BURLINGTON, Vermont, July 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Keniel Santiago (a.k.a. "Kas"), 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was arraigned yesterday on drug and firearms trafficking charges. A federal grand jury, sitting in Rutland, charged Santiago with five counts: one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and coc  more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following financial institution letter (No. FIL-36-2023) on July 19, 2023: The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and facilitate recovery in areas of Vermont affected by severe storms and flooding. Statement of Applicability: The contents of, and material referenced in, this FIL apply to all FDIC-supervised financial institutions. Highlights: * Severe   more

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- The White House issued the following news release on July 18, 2023: Last night, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Vermont by authorizing an increase in the level of federal funding for emergency protective measures undertaken in the State of Vermont as a result of severe storms and flooding beginning on July 7, 2023, and continuing. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for emergency protective measure  more