MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Almost three dozen cannabis plants have been found growing in the flower beds in front of the Vermont Statehouse, police said Friday.A visitor to the Statehouse alerted police to what turned out to be 34 plants found by officers this week among the cultivated flowers …

It takes just a twist of the wrist to determine when pears are ready to come off the tree.For plums and peaches, flesh firmness is a good way to verify maturity.Blackberries? Check the color.Nature offers a wide range of clues about when the time is ripe for harvesting fruit and minimizing …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The outgoing president of the University of Vermont has apologized for the school's involvement in eugenics research in the 1920s and 1930s that helped lead to sterilizations.President Thomas Sullivan released a statement on Friday, calling it "unethical and …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill into law on Thursday aimed at getting broadband to all rural areas of the state.The legislation supports community efforts to design and build broadband networks, like EC Fiber, a nonprofit, community owned fiber-optic …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Republican governor has signed a bill passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature that protects women's access to abortion amid proponents' concerns that the U.S. Supreme Court could review Roe v. Wade.After signing the bill in private Monday, Gov. Phil …

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont's Republican governor vetoed legislation Monday that would have established a 24-hour waiting period to buy handguns, a move that came about a year after the state imposed its first significant gun ownership restrictions following what police say was a …

BARRE, Vt. (AP) — Dollar General is paying Vermont $1.75 million to settle claims that it overcharged customers at its various stores in the state by advertising one price on the shelf and charging more at the register, state Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced Tuesday.From October 2013 …