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Vermont State Police report man died after Putney shooting
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 8, 2025
PUTNEY — A man shot by police at a Putney apartment complex on Monday died at the scene, the Vermont State Police announced late Monday night. Police said the man's name is being withheld pending notification of his family. The name of the trooper...
Vermont climate goals face setbacks as federal support disappears
Environmental Health News
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July 8, 2025
Vermont’s updated Climate Action Plan outlines major steps to cut carbon emissions, but faces steep financial and political barriers as federal climate funding disappears under the Trump administration. Austyn Gaffney reports for VTDigger. In...
Vermont man accused of driving while impaired, crashing crash
WNYT - New York
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July 8, 2025
A man is accused of driving while impaired and crashing his vehicle in Bennington County. Vermont State Police were called to a rollover on Kelly Stand Road in Arlington just after 4 p.m. on June 29. Jonathan Thomas, 68, allegedly was driving...
National Health Care Fraud Takedown: 324 Defendants, $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud
West Orlando News - Florida
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July 12, 2025
The Justice Department announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 324 defendants, including 96 doctors, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and other licensed medical...
Vermont farm raid shocks community
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 8, 2025
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- On April 21, José Molina-Aguilar, who had just finished six 12-hour shifts milking cows, and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state's largest-ever immigration raids. "I...
Vermont State Police investigate 'trooper-involved shooting' at Putney Landing
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
PUTNEY — Vermont State Police said late Monday they were investigating what they called a "trooper-involved shooting" after a day of police presence at the Putney Landing housing complex. State police said that the shooting took place at 4:30 p.m....
Hospital-based obstetric care declines across US, hitting rural states hardest
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
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Access to obstetric care is a critical determinant of maternal and infant health. However, a new study led by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health found that hospital-based obstetric care has declined in recent years, with...
Vermont State Police working to defuse Putney mental health crisis
Brattleboro Reformer - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
PUTNEY — Vermont State Police are at the Putney Landing housing complex Monday afternoon, trying to defuse what a spokesman described as a mental health situation. A total of six Vermont State Police cruisers were seen at the housing complex,...
Howard Center announces layoffs and cuts, citing rising health care and programming costs
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
The Howard Center in Burlington on Thursday, July 10. Photo by Corey MacDonald/VTDigger The Howard Center, a nonprofit in Chittenden County and Vermont’s largest health care provider dedicated to supporting people with substance use disorder,...
Hospitals Recognized for Sustainability, Resilience Achievements
Healthcare Facilities Today
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July 7, 2025
The 496 healthcare organizations have demonstrated leadership in sustainability, environmental stewardship and climate resilience. Sustainability and resilience have never been more critical for healthcare facilities, which are under mounting...
Some Hospitals Charge Commercial Insurers Much More Than Medicare
Managed Healthcare Executive
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July 10, 2025
Commercial insurers pay hospitals much more than Medicare in some areas than others, and a new study found that local market factors, including hospital dominance, help explain these growing price gaps. These findings, published in JAMA Health...
Vermont, New York challenge Trump administration’s transgender military ban
NBC5 - Vermont
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July 7, 2025
States challenge Trump administration’s transgender military ban Vermont and New York, as well as several other states, are suing the Trump administration over an executive order banning transgender individuals from military service. BACK! RIGHT...
Vermont dairy farm migrant ICE raids put industry on edge: ‘It would all go down’ without immigrant workers
Fortune
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After six 12-hour shifts milking cows, José Molina-Aguilar’s lone day off was hardly relaxing. On April 21, he and seven co-workers were arrested on a Vermont dairy farm in what advocates say was one of the state’s largest-ever immigration raids....
Man dies after 3-vehicle crash in Modesto
KCRA Sacramento's Channel 3
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July 20, 2025
Man dies after 3-vehicle crash in Modesto DOZENS OF PEOPLE INJURED AFTER A CAR RAMMED INTO A CROWD OUTSIDE OF A LOS ANGELES NIGHTCLUB. THE INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY. AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE SUSPECT. PENDING LAYOFFS WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT,...
EPA Launches New Online Resource to Address Concerns About Geoengineering, Including Negative Impacts on Environment and Public Health
American Greatness
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July 11, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Thursday launched a new website to address the public’s growing concerns about geoengineering and contrails. The EPA’s resource on geoengineering details the potentially negative impacts it can have on...
Peter Macia: The federal government has abdicated its role as Vermont’s partner
VTDigger - Vermont
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July 11, 2025
Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a...
Exhale Wellness Ranked No.1 THCA Flower Brand In 2025
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Exhale Wellnes was recently ranked No.1 THCA flower brand by industry peers. Read more about its product line, bestsellers, and why it stood out. Charlotte, NC, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exhale Wellness has...
How a single overdose in Vermont unraveled an empire of heroin
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News A man’s death after using “Flow” in a small Vermont city exposed a drug operation that spanned continents and sent a New York prosecutor on a heartbreaking journey. U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York via The...
3 children found ‘safe and uninjured’ after going missing while hiking in Vermont
Boston.com - Massachusetts
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July 11, 2025
Local News Camel's Hump mountain in Vermont. Wikimedia Commons By Abby Patkin July 11, 2025 | 9:26 AM 1 minute to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. Three children...
New regulator sees rough time for Vt. health care system
Addison County Independent - Vermont
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July 10, 2025
VERMONT — The newly appointed leader of the Green Mountain Care Board, the the state’s health care regulator, is keenly aware of the challenges she faces in keeping health care affordable and accessible to Vermonters. The pressure high health...