Vermont NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Intense rains flood Vt. towns- August 8, 2008 RIPTON, Vt.- When Marguerite Searle left her home overlooking the East Middlebury River on Vermont 125 at 3:30 yesterday morning to go to work at Middlebury College, it wasn't raining.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/intense-rains-flood-vt-towns?fromrss=1 Symington: Wind is energy answer- August 8, 2008 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gaye Symington proposed a dramatic shift in the state's energy portfolio Wednesday, calling on Vermont to get 20 percent of its electrical needs from in-state wind generation ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/symington-wind-is-energy-answer?fromrss=1 Central Vermont hit by flooding; evacuations prompted- August 7, 2008 Heavy rains have flooded roads in central Vermont, forcing the evacuation of homes in several areas.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/central-vermont-hit-by-flooding-evacuations-prompted... At last, the iPhone comes to Vermont- August 7, 2008 After a fourteen-month wait, the iPhone is finally coming to Vermont. " But isn't Vermont a part of the US " you ask.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/at-last-the-iphone-comes-to-vermont?fromrss=1 State says bats can be carrying rabies- August 7, 2008 The Vermont Department of Health is reminding people to avoid contact with bats that may fly into homes during the summer as they hunt insects.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/state-says-bats-can-be-carrying-rabies?fromrss=1 Flood Update: Addison County road closures- August 6, 2008 Flash flooding in Addison County this morning has forced the closure of numerous roads, including Vermont 125 - between Vermont 116 in East Middlebury and Vermont 100 in Hancock, said Vermont Emergency ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/flood-update-addison-county-road-closures?fromrss=1 Economist: Electric heat could be the solution- August 6, 2008 Vermont economist Arthur Woolf has an idea to help with the looming heating cost crisis, but the proposal borders on the heretical in a state that has devoted so much to electrical efficiency.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/economist-electric-heat-could-be-the-solution?fromrs... Vermont Identifies First Positive West Nile Virus Case- August 5, 2008 The Vermont Agency of Agriculture notified the Health Department today that Culex mosquitos trapped in the Bridport area of Addison County have been positively identified as carriers of West Nile virus .http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/vermont-identifies-first-positive-west-nile-virus-ca... Officials explain Vermont's sex offender registry- August 5, 2008 By LEE J. KAHRS BRANDON - " - " With Vermont still reeling from the killing of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett in Randolph last month, the Brandon Police Department next Tuesday will host a community forum on sex ...http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/officials-explain-vermonts-sex-offender-registry?fro... Storms Hammer Parts Of Vermont, Again- August 5, 2008 Parts of northern and central Vermont were hit with slow-moving, torrential rainstorms over the weekend and the saturated ground was unable to absorb it.http://www.topix.net/state/vt/2008/08/storms-hammer-parts-of-vermont-again?fromrss=1 |