Vt. task force sniffing out increasing number of child predators
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont authorities are using a very good boy to sniff out very bad actors. But as Cam Smith reports, the attorney general’s office’s K-9 is just one small part of a much larger
High-speed chase ends in crash, driver threatens police with hammer
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Colchester man is in jail tonight after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase through Burlington and threatening officers with a hammer. When officers approached, they say 41-year-old Thomas Burke got into
Telehealth company looks to fill mental health provider gap
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – More than 36 percent of Vermont adults reported symptoms of anxiety or depression in February 2021, according to a snapshot from the National Alliance of Mental Health. But with a shortage of practitioners,
Efforts to cleanup Lake Champlain deliver mixed results
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – One of the most comprehensive reports on Lake Champlain in the last three years is out and comes with mixed results. Lori Fisher looks out at the Grand Isle ferry, reflecting on her
Vt. foster parents allege religious discrimination by DCF
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Two Vermont foster families allege the state of Vermont is discriminating against their religion. In a new lawsuit, they say the state was wrong in pulling their foster license Brian and Kaitlyn Wuoti,
NY officials call on Canada to end in-person immigration services at border
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Leaders in northern New York are demanding that Canada end the legal practice known as “flagpoling.” It’s a workaround that many people in Canada use to get same-day immigration services like renewals of
Vt. loan program focuses on migrant farm worker housing
BROOKFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Migrant farm workers help keep Vermont’s farms going. Various state efforts in recent years have sought to bring these workers out of the shadows to get the resources they need to be successful.
3 face charges in Shaftsbury drug, shooting investigation
SHAFTSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Three Shaftsbury residents now face drug charges stemming from an investigation into a shooting that took place at a home in the town last October involving two New Jersey men. Vermont State Police
A contractor’s storm cleanup crossed into a Burlington park — and left a mark
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Seventy-mile-per-hour winds ripped through Vermont in early January during a storm that closed roads, uprooted solar arrays, and left thousands of people without power. In Burlington’s Kieslich Park, tree trunks splintered; fallen timber
Longtime Burlington special ed teacher awarded Golden Apple
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A big honor Wednesday for a Burlington teacher. C.P. Smith Elementary School gave Penne Wheeler the Golden Apple Award. The special ed teacher is retiring after almost 40 years of teaching at the