Rutland gears up for Pride Festival
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland County is gearing up for its second annual pride festival this weekend in the Marble City. Organizers say they expect a few thousand more people to attend this year after about 4,000
Young Vt. soccer players inspired by VGFC women’s exhibition match
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Green soccer team will field a women’s team for a much anticipated, exhibition match Saturday at the University of Vermont’s Virtue Field. The sold-out match — and prospects of a first-ever
Malfunction causes spill of fire-fighting foam at Vt. National Guard base
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities say a malfunctioning fire suppression system led to the release of hundreds of gallons of fire-fighting foam at the Vermont National Guard air base in South Burlington Thursday night. Vermont National
Wolcott woman pleads guilty to Social Security fraud
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Wolcott woman has pleaded guilty to stealing $119,000 in Social Security benefit payments. Officials say Maryann Manning, 63, pleaded guilty in federal court in Burlington Thursday to fraudulently converting tens of thousands
Vt. man charged in stickup at South Burlington drug store
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man faces charges after police say he threatened employees with an assault-style rifle at a South Burlington drug store Wednesday. It happened around 5 p.m. at the Kinney Drug on
A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. Then the funeral home posted a notice asking if anyone would serve as a pallbearer
Pets with Potential: Meet Corey, Morgan, and Henri
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – This week’s Pets with Potential are three kitties at the Kingdom Animal Shelter in St. Johnsbury. Corey is a 1.5-year-old friendly cat. Shelter staff say he likes to be picked up, sit
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 outlines the damage Wednesday’s storm caused in Springfield. Meteorologist Jess Langlois has the latest forecast.
Police search for suspect in fatal Brattleboro stabbing
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – One man is dead following a stabbing in Brattleboro. Just before 11 p.m. on Thursday, Brattleboro police responded to 77 Flat Street for a report of a stabbing. When they arrived at the
Supporting women in manufacturing at Vermont Nut Free Chocolates
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – A crew of women in Colchester are giving a new face to the state’s manufacturing industry. Traci Thomas of Vermont Nut Free Chocolates spent years working in retail and missing out on family