A tense situation in Newport this morning has ended peacefully. Police evacuated a neighborhood after receiving a call early this morning from a person claiming his house was surrounded by 400 police officers. The Air Force may decide as soon as November if the F-35 fighter jet will be based in Vermont. As the Obama administration drafts rules to control carbon emissions from power plants, advocates say the Northeast’s Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative could be a market-based system to follow. State police say about 40 law enforcement officers are attempting to take into custody 20 people for the distribution and sale of illicit drugs in Bennington County.
Melody is the Contributing Editor for But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids and the co-author of two But Why books with Jane Lindholm.
Neal was a reporter and VPR's All Things Considered host from 2001 to 2014. He joined VPR in 1996, hosting VPR's jazz programming, including live performances from the VPR studios and the Discover Jazz Festival. Prior to VPR, Neal was a programmer and host for WNCS in Montpelier and WDEV in Waterbury. He holds a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College.
