Beta hiring workforce to build next-generation aircraft

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – South Burlington start-up Beta Technologies is looking to soar in the next few years by debuting the first FAA-certified electric aircraft in the world. But to really take off, the company needs
Burlington officials push zoning change ahead of council vote

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An effort to make it easier to build thousands of housing units will go before the Burlington City Council next week. The idea is to allow property owners to build “infill” housing, or
NH teen to pay fine and do community service to resolve civil rights vandalism complaint

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Portsmouth teenager will pay a fine and complete 200 hours of community service to resolve allegations of violating New Hampshire’s Civil Rights Act 21 times, including carrying out an antisemitic, homophobic, and
Burlington-area itinerant arrested again after attacking police

WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – A Burlington-area itinerant with a long rap sheet faces new charges after police say he attacked officers outside a Winooski business. It happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Winooski Police say Michael Reynolds,
NH man faces charges in fatal 2023 crash

KEENE, N.H. (WCAX) – A New Hampshire man now faces charges connected to a fatal crash 2023 crash. It happened on the evening of March 28 on Route 119 in Hinsdale. Authorities say Dylan Morse, 21, of
NH judge dismisses lawsuit over removal of marker dedicated to Communist Party leader

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against the state of New Hampshire after government officials removed a historical marker dedicated to a feminist and labor activist who also led the U.S. Communist Party. The
Slate Ridge owner faces new charges after attacking constable

PAWLET, Vt. (WCAX) – The owner of a former West Pawlet paramilitary training facility charged with repeatedly defying court orders to remove unpermitted structures on his land, is due in court Thursday afternoon, and he faces new
Vernon man sentenced to federal prison for child porn

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vernon man was sentenced Wednesday to two and a half years in federal prison for possession of child porn. Authorities say Glen Buehler, 68, was sentenced in Burlington following his guilty plea
M. Emmet Walsh, unforgettable character actor from ‘Blood Simple,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ dies at 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) — M. Emmet Walsh, the character actor who brought his unmistakable face and unsettling presence to films including “Blood Simple” and “Blade Runner,” has died at age 88, his manager said Wednesday. Walsh died from cardiac
Man hospitalized after stabbing in Middlebury

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – One man is in the hospital after a stabbing on College St. in Middlebury Wednesday evening. Just after 7:45 p.m., the Middlebury Police Department received a call that a woman had been attacked