Government
ICE looks to boost staffing at intelligence hubs in Vermont
A Department of Homeland Security office off Industrial Avenue in Williston on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
News
Editorial coverage from the Vermont USA Wire newsroom.
GovernmentPortion of I-91 in northern Vermont named for border agent killed in line of duty
FILE – In this undated and unknown location photo released by the Department of Homeland Security shows Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog. (Department of Homeland Security via AP, File)
GovernmentWindsor, no longer a prison town, still maintains a connection to people who die in state custody
Two flat granite stones engraved with the names of men who died while incarcerated at Southern State Correctional Facility are set in the grass at the end of a row of white crosses. Photo by Noel Clark/VTDigger
EducationRural Vermont needs the young to choose this place
This commentary is by Neil Ryan, a third-generation Vermont farmer and consultant helping brands and nonprofits in Corinth.
CultureWhat can we do? An answer from Vermont’s premiere theater.
By Leslie Swackhamer, Executive Director, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, and Jay Wahl, Executive Director, the Flynn
CultureThen Again: Hoff overcame opponent and power of incumbency to make history
The Times Argus newspaper of Nov. 7, 1962 announces Phil Hoff’s stunning victory. Via Newspapers.com
GovernmentAfter upsets in 2024, parties focus on key races for balance of power in Vermont Senate
Democratic incumbent Sen. Ruth Hardy, left, speaks during an Addison County Senate candidates forum in Addison on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. Seated next to her are Republican challenger Andrew Klein, Republican incumbent Sen.
Culture‘Hollywood, VT’ project spotlights the Green Mountain State’s movie history
A movie crew films Alfred Hitchcock’s comic mystery “The Trouble with Harry” in the Northeast Kingdom town of Craftsbury in the fall of 1954. Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures/Vermont Life magazine
BusinessTo tax or not to tax: Two towns consider a local option tax this November
Hinesburg Town Hall seen on Tuesday, November 9, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
EnvironmentCoffee for the community
Debbie Scherrer greets visitors to Saturday’s pop-up café on the porch of Rochester’s Kimball building. Photo by Tim Calabro/White River Valley Herald
GovernmentPro-Phil Scott super PAC launches ad buy, another signal Vermont governor’s race could be close
Democratic nominee for governor Amanda Janoo, left, and Republican Gov. Phil Scott. Photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
HealthAddison County lands $3 million grant to fight addiction
These officials represent organizations that will deploy the $3 million grant, recently won by United Way of Addison County, to boost services for people struggling with substance use disorder.