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In her memoir, Susannah Cahalan writes about the month she descended into madness, experiencing seizures, paranoia, psychosis and catatonia. At first, her family was frightened, and her doctors, baffled. The eventual prognosis? A rare autoimmune disease that was attacking her brain.

Retail sales fell in October, largely because of the storm. To get a sense of the small picture — messier, more ambiguous — I visited three small businesses on one hard-hit street.

On this edition of Vox Pop - what did you think of President Barack Obama's first press conference since his reelction? WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

Colorado and Washington voted to decriminalize recreational use of marijuana, but that is still illegal at the federal level. Paul and Frank are asking the White House to respect the decision of voters.

Authorities say a town supervisor in central New York has been charged with sexually abusing a child. More from WAMC's Dave LucasOfficials tell local…

Most lenders require borrowers to wait seven years before securing a new mortgage after losing a home to foreclosure. But in the wake of the housing crisis, millions of families have a recent foreclosure on their record — and some are finding ways to buy a new home in as few as three years.

It's official.Long-time state Rep. Paul Poirier of Barre is running for Speaker of the Vermont House.The former Democrat, now an independent, says he's…

Some doctors thought Lyme disease was a chronic condition that relapsed. Now, there's evidence that recurring cases of Lyme disease may actually be caused by multiple, discrete tick bites and infections.

Burlington has received a grant from IBM that city officials hope will help them achieve sustainable energy goals.Mayor Miro Weinberger and IBM officials…

As the federal government scrambles for a way to avoid going off the so-called fiscal cliff, a series of automatic cuts in discretionary spending,…