North Country News

VT – Vermont dairy farmers have a new market for their cows. The state recently sold 50 frozen Holstein embryos to Argentina. WAMC s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Elton John is coming to Vermont and Ben & Jerry's have whipped up a treat for the rocker - who will play at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction next Monday. WAMC s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Essex, VT – Prosecutors have rested their case against Christopher Williams, the man charged with killing two people and wounding two others in a series of shootings in Essex, Vermont in August 2006. WAMC s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – A top official from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the agency wants to thoroughly investigate a fresh round of problems with cooling towers at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. WAMC s North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Stratton, VT – A group of Vermont scientists who specialize in a bird called the Bicknell's Thrush say they've found what appears to be a hybrid on Stratton Mountain. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – The state of Vermont's plans to clean up more than a dozen streams fouled by stormwater runoff are taking longer than some expected, and critics warn that costs will rise the longer it takes to address them. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Central Vermont Public Service, which has run an emergency home heating aid program for more than 20 years, is starting the program five months early this year in anticipation of a grave situation among people overwhelmed by high fuel costs. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Burlington, Vt – There were emotional moments in court Monday in Burlington, Vermont, where the man accused in the Essex School shootings in 2006 broke down in tears at his trial. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Vermont Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie says the state must crack down on sex offenders, and he's calling on the Legislature to convene a special session next month to pass new laws doing so. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

ME – Maine's wilderness zoning board has given final approval to what would be New England's largest wind power farm. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.