Vermont's Enhanced 911 program is expanding its program to receive emergency texts because state officials say the first phase of this pilot project has been very successful.

State officials who run the state's emergency call system say a new web-based program will allow people to call for help with a simple text message or video.

Across the country and in Vermont on Monday, people were struggling to make sense of the news from Pakistan. Here's a sampling of their reactions.

Vermonters with ties to the events of 9-11 responded to the death of Osama bin Laden with a sense of relief. But many expressed concern about how bin Laden's supporters might try to retaliate against the U.S. in the wake of the killing.

A Bennington woman who devoted her life to Afghan children after her son was killed in the 911 attacks, died on Saturday of cancer. Sally Goodrich was diagnosed with ovarian cancer a year after her son's death.