Accidents and Emergencies

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (185+ words) FEMA has approved more than $12 million in Public Assistance for Vermont communities repairing railroad, road, bridge and culvert damage from severe storms and flooding in 2023 and 2024. The largest award is $10.9 million to the Vermont Agency of Transportation for permanent repairs…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (212+ words) Tool comes as the Bond Bank recognizes three years of flood assistance The Reserve Benchmarks draw on 15 years of inflation-adjusted FEMA Public Assistance data and VTrans’ Transportation Resilience Planning Tool, giving each town, city, and village a data-driven estimate of…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (923+ words) This Wednesday screengrab from the AirNow "Fire and Smoke Map" illustrates the areas caught in the path of the wildfire smoke. The air quality in Brattleboro Vermont remained at the higher end of the "moderate range," which spans from 50-100 PM2.5. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (513+ words) Following push by Welch and the Congressional Delegation, Vermont has been awarded nearly $68 million in flexible Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Relief funds. Vermon... Ahead of 2023 and 2024 flood anniversaries, Welch highlights importance of flexible flood recovery funding for Vermont Following…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) A Vermont woman who had been missing since last week was found dead Tuesday evening in the Clyde River in West Charleston, according to Vermont State Police. Investigators say Nicole Richardson's death is believed to be the result of an…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (176+ words) Vermont Business Magazine Today, FEMA announced the approval of nearly $3.4 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance projects in New England to the states of Vermont, Maine and Connecticut. This program empowers states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (181+ words) Authorities were expected to resume searching Thursday for a girl who fell into a Vermont lake and a man who jumped into the water trying to rescue her, officials said. The incident took place around 7:50 p.m. Wednesday along the shores of…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (204+ words) A Vermont woman was taken to Geneva General Hospital after a tractor-trailer struck a camper being towed on State Route 14 in Phelps early Tuesday, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the crash happened about 1:15 a.m. June 23 near…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (138+ words) This Agriculture and Timber Disaster Assistance Block Grant, created under the American Relief Act of 2025, will help producers recover from the severe storms, flooding, and weather extremes of 2023... Vermont Agriculture and Timber Disaster Assistance Block Grant Vermont Agency of Agriculture,…...