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COLCHESTER, Vt. -- Members of the Vermont National Guard who are training for deployment to Afghanistan are coming home for the holidays. Wednesday, December 23, 2009.

CROWN POINT, N.Y. -- Sources confirm the controlled demolition of the Lake Champlain Bridge which had been scheduled for Wednesday morning has been postponed until Dec. 28. Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

CROWN POINT, N.Y. -- Public viewing areas will be set up in New York and Vermont for the demolition Wednesday of the Lake Champlain Bridge. Tuesday, December 22, 2009.

CROWN POINT, N.Y. -- Public viewing areas will be set up on the New York side of Lake Champlain - but not in Vermont - when a bridge connecting the states is destroyed with controlled explosions this week. Monday, December 21, 2009.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Plattsburgh police have arrested two men in connection with downtown muggings earlier this month. Friday, December 18, 2009.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Clinton County Attorney Andrew Wylie said three people are being indicted in Plattsburgh court Friday on Penal Law Article 125, which online legal sources say refers to "homicide, abortion and related offenses." WPTZ.com and NewsChannel 5 have a news crew at the courthouse and w...

ADDISON, Vt. -- The Vermont Agency of Transportation says a now-closed bridge to New York could be dropped into Lake Champlain with explosives next week. Friday, December 18, 2009.

TICONDEROGA, N.Y. -- The Lake Champlain ferry crossing in Fort Ticonderoga was forced to temporarily shut down Thursday after a major ice flow blocked the channel it uses to get across the lake. Thursday, December 17, 2009.

WESTFORD, Vt. -- Vermont State Police say a 78-year-old woman with Alzheimer's disease who was reported missing in 2006 was killed by her daughter, who then burned her body in the back yard and had her son -- the victim's grandson -- dispose of it. Thursday, December 17, 2009.

ALBANY, N.Y. -- An advisory committee has recommended a last-minute design as the replacement for the closed Lake Champlain Bridge, set to be demolished in the coming weeks. Wednesday, December 16, 2009.

BURLINGTON, Vt. -- Vermont health officials reassure the public that despite a voluntary recall of hundreds of thousands of H1N1 vaccines for children, there is no safety concern. Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

RUTLAND, Vt. -- A jury convicts a man charged with fatally slashing the throat of another man in Rutland two years ago, The Rutland Herald reports. Tuesday, December 15, 2009.

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- Police say Francis Garrow IV, 18, was killed in a one-car accident on Ratta Road in Chazy. Monday, December 14, 2009.

HUNTINGTON, Vt. -- The first major snowstorm of the season leaves thousands without electricity. Thursday, December 10, 2009.