Detained on verge of U.S. citizenship, Mohsen Mahdawi speaks from Vermont prison

Updated April 29, 2025 at 7:25 AM CDT The April 14 detention of Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi was caught on video as he flashed a peace sign while being taken from an immigration office in Colchester, Vt. He told NPR's Morning Edition he…

Appeals court halts Rümeysa Öztürk's return to Vermont

A federal appeals court has issued an order that would delay the transfer of Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk from a detention center in Louisiana to Vermont. Öztürk was detained by U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement in March. She was …

Appeals court pauses Tufts student’s transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

A federal appeals court has paused a judge’s order to bring a Turkish Tufts University student from a Louisiana immigration detention center back to New England this week so it can consider an emergency motion filed by the government. The U.S. 2nd Circuit …

Appeals court pauses Tufts student’s transfer to Vermont in immigration detention case

Court pauses transfer of detained Tufts student to Vermont

An appeals court in New York put a Tufts student's transfer from a Louisiana detention center to Vermont on hold Monday. William Sessions, a U.S. district judge in Vermont, ordered last week that the Trump administration transfer Rumeysa Ozturk by May …

New York appeals court holds up detained Tufts student’s return to Vermont for hearing

Get Vermont news sent to your inbox. Daily Digger is everything you need to know to start your day, delivered Monday-Saturday morning. A federal court has paused the transfer of detained Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk from a U.S. Immigration and Customs …

Vermont Lt. Gov Wants to Let Cannabis Cultivators Sell Directly to Consumers

Vermont Lt. Gov. John Rodgers (R) is calling on lawmakers to amend the state’s cannabis laws to allow cannabis cultivators to sell their products directly to consumers, Vermont Public Radio reports. Rodgers also wants the law to be changed to allow …

Vermont brewery to end its taproom but hopes to keep can sales going

A Vermont brewery that makes gluten-free beer is shutting down its taproom but hopes to continue canning its beers geared toward gluten-sensitive drinkers. Red Leaf Gluten-Free Brewing announced April 25 on social media that the taproom in Jeffersonville …

Vermont Construction Academy celebrates official launch

WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Construction Academy on Monday celebrated its official launch The new program in Winooski is focused on filling the gaps in the trades. Officials say that with a demographic aging out, the need for new employees is …

Vermont woman charged with involuntary manslaughter in Barre shooting

BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - An Orange County woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a Barre man on Thursday. Vermont State Police on Monday identified Donna Robinson, 43, of Washington, as the person responsible for the …