NEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe. The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th triple-digit move in 16 trading days. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.   Full Story

Repair shops vs. dealerships New data reveals that consumers save an estimated $26 billion a year or $360 per family for vehicle service and repair at neighborhood independent repair shops compared to more costly new car dealerships. This demonstrates why Congress needs to swiftly pass the Motor Vehicle Owners Right to Repair Act (HR.   Full Story

BENNINGTON -- Southwestern Vermont Health Care’s annual report on giving shows that the number of donors for the fiscal year 2009 rose by 7 percent, but the actual amount in donations dropped by $600,000. Donor numbers are up SVHC is the parent corporation of Southern Vermont Medical Center, Centers for Living and Rehabilitation, the Visiting Nurses Association and Hospice, and   Full Story

BENNINGTON -- Vermont Gov. James Douglas joined Department of Motor Vehicles officials and local dignitaries Monday to formally open a new DMV location in Bennington. "Welcome, everyone, to the new DMV office. I have to confess ... I didn’t really know where the old DMV office was. I guess that’s part of the point," Douglas said.   Full Story

BURLINGTON -- The Mount Anthony Union High School varsity boys and girls indoor track & field teams finished with a strong showing at the Vermont State Championships in Burlington on Saturday. Both Patriot teams gave a solid effort to garnish the most points and best places in recent years, despite only 18 girls and 12 boys competing.   Full Story

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) -- Charlie Sheen and his wife were reunited Monday after a judge modified a restraining order and allowed them them to work out their differences following a Christmas Day domestic violence dispute in which the actor allegedly pinned his spouse on a bed with a knife to her throat. The couple hugged in court, and Brooke Mueller Sheen’s attorney, Yale Galanter, said they   Full Story