St. Johnsbury News

Vermont's congressional delegation announced Tuesday the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers has been awarded a $27,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Starting this fall, people who drive electric vehicles should be able to travel the 138-mile route between Burlington and Montreal without worrying they'll run short of a charge thanks to a planned electric vehicle charging corridor, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois announced in Montreal.

The town of Barnet is asking the state of Vermont to reimburse its expenses fighting a series of wildfires earlier this year.

The Vermont Association of Snow Travelers leases the defunct rail line from the state.

Four people face drug related charges connected to a major heroin bust in Saint Johnsbury.

The Vermont Drug Task Force Police says the four were arrested Friday in connection with the June 6 seizure of 540 bags of heroin police say were being brought from southern New England to Vermont to be distributed.

ST. JOHNSBURY -- A Vermont tourist attraction devoted to the love of dogs has reopened after the death of its owner.

ST. JOHNSBURY Some towns near the Lowell Mountain wind project are asking for more testing to make sure that noise levels inside homes are not higher than allowed.

Police say Brittany Norkezeck, 18, of St. Johnsbury, somehow missed a corner on Portland Street Tuesday night, sending her off the road and upside down into the water 30 feet below.

The crash happened last Thursday on Route 4 -- near exit one on Interstate 89. Police say 72-year-old Ingrid Neuwirt of West Lebanon crossed the center line and crashed into 43-year-old Shirley Adams of White River Junction.

You never know what you might see at the Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium in St. Johnsbury.

The Department of Environmental Conservation says Doyon Enterprises LLC of Craftsbury will pay a civil penalty of more than $14,000 for heavy cutting on 177 acres without the proper permits.

ST. JOHNSBURY -- Prosecutors are fighting a request to move the trial outside of Caledonia County of a man charged with his wife in the killing of a popular St. Johnbury teacher.

Abiti bounded to a winning triple of 37 feet, 5 inches while Polen tracked down a dated 110 hurdles mark in grabbing third place.

Vermont's Fairbanks Museum in St. Johnsbury wants to give back some artifacts that have been loaned to the museum over the years and is searching for their rightful owners.

Sandra Raynor figured the procession crawling along Broad Street in front of her Thursday afternoon would probably take about 20 minutes to pass.

Rusty DeWees thought he might have to stop the show. The comedian, known throughout Vermont as the muscle-flexing, thong-shilling, redneck Logger, was halfway through an hourlong standup set for 90 inmates at the Caledonia County Work Camp last week when he accidentally sparked a near riot.

Gwen Huneck, head of the Dog Mountain art gallery and dog park in St. Johnsbury, has died.

High winds and heavy rain tore through central Vermont and the state's Northeast Kingdom Sunday, affecting homeowners in Marshfield, Plainfield, Cabot, Danville, St.

Authorities say the worst of the damage was in Danville and St. Johnsbury. Some roads were blocked because of fallen trees and power lines from Sunday's storm.