Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival launches 44th year
QUECHEE, Vt. (WCAX) – The Quechee Hot Air Balloon Festival is celebrating its 44th year this weekend. The festival on the Green is not just about the balloons, which launch at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. all
Hanover summer street closure to make way for music, dining
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – A new pilot project in downtown Hanover, New Hampshire, aims to create more outdoor space for music and dining. Beginning June 26, Allen Street will be closed to cars. The one-way street off
Canadian rail officials blame Amtrak for Adirondack line suspensions
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Canadian rail officials are pointing the finger at Amtrak over Adirondack line suspensions. We told you last week how train service through the North Country to Montreal was pushed back until September. Amtrak
Pets with Potential: Meet Mia, Phellony and Ampersand
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) – This week’s Pets with Potential are some feline friends waiting at New Hampshire’s Sullivan County Humane Society for their forever homes. Mia is a 5-year-old spayed female cat who shelter staffers describe as
Rutland barbershop celebrating 90 years in business
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A downtown Rutland barbershop is celebrating its 90th year in business. Tom Mazzariello Sr. opened the Star Barber Shop in 1934. The shop eventually moved a few buildings over on Merchants Row to
New Derby rental store destroyed by fire
DERBY, Vt. (WCAX) – A Derby business was destroyed by fire on Friday. The Farmyard Store & True Value Rental said in a Facebook post that their new rental store caught fire Friday morning. They say the
Burglary suspect caught inside NH home, police say
NEWPORT, N.H. (WCAX) – Police arrested a burglary suspect caught inside a home in Newport, New Hampshire. Thursday, Newport police were called to Chestnut Road for two reports of a man trying to break into houses. Officers
Young Plattsburgh patients ride to surgery in style
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – The hospital can be frightening, especially for the littlest patients. Now, the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh has wheeled out a way to help curb that fear. Five-year-old Mila Lapier doesn’t need
2 men die after falling into manure tanker in upstate New York
CLINTON, N.Y. (AP) — Two men died after falling into a manure tanker in upstate New York, police said. It happened just after 11 a.m. Thursday at a farm in the central New York town of Kirkland.
WATCH LIVE: WCAXtra Special Report
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Tune in to our 9:15 live stream featuring a report from Adam Sullivan. Our Adam Sullivan tells us about the challenges facing the future of Woodstock Union High School.