As Vermont approaches the anniversary of flooding that devastated parts of Washington County, Sen. Peter Welch spent Monday visiting Barre and Montpelier, reflecting on the impact of the disasters and ...

MONTPELIER — A major flood plain restoration project is halfway home after city councilors authorized the city manager to execute a series of documents that clear the way for the city to assume ...

MONTPELIER — A pair of high-profile flood mitigation projects in Montpelier have been recommended for a limited pool of federal funding available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Other ...

The Pioneer Street Dam on the Winooski River in Montpelier on Monday, Aug. 18. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger In Montpelier, city officials plan to remove the Pioneer Street Dam and restore a nearby ...

MONTPELIER March 11, 1992, was bracketed by two of the strangest drives of Police Chief Doug Hoyt's more-than-30-year career. The first began just after 7 a.m. as Hoyt drove down Elm Street. At the ...

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A beloved bookstore in Vermont's small capital city moved across the street to a new spot farther from the Winooski River after an ice jam sent river water into the store in 1992. A ...

To get ready for climate change, Montpelier is deconstructing a historic home on the property of the city’s founding settler, Jacob Davis. In this photo taken Tuesday, Aug. 5, Dave Giese with the ...