Liam Elder-Connors

Addressing school threats on a local level. Plus, a record maple syrup year, a language law in Quebec, and limited ferry service.

In the two weeks since the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Vermont education officials and law enforcement have reported several potential threats to schools here. It’s put a spotlight on school security. But how do safety-related initiatives work at the local level in Vermont?

In a few days, Bill Stenger, 73, will report to a federal prison in Massachusetts. There he’ll serve an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to a felony charge for his role in the Northeast Kingdom EB-5 scandal. It was the largest financial fraud in Vermont’s history.VPR’s Liam Elder-Connors spok…

The killing of a transgender woman in Morristown last week has spurred calls to charge the alleged murderer with a hate crime. But law enforcement officials say for now, they don’t have evidence to support that charge.

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced William Kelly to prison for his role in the EB-5 scandal. He’ll spend 18 months in prison and must pay more than $8.3 million in restitution.

An electronic music pioneer who lived for decades in the Upper Valley died last month. Jon Appleton used effects to warp and reshape natural sounds or field recordings, and he also helped develop the first commercially-available digital synthesizer.

Last week, a South Burlington artist made national news for his work on a children’s book released last March. Jason Chin won the Caldecott Medal, an award given to “the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.”

COVID cases are surging across the Northeast and hospitalizations in New England are on the rise.In Massachusetts on Tuesday, Republican Gov. Charlie Baker issued a mask advisory and activated up to 500 National Guard members to help alleviate pressure for health care facilities in the state.

Gov. Phil Scott announced today he’s lifting remaining pandemic restrictions after Vermont reached 80% of people ages 12 and older receiving at least one

None of the 1,200 or so people held by the Vermont Department of Corrections died from COVID-19, making it the only state in the country with no