North Country News

NY – The U-S Senate Judiciary Committee this week takes up a compact to prevent the diversion of water from the Great Lakes, one of the world's largest sources of fresh water. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

NY – Thinking about a pellet stove to cut next winter's heating oil bill? You'd better act fast. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

NY – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Monday approved Entergy Nuclear's plan to transfer several of it's nuclear power plants into a newly created corporation. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Green Mountain Power officials announced a plan Monday that they say focuses the future of energy in Vermont on renewables. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department wants to determine this spring's turkey nesting success, and it's asking for volunteers to help next month by using the Department's web-based survey. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Vermont state officials are warning canoeists, kayakers and others to avoid a stretch of the Winooski River where a bridge undergoing reconstruction fell into the river this week. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – A Vermont-based youth circus is on the road again this summer, traveling across New England. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Efforts to get a Jessica's Law passed in Vermont, calling for a mandatory 25-year minimum sentence for some sex offenders, are drawing widespread support, with thousands of residents signing petitions. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more.
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Bennington, VT – The Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, Vermont is erasing a shortage of physicians in the community. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

Winooski, VT – A portion of a Winooski River bridge that is in the process of being replaced was sitting on the bottom of the river Tuesday after it slipped off a construction barge. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED