VPR Evening News December 31st, 2008

Vermont Yankee owners will not offer Vermont utilities a new deal on power; New commissioner appointed for Department of Corrections; Actor Matt Dillon stopped for speeding on I-91; and commentator Howard Coffin looks forward to looking back.

Midday Newscast: December 31, 2008

Here are the top stories at 12:10pm A veteran administrator in state government has been appointed commissioner of the Department of Corrections; Vermont State Police are examining handguns collected as part of a probe into a series of shootings in the Northeast Kingdom; more…