Proposed agreement to expand UVM student housing moves forward
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington city leaders and the University of Vermont hope to get final approval next month for an agreement aimed at increasing future student housing while freeing up the local housing crunch. “We are
Vermont State Police investigate suspicious death in Bridport
BRIDPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are investigating a death in Bridport that they are saying is suspicious. Police identified 44-year-old Stephen Nuciolo Sr. of Bridport as the man they found dead on Wednesday morning at
Super Senior: Becky Simino
GLOVER, Vt. (WCAX) – Just off Route 16 in Glover, there’s a sign at Nana’s Bears and Threads — “We Make You Kindly Welcome” — that owner Becky Simino lives by. The shop is bursting with used
Police officer’s deadly force against NH teen was justified, report finds
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A police officer’s deadly force was justified when he shot and killed a knife-wielding teenager with mental health issues on New Year’s Day, 2023, New Hampshire’s attorney general said Thursday. Two Gilford Police
NH National Guard officer deployed to southern border given reprimand after pleading guilty to assault
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A New Hampshire National Guard officer who led a battalion on the southern U.S. border has pleaded guilty to assault and several other crimes and been sentenced to a reprimand, the U.S. Army
Newsmaker Interview: UVM Health Network CEO works to close $75M budget gap
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The UVM Health Network suffers from a sustainability problem, according to its CEO, Sunny Eappen. Eappen says the network faces a number of the same challenges as when he took over last year
Burlington pod community looks back on its first year
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s pod community is now nearly one year old, but has the experimental approach to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness worked? Nearly one year after opening on Elmwood Avenue in Burlington’s Old
Vt. lawmakers grapple with anticipated property tax hike
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are searching for answers on how to bring down a massive expected property tax increase driven by school spending. School districts are preparing to warn their Town Meeting Day budgets and
Transportation Agency says landslide in Plainfield becoming more dangerous
PLAINFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – A landslide in Plainfield is becoming more dangerous– that’s according to the Vermont Agency of Transportation which held a meeting on Thursday to discuss plans to fix the erosion near Route 2. Rocks,
Group of out-of-bounds skiers included Killington employee, 6 juveniles
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Officials at Killington Ski Resort say a group of 21 skiers and snowboarders rescued from the backcountry last weekend included an employee who was later fired. It happened around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.