Vt. bill would ban sale of cats and dogs at pet stores

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are working on a bill to prohibit pet stores and puppy mills from selling certain animals in Vermont. House Bill 567 would ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats, and wolf
Ice, Ice, Baby! event returns to Church St.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The sun is back out and warmer temperatures are in our future, but Church Street in Burlington was ice cold Friday. The marketplace held its annual Ice Ice Baby! event. It featured local
Slate Ridge owner loses latest Vt. Supreme Court appeal

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The owner of a former West Pawlet paramilitary training camp at the center of a zoning battle with the town has lost another appeal before the Vermont Supreme Court. The Environmental Court ruled
From Airbnb to RV sites, eclipse lodgings hard to come by

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Great American Eclipse is expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors to Vermont on April 8th, and as the day inches closer, scarcity and prices have only increased in the hospitality
Hunger strike by 2 Dartmouth students is over

HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – A hunger strike by Dartmouth College students in solidarity with classmates arrested during a Gaza war protest last fall is now over. The college in an email Friday said that after talks with
Rutland man sentenced for robbery spree

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Rutland man was sentenced Thursday to over six years in prison for his role in a robbery spree. A federal judge in Burlington sentenced Brennan Bigelow, 33, to 80 months in prison
Rocker Grace Potter returning to Burlington Waterfront with Grand Point North

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont rocker Grace Potter will return to the Burlington Waterfront this summer with her Grand Point North music festival. Potter announced on the Grand Point North Facebook page Tuesday that the music event
Amber Alert for 2 abducted NH girls; police investigating suspicious death

BERLIN, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire Authorities are investigating a suspicious death and have issued an amber alert in connection with the abduction of two girls in Berlin, New Hampshire. Police say they believe 13-month-old Vaelyn Duren
NY man to be sentenced for shooting woman who drove up his driveway

FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman in an SUV that was mistakenly driven up his rural driveway in upstate New York is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. Kevin Monahan, 66,
Sen. Welch calls for federal help to rural farms, flood recovery

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Flood recovery is still at the forefront in Washington as Senator Peter Welch tries to till up more support for Vermont farmers. At a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing this week, Welch called for