Siegle as his training ramps up for the upcoming World Cup season and Winter Olympics.

The Flynn said it hoped a tour of free performances around Vermont inspired kids to think, "Wow, anything could happen here."

The local organization is marking 20 years with a pledge to dramatically expand access to recreation for people with mobility disabilities

This year's presentation of Winter Lights at Shelburne Museum will feature new activities for kids and a performance series including large puppets walking the museum grounds

The musician curated the Latin American Connection block party on Saturday, Sept. 20 in downtown Burlington, featuring music, dancing, vendors, and food

"He was so gracious and kind the entire time," a movie theater employee said of actor Patrick Wilson of "The Conjuring" movies, who chatted with the worker during his summer vacation in Vermont

A series of special events will celebrate the registered national historic landmark, which "retired" to Shelburne Museum 70 years ago after carrying passengers and freight on Lake Champlain for several decades

The Kubota compact tractor was given free to a Vermont maple syrup producer by a special program honoring military veterans who now work in agriculture

Democrats clashed with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policies in a hearing that also saw Sen. Peter Welch expressing concern over rural hospitals' financial health

Partners in Adventure provides programming for young people with disabilities to socialize and recreate with their peers and friends year-round

A contest is underway to select names for two rescued cougars that would have been unlikely to survive in the wild, according to zoologists

The popular Rutland event launched a ticket pre-sale to cut down on wait times, and announced new events including whoopie pie eating contests

NBC5 News toured the first tower of the Burlington Square project downtown, which will finally fill the old mall site with a future hotel, apartments, and commercial space

"Talk about how your community needs to be reshaped and how you can practically and thoughtfully make those changes over time," Douglas Farnam said. "Because we can't snap our fingers and be flood resilient."

Outright Vermont announced this year's fire truck pull fundraiser will be the final one, but promised its advocacy work will continue and expand with a renewed focus

The expansion is expected to allow the theater to book more than 300 events annually.

The mayor acknowledged serious challenges facing Burlington, from homelessness to substance use to mental health access. But she said fresh approaches and ongoing projects should bring more vibrancy downtown.