North Country News

VT – The head of the FBI was in Vermont Thursday. Robert Mueller says one of the best ways to fight the threat of terrorism is to ensure good communications between law enforcement agencies. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

NY – New York farmers who grow corn, soybeans and wheat are having a great year compared to fruit and vegetable growers. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Fort Drum, NY – Fort Drum has dedicated one of its weapons training ranges to a 10th Mountain Division soldier mortally wounded in 2006 while defending his unit from an attack in Iraq. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Vermont U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy says he wants to know the motivation of the man thought to have mailed him a letter in 2001 that contained anthrax spores. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Plattsburgh, NY – New York's Congressional delegation has obtained more than five million dollars in funding for the Plattsburgh International Airport. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Officials are warning swimmers about the dangers of rain swollen rivers across northern New England. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Texas authorities have stopped looking in a landfill for a computer allegedly containing child pornography and other evidence connected to the abduction and killing of a 12-year-old Vermont girl. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Verizon's buyout of Unicel could make I-Phone service available in Vermont. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell joined other prosecutors and victim advocates Wednesday in laying out a five-point program to make the prosecution of sex crimes go more smoothly. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Vermont Governor Jim Douglas and his fellow Northeastern Governors are asking President Bush to release $120 million in contingency funds for the low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP). WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.