Vermont's June unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.7 percent, providing a respite from the onslaught of worsening economic news.

Convicted killer Herman Yoh has cut a plea deal. Yoh was convicted of murdering his wife, Miriam, at a Burlington hotel in 1998.

Severe thunderstorms slugged the Champlain Valley on Friday afternoon, skirting greater Burlington but hammering northern counties.