Gov. Scott vetoes Act 250 reform, data privacy bills
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Governor Phil Scott capped off his 51st career veto Thursday, rejecting lawmakers’ latest version of Act 250 reform, as well as a major data privacy bill. The bill reforming Act 250, Vermont’s
New Hampshire remains New England’s lone holdout against legalizing recreational marijuana
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Hampshire died on the House floor Thursday after advancing further than ever in New England’s only holdout state. The House has passed multiple legalization bills over the years
Police identify man killed and trooper who pulled trigger in officer-involved shooting
ORANGE, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have released the name of the man killed and the identity of the trooper who pulled the trigger in Wednesday’s officer-involved shooting in Orange. Vermont State Police identified the man who was
Super Senior: Frank Allard
BRIGHTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In the Northeast Kingdom town of Brighton, Frank Allard and his nephew-in-law, Scott Chapman, are checking out the war memorial in the village. On one side, the Korean and Vietnam veterans. On the
Woodstock officials weigh options for new high school
WOODSTOCK, Vt. (WCAX) – New plans to either renovate or build a completely new Woodstock Union High School are being finalized after the original proposal was shot down by voters on Town Meeting Day. But the district’s
Burlington High School’s ‘downtown graduates’ turn the page
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The first class of Burlington students to spend all four years at the downtown Macy’s campus embarked on a new chapter Thursday. In between a global pandemic and a campus shut down by
Police expected to release names of trooper, man killed in officer-involved shooting
ORANGE, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have not yet released the names of a Vermont trooper or the man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Orange on Wednesday. Per standard protocol, state police release the name
Vermont police searching for kidnapping suspects
STARKSBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Police in Vermont are on the hunt for two kidnapping suspects. Vermont State Police say Anthony Seagroves, 32, of Hinesburg, and Katelynn Cannon, 28, of Essex, were involved in a kidnapping in Starksboro
New rules for short-term rentals approved in Wilmington, NY
WILMINGTON, N.Y. (WCAX) – New rules for short-term rental units have been approved in Wilmington, New York. Officials in the town, which lies just outside Lake Placid, say the new regulations cap short-term rentals at 150 units.
Vermont maple production rebounds in ‘24
WALTHAM, Vt. (WCAX) – It was a sweet year for maple producers in Vermont, boiling down to about 3.1 million gallons of syrup, according to new USDA data. That’s almost a 20% increase over last year and