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Morning Newscast: June 10, 2008

By Mitch Wertlieb | June 10, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: A heat wave has sharply reduced a surplus of electricity in New England as people use more energy to cool down; Two environmental organizations want the state of Vermont to increase the money it spends on energy efficiency programs by $20 million; State regulators plan to investigate why Internet service was interrupted across Vermont for the second time in a month…

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No determination yet in Iraq death of Vermont native

By VPR | June 10, 2008

The Defense Department expects to know more within days about what caused the death of Castleton native Jason Dene, who died in Iraq last month of a non-combat cause.

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Family remembers Jason Dene, a Vermont soldier who died in Iraq

By Nina Keck | June 6, 2008

U.S. military officials say the noncombat death of Sergeant First Class Jason Dene is still under investigation. Dene had three children and was just weeks from finishing his second tour in Iraq when he died May 25th. VPR’s Nina Keck has more.

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Castleton soldier dies in Iraq

By VPR | May 29, 2008

Another U.S. soldier with Vermont ties has died in Iraq. The Pentagon says 37-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Jason F. Dene died Sunday of injuries suffered in a non-combat related incident in Baghdad on Saturday