Town of Hinesburg holds climate change forum with climate experts
HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – Hinesburg is working to update its town plan, and officials there want to ensure the community is resilient in the face of climate change. The Hinesburg Planning Commission held a forum Wednesday night
Missing Williamstown teen found safe
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a missing Vermont teen has been found safe. Vermont State Police on Monday asked the public for help finding Justice Bracken, 16, of Williamstown, who had been missing for nearly a
Hundreds of invasive beetles wash up on Burlington beach
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Tuesday’s wind and rain brought hundreds of Asiatic lady beetles to the shores of Lake Champlain. They look like ladybugs but the little insects are an invasive species brought to the southern U.S.
Former Vermont Teddy Bear distribution site to close
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – Around 30 layoffs are coming to a Shelburne distribution center formerly owned by Vermont Teddy Bear. It comes after the business’ apparel divisions — largely making pajamas — were sold to a new
Volunteers clean up Burlington graffiti to make way for new murals
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Volunteers on Wednesday helped paint over graffiti in downtown Burlington to prepare for two new murals. Members of the group Arts So Wonderful and Champlain College students painted over graffiti in the alleyway
Scott expected to veto major renewable energy bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A battle over clean energy and where Vermonters get their power is expected to come to a head later this week. A bill requiring utilities to source power from all renewable sources by
UVM pauses plans for Catamount Woods undergrad housing
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A University of Vermont plan to build undergraduate housing is on hold. The so-called Catamount Woods project was set to break ground earlier this year, but the school now says cost estimates came
Health Watch: Dartmouth recognized as ‘Skin Smart’ campus
HANOVER, N.H (WCAX) – Experts say quality sunscreen remains one of the best ways to prevent skin cancer. And efforts are underway to get more people to put it on at Dartmouth College. If you ask college
NY Senate passes bill to tighten legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to toss rape conviction
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to explicitly allow evidence of prior sexual offenses in sex crimes cases, a move to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to overturn his
NY Senate confirms new secretary of state and construction authority leader
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Senate confirmed two former state lawmakers Wednesday to lead the Department of State and the state’s public finance and construction authority. Senators confirmed Walter T. Mosley as secretary of state