Man suspected of April hit and run found by Vermont State Police
HIGHGATE, Vt. (WCAX) – A Milton man was cited Thursday evening for running someone over and leaving the scene. Vermont State Police say on the night of April 7th they received a report that 26-year-old Garret Gagne
Super Senior: David Pratt
FRANKLIN, Vt. (WCAX) – Seventy-four-year-old David Pratt has a class full of young admirers at the Franklin Central School, a mostly farming community next to the Canadian border. “In every crowd there are instigators, and apparently these
Vermont scrambles to address dental hygienist shortage
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Do you need your teeth cleaned? Good luck getting an appointment any time soon. A lack of dental hygienists means some practices are not taking new patients and some say the shortage is
UVM encampment remains for 5th day
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A pro-Palestinian student encampment remained in place Thursday at the University of Vermont for a fifth straight day with no signs it is going anywhere. Roughly two dozen student workers walked off the
Montpelier’s Charlie-O’s makes a comeback, but how are other businesses faring?
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A classic dive bar in Montpelier has reopened its doors again, undaunted by fire, floods, and a global pandemic. Charlie-O’s, which bills itself as “a dive bar for nice people” is back. But
Middlebury Selectboard signs off on Exchange Street roundabout
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – A roundabout could be coming to a busy part of Route 7 in Middlebury. A VTrans study looked to improve safety and efficiency at the intersection of Exchange Street and Happy Valley Road.
Malone Central School District trying out 4 electric school buses
MALONE, N.Y. (WCAX) – A northern New York school district has become the first in the North Country to plug into electric school buses. It’s part of a state mandate requiring all new bus purchases to be
Jurors hear closing arguments in landmark case alleging abuse at NH youth center
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors heard closing arguments Thursday in a landmark case seeking to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for abuse at its youth detention center. The plaintiff, David Meehan, went to police in
Dartmouth students, faculty object to heavy-handed police response to student protests
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – The Dartmouth College campus Thursday continued to reel from the arrest of around 90 students Wednesday night taking part in a pro-Palestinian encampment on the college green. Dozens of faculty members at Dartmouth
UVM’s legacy of student activism
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – It may only be day five of pro-Palestinian protests on the University of Vermont campus, but from the Vietnam War to anti-apartheid marches in the 1980s, the state’s flagship school has a decades-long