How you could help Vermont doctors working to fight cancer
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Doctors at the UVM Medical Center are working to fight cancer and participants in the dozens of clinical trials underway there can help. May 20 is Clinical Trials Awareness Day, an opportunity for
Vt. tech students get hand-on experience building new careers
WATERVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – Each year, students in Green Mountain Tech Center’s construction program build a house for a member of the community. The recipient of this year’s project happens to work at the Lamoille Union Middle
Fundraising campaign being launched for North Country veterans park
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – The Clinton County American Legion and the town of Plattsburgh are launching a fundraising campaign for the Battlefield Memorial Gateway, a park to honor the service and sacrifice of American veterans in the
Suspect in random attack on elderly man in Burlington released
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A random attack in Burlington that left an elderly man knocked unconscious is renewing safety concerns downtown, and calls for another look at the law on holding those accused of violent crimes behind
Truck driver accused in deadly Vermont crash faces additional charge
MORETOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – A truck driver who police say caused a head-on crash that killed a Waitsfield woman now faces an additional charge of involuntary manslaughter. The wreck happened last month on Route 100 in Moretown.
Movie theater closing in Claremont as new creative center opens
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) – It’s the end of an era in Claremont, New Hampshire– the city’s only movie theater is shutting down. “I doubt I’ll go that often. I’m not going to go out of my way,”
Another Vermont Democrat announces plans to retire from Statehouse
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Statehouse continues to lose familiar faces. Now, Bennington Democratic Sen. Brian Campion says he will not run for reelection. Campion announced the decision on Monday. He was elected to the Vermont
Kids help honor North Country veterans ahead of Memorial Day
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – About 2,300 flags were placed at veterans’ gravestones in the North Country ahead of this Memorial Day, with help from some kids in the region. The commander of Clinton County’s American Legion says
Burlington man with long rap sheet denies assaulting firefighters
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A man who has had 1,700 encounters with the police pleaded not guilty on Monday to allegedly attacking firefighters in Burlington on a medical call. Police say on Saturday afternoon, Michael Reynolds, 46,
Police investigating gunpoint robbery in downtown Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery in downtown Burlington. Investigators say it happened at about 12:45 a.m. Sunday near Main and South Union streets. They say two people were robbed