South Burlington residents push for retaining walls to be fixed
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Bill Leggett has owned his house in South Burlington since 1992. He saw the retaining walls come up in 1994 and now watches as they crumble over him and his neighbor’s yard.
Grand Isle County bank hit by robbery
ALBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – A Grand Isle County bank was robbed earlier today. The robbery took place at a credit union in Alburgh. employees say a man entered the building wearing a winter hat, sweatshirt, and face
Flavored tobacco ban passes in the Vermont House
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – State lawmakers have approved a ban on flavored tobacco products. The ban, which is aimed at children who are hooked on nicotine products, would prohibit sales on flavored tobaccos and vapes and menthol
Vermont, New York border crossing facilities get funding for green revamp
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Millions of federal dollars are coming to bolster border crossings in our region. The money is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, which includes a plan to invest over $1 billion
Vermont State Police investigate death in Somerset
SOMERSET, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are looking into a strange death in Somerset. they say just before midnight thursday– they received reports of an unresponsive woman in a car on somerset road. when officers got
Vt. lawmakers scour for Ed Fund revenue following Town Meeting Day massacre
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – How can Vermont find more funding for education, and are new education-financing reforms needed? School superintendents who saw the voter backlash to double-digit property taxes on Town Meeting Day say they can’t cut
City leaders call GE Aerospace investment in Rutland plant encouraging
RUTLAND CITY, Vt. (WCAX) – City leaders are reacting to a new aerospace investment supporting General Electric’s manufacturing plant in Rutland. The company announced that nearly $25 million out of a $650 million investment will go to
Vt. lawmakers scour for Ed Fund revenue following Town Meeting Day massacre
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – How can Vermont find more funding for education, and are new education-financing reforms needed? School superintendents who saw the voter backlash to double-digit property taxes on Town Meeting Day say they can’t cut
Statehouse exhibit features photos from the floods
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – While many Vermont communities continue on the road to recovery from this past summer’s devastating floods, a new exhibit at the Statehouse aims to capture those moments while also recognizing the volunteers. Lining
Hotel-motel winter rules expire Friday, forcing hundreds to lose rooms
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Hundreds of homeless Vermonters are set to be kicked out of their state-funded motel rooms on Friday as the emergency program’s wintertime adverse weather regulations expire. While the Scott administration is opening temporary