NLRB certifies union to represent Dartmouth basketball players
BOSTON (AP) — The National Labor Relations Board on Thursday certified a union to represent Dartmouth basketball players after the deadline passed for the school to object to the election. Big Green players voted 13-2 on March 5
Police investigating threat at Rutland County school
NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities are investigating a threat Wednesday night targeting students at Mill River Union High School in North Clarendon. The Vermont State Police say investigators contacted the suspect who allegedly made the threat
Top Democrat Schumer calls for new elections in Israel, saying Netanyahu is an obstacle to peace
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York on Thursday called on Israel to hold new elections, saying he believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has “lost his way” and is an obstacle to
‘MAPLE Act’ aims to increase seniors’ access to locally sourced maple products
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Sens. Peter Welch and Bernie Sanders are among lawmakers pushing new legislation to get maple products to area seniors. The MAPLE Act would add maple syrup to the eligible products under the Seniors
1 person killed in Northern New York crash
HARRIETSTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) – Police say one person was killed in a crash in Northern New York on Wednesday. It happened on State Route 3 in Harrietstown shortly after 1 p.m. New York State Police say Jean
Vermont murder-for-hire case sees 3rd suspect plead guilty
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) – One of the last of four men charged in an international murder-for-hire plot that led to the 2018 abduction and killing of a Vermont man pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Berk Eratay of Las
Former South Burlington man arrested for lewd conduct with child
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A former South Burlington man faces charges of sexual and physical abuse of an eight-year-old child. Acting on a tip from DCF last month, the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations says David
USPS facilities may be moving due to mail processing concerns
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The delivery destination may be right down the street, but a new USPS initiative could have your mail on the move. In a letter to the postmaster general, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders raised
South Burlington plans to build pedestrian bridge
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Money to bridge the funding gap is on its way for a project to make South Burlington more walkable. The city is planning to build a pedestrian bridge over Interstate 89 at
N.H. Northern Border Alliance receives funding for crime patrol
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Over $130,000 is going to the Northern Border Alliance in New Hampshire with the goal of reducing crime within 25 miles of the border. That money is going to contracts with two state