Anna Guber

6 days ago | mynbc5.com | Anna Guber

Chants and cheers broke through the sounds of rain drops hitting the ground outside the Federal Courthouse in Burlington on Friday, where dozens celebrated the release of Rumeysa Ozturk from a Louisiana immigration detention center. “We are so glad that Rumeysa can continue her studies, that she can return to her community that misses her so desperately," Noor Zafar, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said.

1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Anna Guber

Vermont Senate Majority Leader Keisha Ram Hinsdale and Treasurer Mike Pieciak stood alongside a coalition of Vermonters launching the state's first immigration legal defense fund on Thursday. “To say we protect and take care of our people regardless of their national origin, regardless of their immigration status, regardless of the language they speak," Ram Hinsdale said.

1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Anna Guber

President Donald Trump has announced cuts to the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities, two groups that provide funding for organizations supporting the fields nationwide. In Vermont, it's created uncertainty for artists who rely on federal grants and groups like Vermont Humanities, which provide support across the state. “It’s been a rocky road for the last six or eight weeks," said Christopher Kaufman Illstrup, executive director of Vermont Humanities.

1 week ago | mynbc5.com | Anna Guber

A Rutland business burned to the ground Thursday night, following a fire started inside. The current owner of the Flying Wrench Garage, who did not want to be named, said he was inside the building when the fire broke out. Luckily, he said he was able to crawl under a stuck garage door, making it out safely before calling 911. Both he and the property owner, James Puma, visited the scene of the fire Friday Morning.

2 weeks ago | mynbc5.com | Anna Guber

Vermonters are kicking off the month of May, joining a nationwide day of protests known as May Day. With drums, clackers and signs in hand, people could be seen and heard rallying around the Green Mountain State. In Rutland, Mary Droege and Castleton Indivisible brought together around 200 people at Main Street Park, who proceeded to march around the community in protests of the rights they feel are threatened by President Donald Trump and his administration.