High-speed police chase turns deadly in Colchester
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – Two people are dead and three others are detained after a high-speed police chase ends with a bad crash in Colchester. Police say the pursuit started after an incident in Burlington where four
Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center celebrates 30 years
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center is getting ready for the beginning of the season this weekend. Tomorrow the sailing center will officially open their new waterfront while also celebrating their 30th anniversary.
The Affordable Connectivity Program does not get an extension
WASHINGTON. (WCAX) – A program to save households between $30 to $75 off their monthly internet bill is coming to an end. The Affordable Connectivity Program helps more than 23 million households across the country, half of
Rutland community cleans up Clarendon Jewish Cemetery
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – One of Rutland’s local cemeteries is getting a cleanup. Vermont cemetery officials say the Rutland community is coming together to work on the Clarendon Jewish Cemetery this weekend on their annual cemetery work
Firefighters respond to house fire n Champlain, N.Y.
CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. (WCAX) – Firefighters in Champlain responded to a trailer fire early Friday morning. The Champlain Fire Commissioner says they originally were called out with the Mooers Fire Department just before 2:00 a.m. They fought the
Stuck in Vt: Volunteer Leonard Prive picks up roadside trash between Underhill and Westfield
JOHNSON, Vt. (WCAX) – Johnson resident Leonard Prive has always loved nature and keeping things clean. He worked as a custodian for the Burlington School District for 39 years before retiring in 2015. During the early days
Vt. Police Academy holds graduation for new recruits
PITTSFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – More than 30 new police recruits Friday traded their training gear for badges as they were sworn in as the 117th recruit class to graduate from the Vermont Police Academy. “Born to serve,
Peru, NY, man charged with murdering wife
PERU, N.Y. (WCAX) – A Peru, New York, man was charged on Friday with murdering his wife and dumping her body in the trunk of a rental car. Scott Tyrell, 58, pleaded not guilty in Peru Town
Mixed reactions from around the region to guilty verdict in Trump case
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – As the country continues to grapple with Thursday’s historic guilty verdict in the Trump hush money trial, many people across our region remain divided over what it means and what comes next. “This
Wreck of 1971 plane crash discovered in Lake Champlain
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Families who lost loved ones in a 1971 plane crash in Lake Champlain now have some closure after the wreckage from the crash was recently believed to have been discovered. The private jet