VPR News

Vermont gas prices plunge

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Gas prices in Vermont are continuing to drop and are nearing the $3 a gallon threshold. On Monday the average price for gas in Vermont was $3.05, down nearly 60 cents in the last month. Nationally, gas prices have dropped to $2.93 a gallon. The organization AAA says a year ago the Vermont average price for gas was $2.828. Joseph Choquette of the Vermont Petroleum Association says the price decline is being driven by the national economy and competition.
Vermont Edition

Senator Patrick Leahy

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We ask the senator about rising energy costs, and what role he expects to play in helping the Obama campaign choose a running mate. Also, news analysis with VPR’s John Dillon and a look back at the voices in the news this week.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: June 4, 2008

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Governor Jim Douglas is panning the Environmental Protection Agency for its criticism of Vermont’s efforts to clean up Lake Champlain;  As gasoline prices skyrocket, Vermont’s Transportation Agency plans to revamp its system of helping people organize carpools to get to work. Plans are being drawn up for two different memorials to Vermonters killed in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: May 23, 2008

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The jury spent six and a half hours deliberating yesterday, and in the end they found 37-year old Brian Rooney guilty of raping and murdering UVM student Michelle Gardner Quinn; Burlington Mayor Bob Kiss says he appreciates the good detective work that led to the conviction of Brian Rooney; Gas prices have shot past the $4-a-gallon mark in parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, just days before Memorial Day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the summer tourism season in New England.
VPR News

Gas topping $4 in some Northern New England towns

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Gas prices have shot past the $4-a-gallon mark in parts of Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, just days before Memorial Day weekend that marks the unofficial start of the summer tourism season in New England.
VPR News

Morning Newscast: May 19, 2008

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Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: The chairman of the Vermont Republican party says his party may be in for a tough election year. Testimony resumes today in Rutland in the Michelle Gardner Quinn murder case. Delays are not uncommon in court, but they can make a stressful situation even more trying for the family and friends of the victim.  Gasoline prices around $3.75 per gallon for regular unleaded are prompting more Vermonters to try carpooling and public transportation.