Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will make a Valentine’s Day campaign stop in Vermont tomorrow; The Rutland Regional Medical Center is under close scrutiny for purchasing a state-of-the-art CT scanner. Hospitals are required to show they need expensive technology, and the state says Rutland should have asked for approval; A contingent from Bennington that hoped to lobby Vermont lawmakers about relocating a state office building to a location in downtown Bennington got a lukewarm reception in Montpelier.