Officials are trying to prevent any more highway fatalities this year by urging drivers to slow down, buckle up and not drive drunk this holiday season.

With traffic fatalities in Vermont up this year, we look at the leading causes of these fatalities and what can be done to reduce them, get analysis on Vermont's gubernatorial race and  listen back to this week's news.

New signs are going up on Interstate 89 and 91. They warn drivers to give police and construction crews extra space - or face hefty fines.

The Vermont House will soon debate a highway safety bill that would go well beyond a ban on texting while driving. But Governor Jim Douglas says the House should drop some of the provisions of the bill.