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State Rep. Sarah Copeland Hanzas, D-Bradford, answers a question during an interview in West Lebanon, N.H., on Dec. 7, 2017. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.

Vt. Bill Would Encourage Victims to Speak

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJanuary 26, 2018

In this Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018 photo, pedestrians view a mural in downtown Burlington, Vt. The city is considering options to make the art more inclusive after an activist defaced its plaque and said the mural is racist. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Burlington Mural Racist to Some

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressJanuary 7, 2018

Report: Vermont Opioid Deaths Jump Nearly 160 Percent

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressDecember 28, 2017

In this Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017 photo, a nativity scene from the early 1930s is on display at the home of Shirley Squires, in Guilford, Vt. Each Christmas she decks her home out with more than 1,400 such scenes and opens her home to school groups and others for viewing. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Vt. Woman Displays More Than 1,400 Nativity Scenes

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressDecember 22, 2017

Carina Driscoll, the step-daughter of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, talks about running for mayor of Burlington from her office at Vermont Woodworking School, which she founded, in Fairfax, Vt., Driscoll, a former city council member and ex-state legislator, announced Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, that she's running as an independent. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Making a Run for It

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressDecember 5, 2017

A sign marks the entrance to the Wake Robin retirement community, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Shelburne, Vt. Vermont State Police and FBI said they were investigating the source of the deadly toxin ricin that was found at the retirement community. A Wake Robin spokeswoman said residents were safe. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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Police: Retiree Made Ricin, Tested It on Neighbors

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressDecember 1, 2017

A sign marks the entrance to the Wake Robin retirement community, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, in Shelburne, Vt. Vermont State Police and FBI said they were investigating the source of the deadly toxin ricin that was found at the retirement community. A Wake Robin spokeswoman said residents were safe. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

Deadly Toxin Found At Retirement Complex

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressNovember 29, 2017

Ex-UVM Student Sues College Student Suspended For Sexual Harassment Sues School

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressNovember 28, 2017

Karlyn Sizemore testifies Monday, Nov. 13, 2017 in Barre criminal court in Barre, Vt. about her being present in the Barre City Place parking lot on August 7. 2015 where she witnessed the shooting of DCF social worker Lara Sobel by Jody Herring. Sizemore, holding a state's exhibit photo of the Sobel murder scene, was testifying in Herring's sentencing hearing for the murder of Sobel in Barre and three of Herring's relatives in Berlin. Herring faces life in prison. (Stefan Hard /The Times Argus via AP, Pool)

Killer of 4 Vermonters Gets Life Without Parole

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressNovember 16, 2017

In this Nov. 2, 2017 photo provided by Recirculating Farms Coalition, red lettuce grows at an aquaponic farm, a form of hydroponic cultivation, in Hilliard, Fla. The National Organic Standards Board, which advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture, voted in early November 2017 to allow produce raised hydroponically without soil to be certified as organic. Following the vote, some traditional organic farmers say they are working on an alternative to the USDA certification. (Recirculating Farms Coalition via AP)

Organic-Food Purists Assail Designation for Hydroponics

by Lisa Rathke Associated PressNovember 15, 2017