‘Poor People’s Campaign’ gears up for November election
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Anti-poverty advocates in Vermont are launching a grassroots campaign to get low-income people to the polls in November. The Vermont ‘Poor People’s Campaign’ rallied at the Statehouse Tuesday. It’s part of a national
Repairs nearly complete on Middlebury water main breaks
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Town officials say pipe repairs to fix the water main issues plaguing Middlebury are nearly complete, and all boil water notices should be lifted by the end of the week. Last week, officials
Senate poised to take action on property tax fix
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Senate is scheduled to give a preliminary vote on an emergency education financing bill on Wednesday aimed at tamping down a looming property tax crisis. But some school districts say the
Rutland high schoolers helping out with local tax prep services
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Tax season is here and this year some high schoolers are becoming tax preparers in Rutland to help people file. “I just think its a win-win situation,” said Lauryn Charon, a senior at
NH considers greatly expanding scope of settlement fund for youth center abuse victims
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers representing 1,400 men and women who allege they were abused as children at New Hampshire’s youth detention centers said Tuesday they will recommend the state’s out-of-court settlement option for most of their
UVM students train to take on medical emergencies
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The University of Vermont is preparing students to be ready in the event of nearly any kind of medical emergency. More than 100 students registered to take CPR, AED, Stop the Bleed and
Burlington Mayoral Campaign Countdown: Climate policy
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Town Meeting Day is just two weeks away and Burlington voters are poised to possibly elect the first woman mayor in the city’s history. Reporter Katharine Huntley spoke with the two major party
State rests case in trial of NH dad accused of killing daughter
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – The state of New Hampshire has rested its case against murder suspect Adam Montgomery. The 34-year-old is facing charges including second-degree murder in connection with the presumed death of his daughter, Harmony, 5.
Child hospitalized following Lake Memphremagog ice rescue
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Four people, including two children, fell through the ice on Lake Memphremagog Saturday, according to the Newport Police. Police say they responded around 5 p.m. that a side-by-side vehicle had fallen through the
Vermont seeks federal disaster declaration for December flooding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont officials are seeking a federal major disaster declaration to compensate towns damaged by flooding in December in Essex, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Windham, and Windsor Counties. Federal assessors have identified more than