If you need to sign up for health insurance through Vermont
Health Connect, you have just ten days left to do it. December 23rd is the deadline for those
wanting the insurance in effect as of January 1st. While sign-ups will be accepted after the
23rd, those applicants will not be eligible for any of the federal subsidies
picking up some of the cost. 45,000
Vermonters have already signed up, now that the state website is finally
working smoothly after a rocky start. Vermont
comes in second behind Massachusetts
as states having the highest number of people who already have health
insurance.
Investigators are trying to learn more about the death of a
young skier found on Killington Mountain Pennsylvania
was reported missing yesterday afternoon, and her body was found a short time
later just off of the Great Northern Trail.
Authorities say her death at this time does not appear suspicious,
adding she was not wearing a helmet and had head injuries after an apparent
collision.
Vermont Air National Guard F-16 fighter planes are going to
be flying night training missions. The
guard said the night flights will take place last night and tonight of this
week and Dec. 17 through Dec. 19. During
these training periods, there will be scheduled multi-aircraft takeoffs from
the Burlington International
Airport South
Burlington after dark. All
aircraft are expected to be on the ground and operations completed during
normal operating hours of the Burlington
International Airport
Police in Rutland
are looking for a man who stole money from the cash register at the Quality Inn
and Suites. According to investigators,
the unidentified male entered the hotel on South Main
Street around 2:30
Wednesday Afternoon and asked to fill out a job application. The clerk gave the man an application and
then left the room. While the front desk
was unattended, police say the man reached over the counter and took $300 from
the cash drawer. Anyone with information
about the theft is asked to call the Rutland City Police Department at 773-1816 .
A carbon monoxide scare this morning in Rutland
has firefighters reminding you to check your CO Detectors. At about 6:30
this morning, firefighters were called to a residence on North
Main Street after a carbon monoxide alarm went
off. Fire officials say they did find
unsafe levels of carbon monoxide in the home and determined it was due to a
faulty furnace. Everyone in the home got
out when the alarm sounded and no one was injured. State law requires that all buildings where
people sleep in Vermont be
equipped with CO detectors.
Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is the second largest
ever. If you match all the numbers, you
could win an estimated $400 million. The
jackpot trails only a $656 million jackpot won in March 2012. The current jackpot has rolled over 20 times
without a winner.
