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The mobile dental office provides care to students who might not otherwise go to the dentist

Inside the U.S. Federal Court House in Burlington this week, there was a big victory for victims of what's known as the "grandparent scam." Federal officials arrested William Comfort, 28, who pleaded guilty to being part of a scam that stole at least $636,000 from people who thought their loved ones were in danger and needed immediate financial help. Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said an arrest like this is rare. "It's very rare. What...

William Comfort, 28, who plead guilty to being part of a scam that stole at least $636,000 from people

William Comfort, 28, who plead guilty to being part of a scam that stole at least $636,000 from people

One set of hotels is asking tenants to sign away their rights to the cash in exchange for $500 — a move that Mark Hengster, an attorney at a nonprofit that represents low-income Vermonters in civil matters, said is clearly in violation of state rules.

One couple’s story is an illustration of how some homeless people experience the complexity and bureaucracy of systems created to help them.

Attorneys general across the U.S. have joined a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry.

People can call the Consumer Assistance Program to report consumer complaints, scams

Starting this week, more than 10,000 Vermonters can expect settlement checks in their mailboxes. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday that some customers who used Turbotax for their federal tax returns between 2016 and 2018 will be...

MONTPELIER — Vermonters who were misled by TurboTax into paying for free tax services will begin receiving restitution checks in the mail this week as the result of a multistate