Morning Newscast: February 17, 2008

Wind energy advocates want the Douglas Administration to lift its wind ban on large scale wind projects on state land; energy consultant tells lawmakers that Vermont has electricity choices other than the Vermont Yankee power plant; more…

Police search for missing kayaker

Vermont State Police plan to continue their search Friday for a missing kayaker. Twenty-four-year-old David Holcomb of Wardsboro was kayaking with a friend on the West River Thursday afternoon when both kayaks capsized. The other man was able to make his way to shore.

Midday Newscast, September 26, 2007

Brattleboro’s beleaguered town government has a new manager; Vermont Public Safety Commissioner Kerry Sleeper says an increase in serious crime over the past year has been alarming; persistent dry weather for the past two months has started to cause some problems; a boater from Vermont is safe after the Coast Guard rescued him and a companion from a homemade boat about one mile off the New Jersey shore.