President Biden has declared an emergency in Vermont and authorized federal disaster relief assistance.
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Posted inNew England, News
A surging river threatens Vermont’s capital as crews rescue more than 100
President Biden declared an emergency in Vermont, where capital Montpelier closed its downtown as the Winooski River reached levels not seen since 1927.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News
James Lewis, suspect in Tylenol poisonings that killed 7 people in the Chicago area in 1982, dead at 76
No one was ever charged in the deaths of seven people who took painkillers laced with cyanide, but Lewis served more than 12 years in prison for sending an extortion note to manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Relentless rain floods roads in Northeast, leads to evacuations, rescues
Crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut are among those helping to get to Vermont towns that have been unreachable since torrents of rain belted the state overnight.
Posted inNew England
Historic and deadly New England floods trap residents, destroy roads
In Maine, mountainous regions of Oxford and Franklin counties are at the greatest risk for flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Burglary suspect accused in crash that killed 19-year-old officer in Vermont
Police say Tate Rheaume, 20, crashed into two cruisers last week during a high-speed chase, killing one officer and injuring two others.
Posted inNew England, News
3 die in separate incidents Friday in New Hampshire waters
New Hampshire State Police Marine Patrol responded to calls of three deaths in different New Hampshire waters on Friday.
Posted inNew England, News
Extremely overdue book returned to Massachusetts library 119 years later
The New Bedford Free Public Library is celebrating the return of a book more than a century after it was last checked out.
Posted inNew England
Judge orders arrest of gun training center owner in Vermont
Daniel Banyai has already been fined over $100,000 for constructing multiple buildings and firing ranges without permits.
Posted inBusiness, New England
Vermont schools sue Monsanto over toxic PCB contamination
Last year, Vermont became the first state in the country to require older schools to test for the chemicals commonly used in building materials before 1980.