6th grader inspires creation of new dog park in Enosburg
ENOSBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – Dogs will soon have the chance to stretch their legs off leash and meet each other, all thanks to the idea of one Enosburg 6th grader. Cate Bennett knew dogs in town needed
Addison Northwest School District back at the polls for 3rd budget vote
FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – People in the Addison Northwest School District hit the polls Tuesday to vote on the district’s third budget proposal. Some people say they just want a budget pass to protect teachers, while others
Wildlife Watch: Monitoring Vermont’s amphibians
CENTRAL VERMONT, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s countless ponds and vernal pools are coming alive again with the coming of spring. Spotted salamanders and wood frogs are among amphibians laying eggs and on the move. Jim Andrews and
NY grants include renovation of Adirondack Performing Arts Center
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (WCAX) – A new round of state funding for downtown projects means new life for an iconic building in Ticonderoga, New York. Nearly $9 million from New York’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative is heading to Ticonderoga
High school students brace for college ‘Decision Day’
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Wednesday is College “Decision Day,” when students traditionally need to inform schools if they plan to attend college there in the fall. This year, delays in processing FAFSA applications — the program that
Father of former youth detention center resident testifies at NH trial
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — The father of a man who says he was regularly raped and beaten as a teen at New Hampshire’s youth detention center briefly testified Tuesday, saying his son had a reputation for dishonesty.
Vt. cosmetology students join forces with beauty waste recycling company
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – Central Vermont Career Center cosmetology students want to help make Vermont beauty salons more eco-friendly. The students have become the first in Vermont to work with a beauty waste recycling company. The students
Vt. authorities ramp up call for gun locks
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont authorities are reminding Vermonters to secure their guns responsibly. It comes as federal officials say stolen guns have become a common link in many investigations and that the homicide rate remains stubbornly
Former mobile home factory could return to Vermont
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (WCAX) – A former factory in Vermont that built mobile homes for communities across New England could open once again. The Skyline Corporation in Fair Haven closed its doors in 2011. The town recently
Student encampment continues at UVM; Mayor praises ‘commitment to peaceful protest’
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Pro-Palestinian protests continued for the third day on Tuesday at the University of Vermont, with hundreds of students rallying in support of Gaza. The protests at UVM, Middlebury, and dozens of colleges across