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 Of Typosquatting and Soul Mates: How Phone Cramming Works | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 102

Three of the country's largest mobile carriers - AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile – have told Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell and 44 other state...

 Permit Complications, Not Just Heady Topper Craze, Spurred Alchemist Shutdown | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 189

Traffic and overcrowded parking lots were the reasons that Alchemist Brewery owners cited when they closed their Waterbury cannery --front of the wildly...

 Regional Report: Application Filed For Second Section Of Gas Pipeline | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 392

They haven’t got the green light yet, but this week the company that wants to build an extension of a natural gas pipeline from Chittenden to Addison...

 Report: Homelessness On The Rise In Vermont | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 172

A new survey released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development said there were 25 percent more homeless Vermonters this year than...

 Vermont Tech CubeSat Circling Earth | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 107

A four inch by four inch cube launched into space this week is sending back signals from 300 miles up. It's one of an increasing number of relatively...

 For Mishandling Bloodborne Pathogens, North Country Hospital Faces Hefty Fine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 140

North Country Hospital, in Newport, is facing about $42,000 in fines for what Vermont’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration inspectors say...

 State Says Only 3,000 Vermonters Still Without Broadband Service | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 169

The state will fall short of its goal of universal broadband coverage by the end of 2013, but Governor Peter Shumlin says there’s still reason to...

 Four Decades, 36,000 Photographs: The Construction Of I-89 And I-91 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 402

One of the biggest changes to Vermont’s landscape came in the middle of the last century with the construction of the Interstate Highway system. If you...

 New GOP Chair Says Cost Of Living, Taxes Are Key Issues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 365

The Vermont Republican Party has new leadership. Party chair Jack Lindley decided not to run again and that set off a contest between former U.S. Senate...

 UVM, Middlebury Men’s Hoops Teams Look To Successful Season | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 371

The University of Vermont men’s basketball team has piled up five consecutive 20-victory seasons while the Middlebury College men have gone 147-26 with...

 Pittsford Debates Best Place For Preschoolers To Learn | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 156

In Pittsford, some worry that pre-schoolers in their town will lose out if their existing pre-kindergarten program is moved into the local elementary...

 NE States Debate Sharing Costs For New Power Lines | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 204

A rift has developed among New England states over who should pay for transmission lines needed to carry electricity from renewable energy projects. The...

 Mulvaney-Stanak To Lead Progressive Party | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 407

Vermont’s Progressive Party has a new leader. Emma Mulvaney-Stanak was picked to lead the party at their annual meeting over the weekend. Mulvaney...

 Congressional Delegation Says It's Too Soon To Delay Health Care Law | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 153

Legislation that postpones some key parts of President Obama’s health care law could be debated in Congress in the near future. The bill would allow...

 This Deer Season, Dept. Of Health Hunt For EEE Continues | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 136

Erica Berl isn’t a hunter, but she got up early on Saturday and bundled up for a long morning outside waiting for deer. Berl’s hunt came after the deer...

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