A Vermont man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly struck a man with an axe Wednesday, Barre Police ...

Leaders in Barre say an ambitious proposal to flood-proof the Granite City’s North End is on life support.Earlier this month, ...

Areas of central Vermont were cleaning up Tuesday after severe flooding followed heavy rain over the past two days.Parts of Barre, just outside the capital city of Montpelier, remained under water ...

BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Emergency Management says central Vermont is the hardest hit so far from this rain, with road closures and evacuations. Barre is underwater again. “It’s pretty intense to ...

If one’s final earthly travel destination is a graveyard, then the penultimate stop might well be Barre, Vt., the self-proclaimed “granite center of the world.” Here, in the scenic foothills of the ...

With the new school year kicking off next week, Barre hopes to abandon its outlier position among Vermont schools. The district, which includes Barre City and Barre Town, still doesn’t have an ...

Rick Rich spent Thursday carrying flood-soaked belongings out of his home on Second Street in Barre. A tiny residential side street in Barre that has one of the lowest elevations in the city’s ...

Temperatures the night before had dipped down to -17 degrees Fahrenheit in Barre, and hypothermia is being considered a possible cause of death.

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BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Police have arrested two central Vermont men in connection with the fatal shooting of a Barre man found in Plainfield last week. The Vermont State Police say Kyle Bressette, 35, of ...

Barre granite workers gather for a photo taken between 1910 and 1915. Union members made up a large portion of local voters, who elected a socialist as mayor in 1916. Vermont Historical Society Editor ...

BARRE - This town in central Vermont can trace a major part of its history to a barn on Morrison Road, where the community’s name was settled in a fistfight. “It’s a great Barre legend,” said Paul ...