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The weather in Vermont this summer has been volatile – hot and muggy, then pouring rain. We've already experienced several over 90 degree days in parts of the state. Andrew Loconto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Burlington, joined Vermont Edition to talk about the recent weather conditions, as well as what we typically experience during Vermont summers.

In June, the Supreme Court decided Utah v. Strieff, a case that questioned whether evidence found after an unconstitutional search could still be admitted in court. The case briefly made news, due to a powerful dissent from Justice Sotomayor, but then dropped off the radar as the Court released its affirmative action and abortion decisions.

In a world that seems to be filled with so much hatred and animosity, it may seem strange to talk about happiness. But connecting with the simple goodness in life restores me and reminds me of what I value.

On around 60 plots of land in Vermont, you'll see rolling fairways, rippling swales and manicured berms. They are Vermont's golf courses. But the number of golfers in the state is dropping. Many people only get to see a golf course when they get to hike or cross country ski on those greenswards in the winter months.

Daily hearings have been underway and will continue to be until July 22 in Rutland federal court on the constitutionality of the death penalty, and the testimony could make a difference in whether a man facing a second trial for murdering a North Clarendon woman in 2000 is once again sentenced to death.

The idea of youth flight from Vermont seems like an article of faith. Everyone knows young people who have left the state for college, for jobs and for a different lifestyle. But it turns out the numbers show nearly as many young people are coming to Vermont as leaving.

After Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential run with an endorsement of Hillary Clinton, another candidate is coming to Vermont trying to win over some of his more liberal supporters. Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein is due to speak at 7 p.m. on Friday evening at the McClure Multigenerational Center in Burlington.

If you know a young adult reader who likes the kind of books that you need to store in the freezer at night, you might steer them toward the newest thriller from Margot Harrison.

When Phil Hoff was elected Vermont governor in 1962, it was commonly said that a Democrat didn’t win; the Republican lost. Two years later, something similar happened when Barry Goldwater was the controversial and unpopular Republican presidential nominee.

Vermont foodies will argue that it's worth paying a higher price for premium food products. But even then, how do you know that what's promised on the label is what you're actually getting?

For more than 35 years, the Vermont Mozart Festival enthralled audiences with a series of outdoor concerts, but it folded under significant debt in 2010. Now a local violinist has decided to bring it back with a new business model.

A big question has lingered in the months since federal and state authorities charged Jay Peak developers with fraud: What did Gov. Peter Shumlin and other officials know about the alleged scam, and when did they know it?

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After 14 months, villagers in his Tanzanian town of 7500 now call Newfane’s Dan Saynor Babu, which means grandfather. The locals revere elders, and at...