Here are the top stories at noon:
Vermont’s two federal judges have ruled that the method of selecting jurors for federal court in Vermont is not racially biased; Another series of heavy rainstorms caused widespread damage across Vermont over the past 24 hours. Meteorologists say weather patterns over the Atlantic Ocean and along the jet stream have trapped the region in a vise grip of storms; Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina says he and his wife have about $656,000 in financial assets.