MONTPELIER, Vt. An expanded federal program to improve wildlife habitat on private agricultural land could help preserve three species of rare turtles in New England and New York, including two types of turtles found in Vermont, officials said Monday. Officials have not yet specified any projects to improve habitats of the wood turtle and spotted […]

BENNINGTON, Vt. Vermont officials say truck drivers will now have to put snow chains on their tires before traveling state Route 9 in snowy and icy conditions. The Bennington Banner reports state Agency of Transportation officials say two new designated pull-off areas in Bennington and Wilmington will allow truckers to pull over and apply the […]

NEW YORK Donald Trump’s hunt for a secretary of state is veering into dramatic terrain, with the president-elect summoning Mitt Romney back for a second look as a top aide leads a public pressure campaign against the pick. Trump has a follow-up meeting today with the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, who has become a symbol […]

WASHINGTON Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living in the country illegally willingly came out of the shadows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that they’d be safe from deportation and allowed to work. Some may now regret that decision. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to immediately scrap the program that […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio Investigators are looking into whether a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that injured 11 people was an act of terror by a Somaliborn student who had once criticized the media for its portrayal of Muslims. The attacker, identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan, plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on […]

CHARLESTON, S.C. The laborious process of juror qualification moves into a second day today for the white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church, with the defendant slowly easing into his role as his own attorney. In the latest twist in the case, Dylann Roof on Monday was allowed […]

BOWDOINHAM Bowdoinham selectmen tonight will consider scheduling a special town meeting for residents to vote on purchase of land for a new public works facility and also on a marijuana moratorium ordinance. The short meeting will follow the 6 p.m. informational meeting concerning a new public works facility project. Bowdoinham selectmen recently approved a purchase […]

WEST BATH — Mark Westrum, the correctional administrator of Two Bridges Regional Jail, has plead not guilty to a charge of operating under the influence in West Bath District Court. Westrum was arrested in Bath Oct. 7 and charged. He was placed on paid administrative leave from the jail Oct. 12. Earlier this month, the […]