Leader of Rutland, UK visits Rutland, Vermont in cultural exchange

Children's Hospital reminding you to always be FIRST with your kids. A COMMON OCCURANCE IN NEW ENGLAND IS TOWNS SHARING THEIR NAMES WITH TOWNS IN, WELL, OLD ENGLAND! AND RUTLAND VERMONT IS NO EXCEPTION! IN FACT, CITY MAYOR MIKE DOENGES WELCOMED THE …

Federal appeals court rules that Tufts University student Rumeysa Ozturk must be sent to Vermont

A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England for hearings to determine whether her rights were violated.Top video: See previous …

Vermont State Police arrest Windham County man on murder charge

A Vermont man has been charged with second-degree murder after he allegedly killed a person at his home.Vermont State Police charged 26-year-old Justin Stacy of Whitingham on Tuesday after they received a tip about a possible homicide that had taken place …

Detained Rümeysa Öztürk can be sent to Vermont: Appeals court

A federal appeals court has ordered the transfer of a Turkish doctoral student detained for six weeks in a Louisiana immigration center back to New England, where a judge will weigh claims that her constitutional rights were violated. The U.S. 2nd Circuit …

Part of Ferry Road in Charlotte, Vermont closed due to HAZMAT spill, officials say

A portion of Ferry Road in Charlotte is closed due to a HAZMAT spill from a diesel fuel truck, according to officials.VT-ALERTS issued an announcement about the road closure just after 9 a.m. Wednesday.The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles said that a …

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Appeals Court Orders Trump Administration to Transfer Rümeysa Öztürk to Vermont

NEW YORK – The Second Circuit Court of Appeals today denied the Trump administration’s attempt to further delay Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The appeals court ordered the government to comply with a lower court’s ruling to move Ms. Öztürk from a …

Federal appeals court rules immigration officials must bring Öztürk to Vermont by next week

An appeals court in New York on Wednesday rejected a motion by the federal government to delay or block Rümeysa Öztürk’s transfer to Vermont. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion a day after hearing arguments from both parties, ruling …

Leave turtles in the wild, Vermont officials warn

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. urges residents not to keep wild turtles as pets, citing potential harm to animals and broader turtle populations. “Capturing a wild turtle and keeping it as a pet, even if only for a short time, is not only bad for …

Vermont could combat climate change … by hosting the Olympics

The speed skating ice rink at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Photo courtesy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration If Vermont ever pursued hosting the Games, it should partner up with its neighbors, said the comptroller of the 1980 Games …