Burlington City Council approves budget to close $14M gap
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Burlington City Council approved a new budget on Monday evening which closes a $14.2 million shortfall. Addressing budget woes has underscored much of Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak’s first three months in office. Increasing
Vernon Street In Brattleboro closed after hazardous material leak
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – First responders in Brattleboro say the area around 541 Vernon Street is closed due to an active hazardous material leak involving a railcar. They say there is no threat to the public at
New mental health support group programs come to the Northeast Kingdom
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – The National Alliance on Mental Illness Vermont introduced a new connection recovery support group in St. Johnsbury. The free support groups meet every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 p.m. and give people time to
Made in Vermont: Lauren’s Cheesecake
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – If she’s in her purple kitchen, you can bet Lauren Alpert is whipping up something wonderful. That “something” is cheesecake. “I love cheesecake,” she says with a smile. And, she has loved it
NH man accused of threatening lives of presidential candidates goes to trial
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The trial of a New Hampshire man accused of threatening the lives of presidential candidates began Monday in federal court. Tyler Anderson of Dover was indicted by a federal grand jury in December on three
Disputed verdict draws both sides back to court in NH youth detention center abuse case
BRENTWOOD, N.H. (AP) — Both sides in a landmark trial over abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center returned to the courtroom Monday, seven weeks after jurors delivered what remains an unsettled verdict. A jury awarded $38 million to David
Burlington murder suspect takes plea deal on other charges
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The suspect in a Burlington murder case was in court on Monday to get several other criminal cases off the books. Claude Mumbere appeared in court in person and took a plea deal
New Hampshire man arrested in Vermont bank robbery
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have arrested a New Hampshire man in connection with a bank robbery in Vermont. Newport police say it happened at about 9:45 a.m. on Monday at the Passumpsic Savings Bank on Gardner
Plattsburgh Democrats prepare to pick mayoral candidate
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Democrats in Plattsburgh are gearing up for Tuesday’s mayoral primary in New York. Wendell Hughes is the Area Eight Clinton County legislator who has received the endorsement of the local party. His challenger
Is time running out for Haitian refugees to stay in Vermont legally?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – New federal actions from the Biden administration are halting immigrants from seeking asylum at the border, but what does that mean for Vermont’s refugees? The president’s executive action won’t stop folks already in