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A House committee will recommend whether New Hampshire's five-week-old gay marriage law should be repealed. More>>
Legislative budget writers are hearing from providers and recipients of human services programs in Vermont that Gov. Jim Douglas' proposed budget cuts would be penny-wise and pound-foolish. More>>
The Burlington School Board and teachers are far apart on a new contract. More>>
The Vermont Health Department says a groundwater monitoring well at Vermont Yankee has produced a tritium reading of 2.38 million picocuries per liter of water, down slightly from a reading of 2.45 million taken Saturday. More>>
The closure of a key bridge that leads to downtown Montpelier could make it harder for people to reach the Vermont Statehouse. More>>
A central Vermont man was sentenced in federal court for spreading thousands of illegal images of children. More>>
A former Plattsburgh school teacher whose trial on federal child pornography charges was supposed to begin today is expected to plead guilty later this month. More>>
A former para-educator in Burlington pleaded no contest for sexually assaulting a student. More>>
A man charged with killing a local college teacher is expected to plead guilty to second-degree murder charges today. More>>
The man charged with double-murder in Clinton County, New York pleaded not guilty. More>>
A man from Berlin, New Hampshire was found dead in his prison cell. More>>
Two experts on opposite sides of the nuclear energy debate argued their points, Monday, and weighed in on the future of Vermont Yankee. More>>
New Hampshire Congressman Paul Hodes is visiting the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant today to try and give his state more of a say in the plant's safety. More>>
Two people were wounded in an accidental shooting in Colchester Sunday morning. More>>
An armed home invasion in Caledonia County on Sunday has three Bradford men facing charges. More>>
Burlington Police are asking the FBI and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents to help investigate the possibility of sex trafficking at two local massage parlors. More>>
A New Jersey woman is in critical condition at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center following a snowmobile crash in Mount Tabor Sunday. More>>
Time may be running out for Pete the Moose. State Wildlife officials say keeping the moose in captivity is against the law and they are now exploring legal options. More>>
The cuts are clear now at Dartmouth, overall about 80 jobs will be lost. The cuts in staff are less than what the Ivy League community had expected. More>>
Financially troubled FairPoint Communications has finally submitted its bankruptcy reorganization plan. Mike Smith, FairPoint's President in Vermont, talked about the plan on the Channel 3 News. More>>
Jimani, Dominican Republic - February 8, 2010 A dozen doctors, nurses and paramedics gathered at the Burlington Airport, many meeting for the first time. They have different backgrounds and skills, More>>
Burlington city councilors held the second of two public hearings about Instant Runoff Voting. More>>
New York Governor David Paterson is pushing back against reports he may be ready to call it quits. More>>
Making your point can be challenging. Not everyone can argue in a civil way. But at the State House high schoolers did their best in a debating contest. More>>
Tuesday, students and teachers across the state will open their notebooks for a unique writing lesson. It is called Vermont Writes Day. More>>
Georgia, Vermont - February 8, 2010 PBM Nutritionals is hiring. And the Georgia company is holding a job fair Tuesday. It will take place at the Hampton Inn, just of I89 in Colchester. Applicants can More>>
Burlington is reminding everyone to participate in the census. More>>
Burlington police need your help finding a suspected hit-and-run driver. More>>
Police arrested a man after a brief car chase on Shelburne Road. More>>
A state Senate committee hears about the flight of top tax bracket job creators. More>>
Football and sewing may seem like an odd combination. But they are two of Craftsbury resident Frank Halden's favorite hobbies and together they are furthering his goal to help find a cure for cancer. More>>
On Sundays in the fall, most fans in our region root for the Patriots or Giants. But on Saturdays-- when college football rules-- the fields at our state's biggest school have been silent for more than three decades. Could football return to UVM? More>>
You've heard of wine and cheese, but for the Super Bowl, you may want to pair beer and cheese. We got some tips from the experts. More>>
A Vermont performer has a unique circus where all the magical performers simply wash away at the end of the show. More>>
Some Vermont dance students got a little taste of Hollywood this weekend. More>>
Vermont's newest tattoo shop opened less than one month ago in Essex Junction. Photographer Andy Goodrich takes us inside. More>>
Ground and air searches have turned up no trace of a South Burlington man who's been missing for almost a week. More>>
Workers testing for tritium leaks at Vermont Yankee may be getting close to the source of the problem. More>>
The dealers say the good news is that the fix for the gas pedal problem is quick and easy. More>>
The major blizzard that's battering the Mid-Atlantic has backed up air travel across the country. Most flights were getting in and out of Burlington. More>>
Ice, snow and single digit temperatures all welcomed daring divers to the 15th annual benefit for the Special Olympics. More>>
Fair Trade products go far beyond just chocolate and coffee. More>>
High honors for members of the Channel 3 News team. More>>
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