Here are the top stories at 7:30 a.m.:
Bloggers will be given unprecedented access to the Democratic National Convention, including Vermont’s Green Mountain Daily; Sixteen members of the Vermont Army National Guard have been honored for their service in Afghanistan; In some households, family pets are becoming the victim of the economic downturn; In a rare occurrence since the U.S. embargo of Cuba, a Little League team from Vermont and New Hampshire will play baseball in the Caribbean island this summer.