The Vermont Department of Public Safety is planning a test of the Vermont Blue Alert System on Thursday afternoon. The ...

Vermont public safety officials on Thursday will test an emergency alert system intended to notify the public when a law enforcement officer is in grave danger and a suspect poses an imminent threat.

Online searches for "Blue Alert" are peaking after the unusual alert was issued in North Carolina on the night of Oct. 29. Unlike other alerts, such as AMBER and CLEAR alerts, Blue Alerts notify the ...