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Morning Newscast: March 13, 2008

By VPR | March 13, 2008

Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.: Congressman Peter Welch is critical of a plan that would protect telephone companies from lawsuits if they allowed federal wiretaps without a proper court order; the Vermont Labor Department says the slowing national and regional economies helped drive up the state’s unemployment rate by three tenths of one percent in January…

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Emergency officials worried about roof collapses

By Ross Sneyd | March 13, 2008

Roofs on about a dozen buildings around Vermont have collapsed this winter under the weight of ice and snow. As VPR’s Ross Sneyd reports, emergency officials worry that more buildings could be damaged before this spring’s snowmelt.

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Roof collapses on Brattleboro auto parts store

By VPR | February 19, 2008

A roof collapse in Brattleboro has officials warning people to clear snow and ice off roofs, or the same thing could happen to them.