North Country News

Vermont – Vermont lawmakers are revisiting the issue of the drinking age, saying it could be time to let people younger than 21 to legally drink alcohol. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – Vermont lawmakers have given their stamp of approval and sent to Governor Jim Douglas a bill designed to promote renewable energy and conservation efforts directed at heating fuels. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – Regulators are warning telephone customers that unscrupulous telemarketers are using confusion over the sale of Verizon's land lines to Fairpoint Communications to slam customers. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

Fort Drum, NY – Three units of the 10th Mountain Division based at Fort Drum are preparing to go to Iraq. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – A new report says local governments spend about $15 billion annually on Great Lakes environmental programs while the U.S. and Canadian governments do comparatively little for the world's largest surface freshwater system. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – A new report says Vermont tops the list of states that spend more money on prison than higher education. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – The tough winter is sending many snow-weary Vermonters south, but people with pets who try to make last minute plans could end up with problems. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

Montpelier, Vermont – Legal scholars are offering their views on a troop deployment bill being considered in the Vermont legislature.WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...

VT – The Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service wants a lawmaker sanctioned for telling a state attorney during a meeting that if this were China, someone in her department might be taken out and shot. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...
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lake champlain, VT – The former clerk for a village on the shore of Lake Champlain has admitted she stole more than $150,000 in cash from the village over a five-year period. WAMC's North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley has more...