North Country News

VT – The three members of Vermont's Congressional delegation are calling on Congress to increase federal spending on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – The U.S. Border Patrol says an agent shot at three suspects after being assaulted near the Vermont-Quebec border early Monday. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – Alabama authorities on Monday lodged c last week. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – More Vermont farmers' markets are accepting debit cards and electronic food stamps this summer, making it easier for people to buy local produce, organic cheeses and homemade breads and pies. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Chittenden County, VT – The Vermont State Police are investigating two arson fires in two days at the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility in South Burlington. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – The Vermont U.S. Attorney's office says the second suspect in a child sex case has been arrested on federal charges and will appear in court Wednesday. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

VT – Vermont's new ban on the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products via the Internet is now in effect. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

VT – The privacy of library patrons' borrowing records has been an issue since the Patriot Act of 2001 gave the federal government broad new powers to investigate them. Now Vermont is stepping in. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

VT – A new report indicates that the number of homeless families is rising in Vermont. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Bennington, VT – Vermont officials say work on the northern section of the Benningon Bypass is on schedule, and part of the highway project could be open to traffic a month early. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more. COPYRIGHT 2008 BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.