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Missing Dartmouth grad student found dead in Connecticut River
LEBANON, Vt. (WCAX) - Police in Lebanon say a missing Dartmouth graduate student was found dead in the Connecticut River on Monday. Authorities say Kexin Cai, 26, had been missing since May 15 and was last seen riding an e-bike at around 6 p.m. headed toward West Lebanon that day.
State trooper receiving care for ‘severe’ traumatic brain injury from March crash
The state Department of Public Safety has rejected VTDigger’s public records request seeking materials related to the Interstate 89 crash that injured Cpl. Eric Vitali. Read the story on VTDigger here: State trooper receiving care for ‘severe’ traumatic brain injury from March crash.
Vt. man intentionally caused fuel leak during attempted theft, NH police say
NEWPORT, N.H. (WCAX) - A Vermont man faces charges after police say he intentionally caused a fuel leak while trying to steal a flat-bed truck in New Hampshire. Police say on Sunday, they discovered an active leak where about 75 gallons of gasoline had spilled into the ground from a truck on North Main Street in Newport, New Hampshire.
A new boys name tops Vermont's most popular baby names list. See the top 10
There's a new most popular name for baby boys in Vermont. On Thursday, the Social Security Administration released the top baby names for boys and girls born in 2023 - nationally and by state, showing some shifts in the most popular names for Vermont's newborns. The boys list had Oliver,...
FIRST ALERT: Severe weather warnings in Mass. and NH
Severe weather hit some of New England on a summer-like day Tuesday. Flash flood warnings are in effect in New Hampshire's Sullivan County and Franklin County until 8:30 p.m. There are active severe thunderstorm warnings in Massachusetts' Franklin County and Hampshire County. Earlier thunderstorm warnings in parts of Vermont and New Hampshire have since expired.
Bethel officials say new fire truck won't be available for nearly 3 years following March crash
BETHEL, Vt. — In March, an unoccupied Bethel fire engines was involved in a crash with a Vermont State Police trooper along Interstate 89. While a recent update from the Vermont Troopers' Association has said that the trooper involved is making some progress in his recovery, fire officials are now working to figure out how to replace the vital piece of machinery.
Police increase patrols Tuesday to deter dangerous driving along Route 4
MANCHESTER, N.H. — State and local police will be looking for speeders and dangerous drivers on the entire length of Route 4. The route runs 107 miles from Lebanon to Portsmouth. More than 32,000 crashes happened from 2018 to 2023 on just the stretch from the Concord area to...
Graduate student Kexin Cai found dead
Kexin Cai GR died at age 26, Dean of the Guarini School of Graduate and Advanced Studies Jon Kull wrote in an email to campus. The Lebanon Police Department and New Hampshire Fish and Game found Cai — who was reported missing on May 17 — dead Monday afternoon “after an extensive search,” according to Kull.
Dartmouth faculty votes to censure president over protest response
(NewsNation) —Faculty members of the Arts and Sciences department at Dartmouth College voted to censure the university’s president Monday citing her inappropriate handling of pro-Palestinian protests on campus. The vote passed with 183 in favor and 163 against the censure of Sian Leah Beilock during a faculty meeting,...
Vermont governor vetoes bill to restrict pesticide that is toxic to bees, saying it’s anti-farmer
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s Republican Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill to severely restrict a type of pesticide that’s toxic to bees and other pollinators, saying the legislation “is more anti-farmer than it is pro-pollinator.”. The bill would have banned uses of neonicotinoids —...
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