School meal programs are an important source of nutrition for many Vermont children, but the pandemic has changed how students can access them. A University of Vermont researcher discusses how school districts are responding to food scarcity in the state.

Last month, three children sat down inside a Burlington salon and got a haircut. But not just any haircut: This was an opportunity for the kids to freely express themselves and their gender identity through their hairstyle.

Moving through the world as a person who is blind or has low vision presents unique challenges during the pandemic, including not being able to see signage about mask requirements, maintaining independence for daily tasks like grocery store visits and using at-home test kits.

Just over 11,000 undergraduates resumed classes this week at the University of Vermont. Classes are 'as normal as they've been' according to the student body president, though COVID fears linger

Vermont hospitals are approaching capacity as they treat a record number of COVID patients. Staff anticipate they'll be able to handle the surge.

Vermont has doled out more than $50 million in rental assistance to more than 8,400 households since April. VPR spoke with an administrator to check in on the program, which has been criticized for not distributing money fast enough.

On any given winter day, if you’re wandering along the Burlington shore of Lake Champlain, there’s a good chance you’ll run into the Red Hot Chilly Dippers. They’re pretty easy to spot – they’re the people in hats, booties and bathing suits, wading between ice chunks.And for one woman grieving the loss of her husband, joining the Chilly Dippers brought her energy, support and a way to laugh once again.

With Vermont awash in federal stimulus and state surplus money, Gov. Phil Scott on Tuesday offered a “transformative” budget that both pays down long-term debts and makes a litany of new investments to bolster the state’s workforce.

Vermont agricultural officials asked USDA if the state could extend an on-farm slaughter exemption to allow more animals to be included in the program, but the feds said no.

Burlington-based musician and field recordist Wren Kitz talks about his method of recording wildlife sounds.