Chittenden County News

Thirty-two hundred Vermonters have signed up to take the 'pledge' this week, finding alternatives to driving alone in the car to work.

The award is presented annually to an individual for outstanding service efforts over a career in the water industry.

Politics ain't no game, but it comes with its fair share of winners and losers. Each Friday on Seven Days' news and politics blog, Off Message , we try our darnedest to figure out which one's which.

A body was recovered Saturday afternoon from the Indian Brook Reservoir. The male subject was found in the water near the dam.

Will video cameras make our schools safer? We follow a discussion that touches on student privacy and school safety in the wake of the Connecticut school shootings.

Vermont prosecutors say they're going to dismiss assault charges filed against a mentally ill man who was shot and wounded by police during a struggle.

State Sen. Ginny Lyons, D-Chittenden County, is one of several Vermont lawmakers who plan to demand the United States Congress hold a national convention to create an opportunity to change the U.S. Constitution.

Cliff Breiner, who for 40 years served as the official scorer for the Saint Michael's College men's basketball team, passed away following an illness on May 4. The official scorer between 1970 and 2010, a decal bearing his name was affixed to the Ross Sports Center gym floor on Dec.

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets announced the appointment of Alan Graham as state entomologist.

Significant divides exist between the two plans put together by the respective chambers.

A Burlington man facing allegations of Social Security fraud has killed himself in Florida, after indicating he did not want to go back to prison, according to the police.

Gary Francis, the former animal control officer in three Chittenden County towns, faces a criminal citation involving allegations he offered to pay women to show him their breasts during the course of his duties.

Vermonters should have serious concerns about a significant omission in the police affidavit filed in connection with an April 25 arrest of a Winooski man.

Legislative leadership targeted May 11 for the last day of work at the Vermont Statehouse.

Suddenly on Wednesday gasoline at most but not all Vermont filling stations was six cents more expensive than it was on Tuesday.

A teenager charged with drunken driving and causing a crash that killed his passenger a year ago is slated to change his plea next week.

People get caught bringing all kinds of contraband to Vermont's courthouses. Guns, knives, crochet hooks.

Beavers had been at work. Saplings criss-crossed the ground like pickup sticks. Our hiking trail ran to the beaver pond's outlet ... and disappeared.

"I've seen the guy around, I've never seen him hurt anybody. I just don't understand how it escalated so quickly into what it was," said Jeremy Sterling.

News, perspective, voting results and odds and ends from in and around Rutland's City Hall and the Rutland County Legislative delegation.