The Vermont National Guard wants hunters and other civilians to stay off its firing range.

Somali pirates attacked the Maersk Alabama for the second time in seven months on Wednesday, but guards on board the U.S.-flagged cargo ship repelled the takeover attempt, the EU's naval force said.

Crews snuffed a small forest fire on the western side of Mount Mansfield over the weekend, officials report.

The National Guard is reminding residents that hunting is not allowed on the property of the Ethan Allen Firing Range in Jericho and Underhill.

It's a good time to be a sugarmaker. That was the consensus of those in attendance at the Windham County Sugarmakers annual meeting on Thursday.

Want to raise your voice? The public is invited to comment on the Segway tour proposal at the next meeting of the Burlington Parks & Rec Commission on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing will take place in the Parks & Rec offices at 645 Pine Street.

Irish dance training 'Bye-bye braces' in Underhill Students teach art at the Fleming Milton's barber, to retire On the ice with Julie MacDonald Frank Gonzalez passes the torch Rotarians network and serve Hounds in Vermont

Thousands showed up for the state's third swine flu clinic today in Colchester. Meanwhile, officials are trying to clear up a misperception about the nasal spray vaccine being offered.

A small group of homeschooled children attended a writing and science workshop on animal adaptation at Hinesburg Town Hall last week.

You may have noticed that school gardens are popping up everywhere in Vermont. There is a movement to reintroduce our children to unprocessed, healthy food that started more than a decade ago with food activist Alice Waters and is gaining momentum with support from first lady Michelle Obama.

Somali pirates fired on a French fishing vessel and guards on board returned fire, prompting a military helicopter and warship to rush to the scene, authorities said Wednesday.

IAEA on Iran...Pakistan clashes...Capt. Richard Phillips VIENNA The International Atomic Energy Agency says Iran is agreeing to a draft plan that would export most of its enriched uranium.

Captain Richard Phillips' days of sailing the high seas may be over. Phillips is the Underhill captain who was held hostage by pirates for five days in April after his ship was hijacked off the Somali coast.

UNDERHILL, Vt. a ' He's got a book deal, and a movie could be in the works. He's been to the White House to meet the president, to the Queen Mary ocean liner for a vacation and back to his modest 1830s Vermont farmhouse.

Two friends had a very simple day. They went to the dump and then fishing. They teased each other about the size of the fish they had caught and the fact that they actually cooked and ate them.