Vt. man charged with possessing child sexual abuse materials
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities say a Vermont man was arrested for possessing child sexual abuse materials. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office says Wentworth Comes, 83, of Hancock, pleaded not guilty to the charges at his arraignment
Burlington man accused of assaulting police officer
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Burlington man is facing charges for allegedly assaulting a police officer. Police say it happened at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday when a Burlington officer spotted a suspected stolen car idling near the
Dartmouth faculty censures school president over police response to encampment
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – Faculty at Dartmouth have voted to censure school President Sian Beilock over the college’s response to pro-Palestinian protests earlier this month, according to the college’s newspaper, The Dartmouth. Local police on May 1
NY high court upholds requiring insurance to cover medically necessary abortions
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York can continue to require companies with health insurance plans to cover medically necessary abortions, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other religious groups argued
Sanders applauds Netanyahu international arrest warrant
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is applauding a move by the International Criminal Court that calls for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes. The court’s prosecutor on Monday accused
PROGRAMMING NOTE: ‘Catamount Corner’ airs on WCAX at 6:30 pm; 6 pm news shortened
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A programming note for Tuesday, Jan. 30– a new episode of “Catamount Corner” will air on Channel 3. With the 2023-24 school year wrapped up for the UVM Athletic Department, our Jack Fitzsimmons
School districts scramble to pass budgets ahead of July deadline
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Votes are going into their third and even fourth rounds as the clock ticks until the July 1 deadline. While the majority of Vermont school districts have their budgets in place, around 20
Steve Carell joins Tina Fey in the Netflix comedy ‘The Four Seasons’
Steve Carell, 61, has joined the cast of the Netflix comedy The Four Seasons, starring alongside Tina Fey in the upcoming series. The Four Seasons, co-created and written by Fey with ’30 Rock’ collaborators Tracey Wigfield and
Winooski revitalization project breaks ground
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Winooski is celebrating the revitalization with a groundbreaking — though main street construction is already underway. The revitalization will re-do just under a mile of routes 2 and 7 where it runs from
See Benedict Cumberbatch in the trailer for the Netflix series ‘Eric’
Netflix is teasing the new thriller series Eric, starring Benedict Cumberbatch. The streaming service shared a trailer for the show featuring Cumberbatch, who ‘plays a desperate father whose world becomes unraveled.’ Eric, written and created by Abi