Vermont Senate advances flood safety bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Senate passes a bill that would enhance flood safety efforts statewide. It would in part address development in high hazard river corridors by implementing new regulations to keep future development outside
What to expect from Winooski’s Main Street revitalization project
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Downtown Winooski is getting a facelift and it might be disruptive for a while. That’s what residents heard at a public information meeting tonight discussing the construction plans of Winooski’s Main Street revitalization
Community members invited to join fight against invasive plant species
STARKSBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – The Lewis Creek Association is pioneering a new project this year to manually remove an invasive plant species called Japanese Knotweed. The weed is not native to Vermont, and causes erosion along the
NH school bus driver and his wife charged with producing child sex abuse images
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who drove a school bus for children with disabilities has been charged along with his wife with taking sexually explicit photos of a young girl, a federal prosecutor said
Vt. program allows high-schoolers to pick up paramedic certification
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – Calls for help are on the rise, but who’s there to pick up? State data shows the number of emergency calls has increased by 22% in the last five years while the number
Cabot debates future of ambulance service
CABOT, Vt. (WCAX) – After summer flooding displaced the town of Cabot’s EMS building, officials are debating the future of the community’s ambulance service, even putting out a request for bids. After nearly 60 years of serving
Vt. House debates major renewable energy bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont House lawmakers Wednesday are debating a major bill that sets strict requirements for utilities to buy power from renewable resources over the next five to 10 years. But there’s still a big
Vt. is considering overdose-prevention sites. Seven Days went to NYC to see one
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The opioid epidemic has killed nearly 1,000 people in Vermont since 2019 and has made many residents feel their communities are less safe. Lawmakers in Montpelier appear likely to pass a bill in
Program that helps new parents with essential needs expanding in Vermont
MORRISVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – A program that helps parents of newborns connect with essential needs is expanding in Vermont. “I had no idea what I was doing. I had to have an emergency C-section. I was not
State-run emergency homeless shelters continue to see few takers
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – It’s been five days since the state opened up emergency shelters to accommodate those who lost hotel rooms following the seasonal end of DCF’s wintertime adverse weather policy. Shelters opened in four locations