Vermont State Police identify trooper hospitaliozed after I-89 crash
BETHEL, Vt. (WCAX) – We have now learned the identity of the Vermont State Police trooper fighting for his life after a car crash on Interstate 89 this morning. Vermont State Police have identified the trooper as
Man accused of shooting 3 Palestinian college students faces judge
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Nearly four months after three college students of Palestinian descent were injured in a shooting in Burlington, the man accused in the attack, Jason Eaton, faced a judge Friday afternoon. Jason Eaton was
Stuck in Vt: Hannah Miller visits the Haskell Free Library & Opera House
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – There aren’t many places where you can knit with your feet in Canada and the rest of your body in the United States. But Hannah Miller found a craft table in the Haskell
Vt. language program for refugees, migrants faces funding challenges
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A volunteer effort to assist refugees and migrants who didn’t speak English get information during the pandemic is now its fourth year. The Vermont Language and Justice Project now has three full-time members
UVM students get on-the-job training through state’s Consumer Assistance Program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Consumer complaints are a major focus of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office. The Consumer Assistance Program fields thousands of complaints every year and a long-running partnership with the University of Vermont is also
Burlington Town Meeting Day sees highest turnout in a decade
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – This week’s Town Meeting Day brought nearly 15,000 Burlington residents to the polls, one of the highest turnouts in recent years, thanks to a hotly contested, historic mayoral race and new taxes on
Dartmouth ski patrollers celebrate women on and off the slopes
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – International Women’s Day in the Upper Valley is an excuse to buckle up the boots and slap on the skis. It was a celebration of women at the Dartmouth Skiway. Both for those
Vt. pharmacies, customers continue to feel the pain from health care hack
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – It’s been over two weeks since a cyber attack impacted how patients use Medicaid for prescriptions. Without access to what’s known as Change Healthcare, some pharmacies and their customers are scrambling to pay
Former teacher appointed to fill Caledonia County House seat
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A former math teacher from Lyndon has been appointed to a seat in the Vermont House. Governor Phil Scott Friday appointed Beth Quimby to complete the term of GOP lawmaker Rep. Charles Wilson
Mich. man sentenced to 8 years for Burlington drug sales
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Michigan man was sentenced Thursday to eight years behind bars after pleading guilty to federal drug charges in Vermont. Authorities say Quenton Dodson was arrested in Burlington in 2022 after a Burlington