St. Johnsbury

A St. Johnsbury cop who was shot and wounded last December won’t face any charges for firing his own gun at his alleged assailant.

Dog Mountain has become a destination for dog lovers looking to explore nature, take in art or pay tribute to a pet. The park was created 25 years ago by Vermont folk artist Stephen Huneck and his wife Gwen.

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury will close its occupational medicine office in October. It's the latest provider in the state to announce service closures in an effort to cut health care costs.

Scott Mason, 38, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder on Monday. Police say Mason shot and seriously injured St. Johnsbury Police Capt. Jason Gray on Friday afternoon.

St. Johnsbury police Sgt. George Johnson was cited by Vermont State Police for allegedly using excessive force against a 35-year-old man he initially stopped for jaywalking.

“This is an event that we’ve never had before to this degree, so we’re venturing down a road that we haven’t been on, and it’s not a good road to be on,” said Lyndonville Fire Chief Jeff Corrow.

Up to 8 inches of rain fell in the Northeast Kingdom Tuesday, causing flash flooding in the early morning hours.

Through its zoning, St. Johnsbury has long restricted where shelters can be set up. But a provision of this year’s HOME Act makes it harder for municipalities to block new shelters.

The new policy says that asylum seekers without U.S. or Canadian citizenship who are caught within 14 days of crossing anywhere along the border will be sent back.

Across Vermont, lunch is served at dozens of senior centers and church basements nearly every day. People show up to get a free meal and warm up or just to socialize. In St. Johnsbury, several of these community lunches stopped during the pandemic. Some have only just started up again.