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BARRE — A Barre Town couple has been placed on probation indefinitely after their infant child died with a heroin baggie in his airway and fentanyl in his system in

A slim, honey-hued spire and a vast silvery dome dominate the skyline of Malta’s capital, the Unesco-listed city of Valletta. They feature on countless postcards, brochures and guidebook covers. So when fragments of masonry began to drop off the spire, a massive effort was launched to “Save the Valletta Skyline”. It aimed to raise €3 million in three years. “Some €8 million and nearly eight years later,” says committee member Christopher Wicker, &...

The iconic spire of St Paul’s Anglican Pro-Cathedral has been restored after a huge fundraising effort

BARRE — A Barre Town man has pleaded guilty to a felony count of manslaughter in a case where police say the man’s infant child died with a heroin baggie

TEXARKANA, Texas -- Visitors to the Regional Arts Center on Saturday can become part of the Texarkana Regional Arts and Humanities Councils latest art exhibition.

The father of a young child who died last spring after ingesting illegal drugs was in court Tuesday for a possible change of plea.

Dreams are taking flight in Estill County as Junior ROTC students had the opportunity of a lifetime Wednesday—all thanks to the Kentucky National Guard.

One morning in May, a 25-year-old Barre woman woke up in her apartment to find her infant son no longer breathing beside her. She called emergency responders, but they were unable to revive her 7-month-old boy, identified in police reports as C.J.An...

From January to July 2022, xylazine was involved in 38 of 126 opioid overdose deaths among state residents, according to the Vermont Department of Health. That is more than double the rate for the same period last year, and reflects a steady rise since 2020.

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