Some Vermont lawmakers want to put a three-year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, which is commonly known as "fracking." That's when water and chemicals are injected into the ground to fracture rocks and release trapped natural gas. The practice isn't here yet, but it's already stirring debate.
Kristin Carlson talked to people on both sides of the issue.
Thursday, May 24 2012 1:24 AM EDT2012-05-24 05:24:05 GMT
A meeting with federal regulators -- designed to update residents on the safety status of Yankee Nuclear -- turned into a protest.As the minutes ticked toward 7 p.m. Wednesday night, it appeared the officialMore >>
A meeting with federal regulators -- designed to update residents on the safety status of Yankee Nuclear -- turned into a protest.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:54 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:54:59 GMT
Former Republican Vermont Lieutenant Governor T. Garry Buckley has died. Buckley's family says he died peacefully of old age in Stowe, where he lived with his wife. He became Lieutenant Governor in 1977More >>
Former Republican Vermont Lieutenant Governor T. Garry Buckley has died.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 4:19 PM EDT2012-05-23 20:19:29 GMT
Skeletal remains have been discovered off a back road in Northfield. Vermont State police say an excavator working at a job site on Clark Road unearthed a portion of a human skull two weeks ago. The StateMore >>
Vermont State police say an excavator working at a job site in Northfield found human remains.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:55 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:55:29 GMT
Crews are on the scene of a big motel fire in Beekmantown, New York this morning. Several departments are battling the blaze. Portions of the building are a total loss, but we are told everyone was safelyMore >>
A fast-moving fire displaced more than a dozen people at a motel in northern New York. And this is not the first major fire there.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 4:36 PM EDT2012-05-23 20:36:53 GMT
Evacuations Wednesday at the building that houses the governor's office. State employees at the Pavilion Building in Montpelier began feeling ill with headaches and watery eyes. So the government buildingMore >>
Evacuations Wednesday at the building that houses the Vermont governor's office.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 12:29 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:29:13 GMT
Two hikers had to be rescued last night off of Hunger Mountain in Middlesex. Both hikers are in their twenties. They called 9-1-1 after it got dark and they couldn't find their way down the mountain.More >>
Two hikers had to be rescued Tuesday night off Hunger Mountain in Middlesex.
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:23 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:23:20 GMT
Police are searching for an elderly man who disappeared two nights ago. Edouard Jette, 80, was last seen Monday evening leaving his girlfriend's house in Swanton. He was headed home to Fairfield. JetteMore >>
Police say an elderly man who disappeared two night ago has been found safe.More >>
