Like many Vermonters, Katrina and Karl Wagner of Royalton want to remain in their own home for the rest of their lives, so they chose their forever home with that in mind. Its floors are concrete and ...

Chelsea—On Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, we lost David Joseph Bernier Sr., 83 years old, a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend to complications from pneumonia. David was born on July 13, ...

Rochester—Jason Royal Shaw, 50, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully on December 31, 2025. Born February 6, 1975, to Ralph and Sharon (Twitchell) Shaw, Jason grew up in Fair Haven and moved to ...

A pair of mourning doves take shelter in a pine tree on Christmas morning on after snow storms swept across Vermont. (Herald / Kyan Smith) You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please ...

A s much as a half inch of ice coated the area from Sunday through Tuesday thanks to a weather system that brought the dreaded wintery mix of snow, rain, sleet, and freezing rain to the region. Many ...

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It's been quite a year! 2025 was just packed with its share of celebrations and tragedies. Here's a look at some of the high and low points of the year in the White River Valley as recorded by The ...

The Randolph Selectboard denied they violated the Vermont Open Meeting Law during a special session December 18, but agreed in the end there are things they could do better. The board faced three ...

This illustration from the British Library’s collection of Western Drawings shows Lord Macartney’s first meeting with the Qianlong Emperor in 1793. (Wikimedia Commons) Probably the worst decision in ...

Vermont’s congressional delegation has condemned the deployment of Vermont’s Air National Guard to the Caribbean in support of a military escalation against Venezuela. The Vermont National Guard has ...

I am currently a patient of Gifford Medical Center’s Chelsea clinic. Last week I was informed that my primary care provider, Dr. Laura Barber, had been given her termination notice and would be ...

Last year, Josh and Andrew Jonestein would often spend evenings on their patio in Dallas, brainstorming an exit strategy from Texas. All it took was a birthday trip to Vermont last November and a tour ...