Morning Newscast: August 6, 2008

Here are the top stories at noon: Gov. Jim Douglas says he wants heavy trucks to be able to use the Interstate 89 bridge between Vermont and New Hampshire; IBM is reducing pay for some of its shift workers at its semiconductor plant in Essex Junction; AIDS advocates say they hope the more accurate statistics will mean the federal government will do a better job of addressing the pandemic in the next year…

VPR Evening News June 24th, 2008

IBM is cutting 180 jobs at its Essex Junction facility; A settlement has been reached with the tour boat operator in the lawsuits brought following a boat accident in 2005; Remembering Vermont legend Graham Newell, who died in St. Johnsbury at the age of 92.

Midday Newscast: June 24, 2008

State officials have confirmed that IBM in Essex Junction is laying off 180 employees; the newly formed Vermont College of Fine Arts will purchase the historic Vermont College in Montpelier; more…