Top stories developing across the region at the noon hour:
Commerce Secretary Kevin Dorn announces a new program for Vermont businesses seeking international markets; drivers can expect to see more police at highway construction zones; Senator Patrick Leahy speaks this afternoon at the Democratic National Convention in Boston; Howard Dean spoke last night at the convention; Vermont State Police are investigating a reported sexual assault at the Marble Valley Correctional Facility in Rutland; the Department of Corrections is holding two public forums this week to discuss health care for Vermont inmates; police in the Northeast Kingdom are investigating a series of bottle bomb incidents over the weekend.
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