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Anticipating thousands of tourists for next month’s solar eclipse, Vermont officials hope to avoid a repeat of the massive traffic jams that occurred 20 years ago when Phish held its Coventry concerts. Plus, a bill to ban cell phones in Vermont schools is rejected, but another providing privacy rights for children who use social media platforms moves forward, the FBI issues a new reward in connection with the disappearance of a Vermont teenager 20 years ago, global conglomerate Unilever announces a split from Ben & Jerry’s, and what led to one of the warmest winters on record this year.

Two statewide housing organizations have joined forces to help combat homelessness. Plus, why winter this year is becoming more associated with rain than snow in the Northeast, concern over new requirements mandating predominantly French signage for Quebec businesses, a journalist with a 40-year career covering Vermont is retiring, and a new report shows the number of Americans struggling to make rent payments has reached a record high.

How online sports betting will work and be regulated in Vermont. Plus, state lawmakers list their top priorities on day one of the new legislative session, the House introduces a flood recovery bill, new restrictions on hunting and trapping coyotes with dogs, and a hot 2023.

A new report shows possible roadmaps for updating Vermont's renewable energy policy. Plus, the state requests a federal disaster declaration for mid-December flooding, why changes could be coming to Vermont’s medical cannabis program, 2024 comes with a hike in the minimum wage, a call for the state to start funding swift water search and rescue teams, and a local high school skier gets a chance to shine in the Junior Olympics.

Revisiting a couple in Chittenden who converted their huge lawn into a field of wildflowers. Plus, a court decision clears the way for a juvenile treatment facility in Newbury, Sen. Bernie Sanders tests positive for COVID, how outdoor recreation has contributed to Vermont’s economy, and renovations are planned for a nearly century-old bridge that spans the Winooski River.

Revisiting the intimate and emotional work of a shearer, shepherd, and butcherer of sheep. Plus, priorities in the new year for Vermont’s prison system, calls for reviewing the management at the newly formed Vermont State University, using AI to help medical school students practice interviewing patients, and why public school students in Quebec won’t be allowed to bring cell phones into class next year.

In a Dec. 22 letter, the group, named “Concerned Alumni Faculty Staff & Students of the VSCS� or “CAFSS-VSCS,� called on lawmakers to provide more oversight of the Vermont State Colleges Board of Trustees.

Monica White has served as the commissioner of DAIL since March of 2021. In a press release, White said it was "an extraordinary honor" to lead the department, but the move was the best choice for her family at this time.

Some communities had to evacuate and swift water rescues were needed as another wave of floodwaters hits Vermont. Plus, the governor activates the state emergency operations center, the persistent rains cause the Winooski and Lamoille rivers to overflow their banks, and FEMA scraps plans to set up temporary housing in Montpelier for July’s flood victims.

More than 50 people gathered Tuesday evening at a candlelight vigil in downtown Burlington to show their support for three college students who were shot over the weekend. One is Palestinian and two are Palestinian American.