Many across the state are processing last Friday’s shooting in Concord when a gunman fatally shot 63-year-old Bradley Haas, a security guard at New Hampshire Hospital. A state trooper at the facility shot and killed the suspect.

Standing next to a pancake-flat concrete foundation more than twice the area of a basketball court in a clearing a few thousand yards from exit 4 on Interstate 89, Perry Armstrong viewed the scene under sunlight and clear skies one afternoon earlier this month.

The people who work in Vermont's busiest emergency department have been punched in the face. They've been bitten, stabbed with kitchen shears and battered with metal food trays. They've had their lips split open, noses broken and eyes blackened.

A suspect and victim are both dead after a shooting at New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord Friday afternoon. Police say the situation is now "contained" and all patients at the hospital are safe.

The cold weather is returning, which means a lot of Vermonters are spending more time indoors.

At Lake Champlain Chocolates, the owners take shifts stacking boxes in the warehouse. At Burlington Bagel Bakery, a sign in the window advertises wages starting at $25 an hour.

Sandy Harris felt lucky when she landed a room at Copley Terrace nearly six years ago. Long before, her aunt had lived at the subsidized senior apartment complex in Morrisville, and Harris had a good impression of the place:

A St. Johnsbury man was placed into police custody three times in just over 24 hours after officials say he broke into an apartment, assaulted hospital staff and tried to assault an off-duty police officer.

A new medical care option for patients with complex needs could be coming to Bennington.

The Department of Vermont Health Access and the UVM Medical Center announced Monday that Vermont Medicaid is entering a pilot program to help its members suffering from chronic pain.

Every two weeks since mid-September, the Centers for Disease Control has told the Vermont Department of Health how many of the newly formulated COVID-19 vaccines they can send to the state. Then, the department distributes the shots to doctor’s offices across Vermont.

For decades, Rose Stone counted on the Alliance HealthCare System in rural Holly Springs, Mississippi, for her medical needs. But after she retired and signed up for a Medicare Advantage plan, she was surprised to learn it didn’t cover her visits to nonprofit Alliance, the only health-care provider within 25 miles.

The UVM Health Network has launched a storytelling project that brings to light physical and verbal violence faced by the medical staff when caring for patients.

As staff shortages at Vermont’s hospitals persist, one potential solution being used at hospitals across New England involves training current hospital employees to become nurses.

Vermonters will be able to weigh in on the future of rural health care at hearings starting Tuesday. Most of Vermont’s 14 hospitals are in some form of financial trouble and state regulators want to hear from people about what’s working and what isn’t.

A video recently published by the New York Times is sparking new discussions about workplace violence in health care settings.

Accessing affordable, high-quality healthcare is a challenge for Americans nationwide.

Vermont State University (VTSU) recently announced that it will expand its nursing program and facilities to enroll more students. The Williston and Johnson campuses of VTSU will undergo substantial renovation to expand the nursing education center at Williston and create a new nursing education center at Johnson.

The two parties agreed to extend their current arrangement through February 2024, giving affected patients two additional months to either change insurers or change providers.

The Access Hub, newly opened in downtown Montpelier, is nothing like the emergency department at Central Vermont Medical Center, about 4 miles away.