MONTPELIER - At least five Vermont schools have closed because of student absences caused by the swine flu.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Joel T Grimes AGE:19 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 915 Quarry Rd Isle La Motte VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2007 Ford Mustang DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Extensive front end and back end damage / totaled VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Kevin Creller AGE:55 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: 11 Winters Lane Alburg VT DESCRIPTION OF ...

Three cars crashed on the Korean War Memorial Bridge in Alburgh on Saturday afternoon, and though the cars were heavily damaged, the drivers suffered only minor cuts and bruises.

A very mysterious gathering: Innkeepers Cherie and Matt Bean with special guest author Archer Mayor .

Students boarded buses bound for another school year Wednesday as trends show districts spending more on transportation.

The former town clerk and treasurer in Isle La Motte pleaded guilty Thursday to embezzling money.

A former town clerk in Isle La Motte has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $100,000 in town money.

The Deerfield Valley Community Partnership has received $89,000 in federal grants to counter drug and substance abuse in the region.

Several community partnerships, including groups in Bennington and Manchester, will receive funding totaling $1.2 million in Drug Free Communities Support Program Continuation Grants, Vermont's two senators said Thursday.

Audio of Mayday call can be heard here SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine The Coast Guard urges boaters to be cautious while on Lake Champlain today due to strong winds and waves that have kept the Coast Guard and state and local rescue crews busy.

ISLE LA MOTTE -- The fifth time's a charm in Isle La Motte, where voters Tuesday approved a school budget they rejected four times.

A Montreal woman who drowned her 8-year-old son in Lake Champlain three years ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday after a judge rejected calls for leniency from dozens of her supports.

It took five tries, but the school budget was finally passed in Isle La Motte. The $1.1 million spending plan is the exact budget voters first rejected on Town Meeting Day back in March.