UVM students hold debate over how to solve Burlington’s housing crisis
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Students at the University of Vermont debated ways to fix Burlington’s pervasive housing crisis Wednesday night. The UVM Lawrence Debate Union held the public debate in the Mount Mansfield Room in the Davis
Rutland considers new police officer position to help with domestic violence investigations
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Officials in Rutland Town are considering hiring a new police officer to help investigate domestic violence and child sex crime cases. According to town records, it’s a request from the Director of the
Peter Welch talks with theater and arts community about his proposed pandemic recovery bill
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Local theaters and arts programs are still recovering after the pandemic. Many have been forced to reduce staff and productions, or close permanently. On Wednesday afternoon, Vermont Senator Peter Welch discussed the new
New York budget includes cash to crack down on crime
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York’s approved budget includes new provisions to crack down on retail theft in the Empire State. More than $40 million is being allocated to local and state police for the creation of
New Jersey is motivating telecommuters to appeal their New York tax bills. Connecticut may be next
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have to pay personal income
Retirement of Orleans County lawmaker adds to list of longtime senators stepping down
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A longtime Northeast Kingdom state senator won’t seek re-election. Orleans County Senator Bobby Starr, who was first elected to the Statehouse in 1964, is the latest longtime lawmaker to step back from the
Health officials call Narcan vending machines an early success
JOHNSON, Vt. (WCAX) – Along a busy Route 15 in Lamoille County, you’ll see Vermont’s only Narcan vending machine. A freshly stocked vending machine filled with 2-pack boxes of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, known as
Vt. Criminal Justice Council approves changes to fair and impartial policy
PITTSFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Criminal Justice Council has approved an updated fair and impartial policing policy, the first substantial changes since 2018. For more than a year and a half, the council worked with advocacy
North Country police investigating Pride flag vandalism
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – Police in Northern New York are investigating vandalism to Pride flags. The police chief in Saranac Lake says they are looking for any potential bias that may be connected to the case.
Police: Plattsburgh man arrested following machete threat
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A Plattsburgh man faces charges for threatening another person with a machete. It happened Wednesday morning at a home on Cornelia Street in the town of Plattsburgh. New York State Police say Michael