General Electric Aviation of Rutland has been awarded an $8 million U.S. Navy contract for the development and production of fighter engines for warfare aircraft.

In Rutland, organizers of the city's newly expanded winter farmer's market say they're thrilled with the community support they've gotten. The larger location has boosted attendance and sales for participating vendors. 

Organizers of Rutland's Gift of Life Marathon say appointments for the upcoming blood drive on December 18th are lower than expected. They say that may be due to long wait times last year. But the Red Cross says it's pulling out all the stops to ensure Rutland has one last shot at setting a national record.

Rutland's winter farmers' market will kick off its new season Saturday in a much larger location. Organizers are excited because it means more vendors can take part.  And city officials are pleased because the market is moving into an old warehouse that's been vacant for years.

Interest in early voting is very high is several parts of the state. In some communities it's expected that as many as a third of all voters will cast their ballot before Election Day.

Frustration over Rutland's escalating addiction problems and drug crime came to a boiling point last month, after a 17-year-old girl was struck and killed by a driver allegedly high on aerosol fumes.

David Allaire,president of the Rutland City Board of Aldermen, says he wants to be the city's next mayor.  

Drug related crimes have escalated across Vermont - mostly because of a surge in heroin and prescription drug abuse. In the second part of our series, VPR's Nina Keck reports for Rutland it's the northwest part of the city that's struggling most with drug-related crime.

Green Mountain Power is seeking to turn a former landfill managed by the city of Rutland into a solar field.

Substance abuse problems cost the state millions every year in lost productivity, crime and health related expenses.

Rutland is now the second Vermont community to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Rutland's board of aldermen voted unanimously this week for a zoning bylaw that precludes dispensaries in the city.

City officials in Rutland say many local residents are still reeling from last week's car crash that killed 17-year old Carly Ferro and injured her father and several others.  To help encourage healing, the city is organizing a community meeting tonight where mental health counselors will be able to talk with neighbors who live or work near the crash site.

It was standing room only on Saturday at the Rutland Country Club as hundreds came to remember, laugh, cry, tell stories and say goodbye to Carly Jean Ferro, who was killed in a car accident last week.

A Rutland man is expected in court on charges of crashing into a parked car and killing a high school student.

Police say a woman was struck and killed by a car as she left a store in Rutland Wednesday night.

The city of Rutland has removed benches from a park after residents complained about teen behavior.

We’ll explore the cider revival, plus Vermont's "Solar City", and Brattleboro's Estey Organ Company.

Green Mountain Power chose what it describes as a "blighted" building in Rutland's downtown for its new energy innovation center.

How best to purify municipal drinking water is becoming a hotly debated topic in many Vermont cities and towns. Rutland residents will likely weigh in at the polls in November - deciding between adding chloramine to their water or building a more costly filtration system. 

The former head of the Vermont State Police has been chosen to be Rutland's new police chief.

Many local officials are still concerned about the economic impact of the merger between Green Mountain Power and Central Vermont Public Service.

Facing a $7 million budget shortfall, the Rutland Regional Medical Center board of directors narrowly voted on Wednesday to close the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation unit. 

Most Vermont municipalities participate in a statewide retirement program that's nearly fully funded. That's much better than retirement funds are doing for many cities and towns around the country, which have found that they're living beyond their means.

The White House is honoring two Vermont women as Champions for Change this week. One is being lauded for her work as a Rotarian while the other for advancing innovations in renewable energy.

With gas prices climbing, more people are taking the train. Nationwide, the number of people riding Amtrak has gone up nearly 4 percent. And that's good news for Vermont rail lines as well.