Vermont National Guard – VTDigger

Five men in military and formal attire stand on a stage in front of a boat, as audience members observe. Flags and a podium are visible on the stage.

Chittenden County, Government & Politics, Public Safety

More than 500 attend ceremony for new leader of Vermont National Guard

by Emma Green March 7, 2026, 2:08 pmMarch 7, 2026, 6:47 pm

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Doris Tennant: Who decides when we go to war?

by Opinion March 6, 2026, 4:27 pmMarch 6, 2026, 6:37 pm

Government & Politics

Vermont Air National Guard deployed to war in Iran

by Emma Green March 3, 2026, 5:22 pmMarch 4, 2026, 11:51 am

A group of soldiers in uniform participate in a flag ceremony indoors, with one soldier handing a flag to another while others stand in formation.

Government & Politics

Vermont National Guard to train Ukrainian soldiers in Germany

by Brendan Rose February 25, 2026, 6:34 pmFebruary 26, 2026, 7:58 pm

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Final Reading, Government & Politics

Why people incompetent to stand trial could receive treatment in Vermont’s prisons

by Charlotte Oliver February 19, 2026, 6:30 pmFebruary 19, 2026, 6:16 pm

A uniformed military officer sits at a table with a blue water bottle, while several people sit in the background during a formal meeting.

Government & Politics, Public Safety

Vermont legislators elect Henry ‘Hank’ Harder to lead state’s National Guard

by Shaun Robinson February 19, 2026, 11:53 amFebruary 19, 2026, 4:51 pm

Two uniformed military officers sit indoors at a meeting, each facing forward in separate side-by-side images.

Candidates to lead Vermont National Guard say they’d resign if facing unlawful order

by Shaun Robinson January 15, 2026, 3:26 pmJanuary 15, 2026, 3:52 pm

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Government & Politics

Government shutdown’s impact on Vermont limited for now, but future could worsen

by Ethan Weinstein October 1, 2025, 6:12 pmOctober 1, 2025, 6:12 pm

A group of soldiers in camouflage uniforms stand in formation, seen from behind, with names visible on the back of their caps.

‘Didn’t make a whole lot of sense to me’: Vermont governor rejects bid for Guard members to help ICE

by Alan J. Keays July 31, 2025, 6:12 pmJuly 31, 2025, 6:12 pm

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Burlington, Champlain Valley, Chittenden County, Government & Politics, Regional

Burlington voters approve water bonds, gun control and eviction measures by large margins

by Auditi Guha March 4, 2025, 8:19 pmJune 6, 2025, 3:09 pm

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2 dead, more than 100 rescued after heavy rains inundate Vermont

by Paul Heintz July 11, 2024, 9:16 amJuly 11, 2024, 7:23 pm

3 days after South Burlington chemical spill, cleanup continues

by Emma Malinak June 24, 2024, 5:48 pmJune 25, 2024, 12:06 pm

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Clean up underway in South Burlington after 800-gallon spill of chemical foam at airport

by Emma Malinak June 21, 2024, 5:11 pmJune 21, 2024, 5:11 pm

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Central Vermont, Government & Politics, Regional, Washington County

Lawmakers hear plan to use Waterbury armory as a 40-50-bed emergency shelter

by Waterbury Roundabout January 26, 2024, 11:39 amSeptember 18, 2024, 1:38 pm