Salisbury News

School merger talks have been ignited by a study committee in Salisbury and Leicester and according to one Vermont representative with knowledge of the idea, the state will support towns that want to merge their low-attendance, high-cost schools with others, but legislators will not mandate it anytime soon.

Wait! Don't kill that snake! It's NOT a rattler. Vermont herpetologist Jim Andrews of Salisbury has gotten a raft of questions this year from people who have seen banded snakes - sometimes coiled and rattling.

State and local police are calling a fire that destroyed a home on Wheeler Road Monday a "suspicious" blaze.

Vermont State Police say the body of a man who was reported missing Tuesday has been found in Salisbury.

VEHICLE #1 OPERATOR: Steven Shepardson AGE:39 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Wells, VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 2004, Chrysler, Sebring DAMAGE TO VEHICLE: Impact damage to entire front of vehicle INJURIES: None VEHICLE #2 OPERATOR: Lisa Kahrs AGE:43 SEAT BELT? Y CITY, STATE OF RESIDENCE: Salisbury, VT DESCRIPTION OF VEHICLE: 1967, home made ...

Memorial Day marks the opening of the state's hiking trails after a long mud season, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recommends you check to see if the area you're planning to hike or climb is open.

Six Addison County men have pleaded guilty in Vermont District Court to multiple deer-poaching charges stemming from a deer-jacking complaint on Aug.

Gov. Jim Douglas recently honored the environmental achievements of businesses, hotels, organizations and schools at the annual Governor's Awards for Environmental Excellence and Pollution Prevention.

The black salamander with yellow spots sat on the roadside in the dark, ready to make a go of it.

NEW HAVEN - The hefty black salamander with yellow spots sat on the road side in the dark ready to make a go of it.

A Salisbury woman who helped her boyfriend sell drugs from a fortified safe house escaped jail time.

By Town Meeting Day, a Vermonter's fancy turns to thoughts of spring -- no matter if the snow was still seven feet deep atop Mount Mansfield last week.

Firefighters from four towns worked all day to douse a blaze on West Creek Road, but were unable to save the 100-year-old farmhouse.

For the second time in two months, Sudbury voters opted out of a plan Saturday to join Leicester and Whiting in fronting the cost of building a new $5 million to $7 million school for 120 of their children in ...

A Rutland woman was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for her role in a car crash that killed a Rutland man.

Each January, journalists everywhere pull out their crystal balls, give them a good dusting, and attempt to predict what will be hot - or not - over the next 12 months.

A convicted drug dealer who police say used an extensive security system at his home that included video surveillance and reinforced doors is going to prison for seven to 15 years.

By KATHRYN FLAGG ADDISON COUNTY - After 30 years in the construction industry, Salisbury resident Jack Sheehan has seen economic ups and downs before - but never before has he seen business slow like it has ...

A 31-year-old Salisbury man has been sentenced to seven to 15 years in prison on drug charges.

The family accused of neglecting more than 100 farm and domestic animals on two of their farms in Brandon and Hubbardton "went beyond their capacity to take care of them," the attorney representing Suzanne ...