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Upcoming Vermont news from The Associated Press for Friday, April 11, 2014.
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UPCOMING:
HEAT PUMPS
MONTPELIER, Vt. — New, efficient heat pumps are drawing a lot of attention as a way to save money on warming homes and buildings. Now the Vermont Senate is looking to expand the role of a statewide energy efficiency. By Dave Gram.
ENDANGERED BATS
CONCORD, N.H. — White nose syndrome continues to devastate New Hampshire's bat population, even as other states report signs of recovery. Biologists surveying caves and mines where bats spend the winter found only 28 bats, dashing hopes that this year might mark a turning point after several years of serious decline caused by white nose syndrome. The disease has killed millions of bats across the Northeast, and several species in New Hampshire have declined by nearly 99 percent. By Holly Ramer.
ALSO GETTING ATTENTION
BRIDGE SLAYING
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The lawyer for a Vermont man charged with killing a man whose body was found beneath a railroad bridge says his client is going to plead guilty to a charge of second-degree murder. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Whalon is expected to enter the plea Friday in Vermont Superior Court in Burlington.
OLD BUILDING-TOWN
WESTMINSTER, Vt. — A building from 1802 that was a law office is going to be turned over to the town of Westminster, Vt. It originally was willed to the state by Sarah Bradley Willard in 1909, but her son and grandson retained ownership. The state took ownership in 1998.
ABDUCTED GRANDMOTHER
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — The third suspect charged in the kidnapping and killing of a Vermont woman has pleaded not guilty. Michael Norrie entered the plea Thursday in superior court in St. Johnsbury, a day after he was returned to Vermont from a federal prison in Pennsylvania. He was ordered held without bail.
BURGLARIES-INVESTIGATION
FAIRLEE, Vt. — Vermont State Police are investigating two burglaries that may be related. They responded to a burglary alarm at Champlain Farms in the town of Fairlee early Friday. They said numerous items were taken.
TROUT FISHING
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont's spring trout fishing season kicks off this weekend. The season starts Saturday for the fishing for brook, brown and rainbow trout. Anglers who want to get fishing sooner rather than later can still practice catch-and-release fishing on nine stream sections across the state.
CAMPUS SAFETY-APPOINTMENT
WARRENSBURG, Mo. — The head of public safety at the University of Central Missouri is leaving to become director of the National Center for Campus Public Safety in Burlington, Vt. The Warrensburg school says Kim Vansell will begin her duties at the newly recreated institute on May 1.
TOURISM EFFORTS
MONTPELIER, Vt. — U.S. Rep. Peter Welch is pushing for the government to reauthorize a global tourism initiative that he says can attract more visitors to Vermont. Welch and Republican Rep. Gus Bilirakis of Florida introduced an act that would extend the Brand USA program for five years. Brand USA is a voluntary public-private partnership.
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