Newscast: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

The federal government has introduced its Secure Communities immigration enforcement policy in Vermont, despite the state's so-called bias-free policing policy.

Newscast: Thursday, May 24, 2012, 12:04 p.m.

This week Vermont became the latest state to have the federal government implement the Secure Communities program, raising questions and concerns about how it would affect law enforcement and immigrants in the state.

Newscast: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 5:50 p.m.

Governor Peter Shumlin says the state's economy is headed in the right direction as the unemployment rate declines and the business climate improves.

Vermont's general fund has benefited from the national settlement of a foreclosure complaint.

Newscast: Wednesday, May 23, 2012, 12:04 p.m.

Citing environmental concerns, cities in Chittenden County are already deciding whether they want to support the Air Force's proposed plan to bring F-35 jets to Burlington International Airport. Their decisions could change the Pentagon's preferred location for the new jets.

As honeybee populations decline, there's a new focus on the role of bumblebees in pollinating plants, and a first-ever effort to document Vermont's native species.