Police investigating whether alcohol, hazing tied to death of Dartmouth student
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – Police are investigating whether alcohol and potentially hazing were connected to the death of a Dartmouth College student whose body was found in the Connecticut River. That comes after multiple anonymous emails were
Scans of shipwrecks in Lake Champlain back on track, researchers say
VERGENNES, Vt. (WCAX) – Flooding upended Vermonters’ summers last year, including research under the surface of Lake Champlain. But the shipwreck scans are now back on track. Last summer, after July’s flooding, Lake Champlain’s waters were high.
Elevated levels of PCBs detected in Hartford High School
HARTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The Hartford School District is awaiting additional test results after elevated levels of PCBs were identified in certain buildings. The potentially cancer-causing chemical was located in the high school and adjoining technical center
Community meetings to address health care in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Community meetings begin this week as hospitals look to the future of health care in Vermont. It’s part of 2022 legislation that called for health care reform. The regulatory Green Mountain Care Board
2 Vermont housing organizations considering merger
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – Two Vermont housing organizations are considering a merger. The nonprofit Lamoille Housing Partnership and Downstreet Housing and Community Development are looking into becoming one. The Lamoille Housing Partnership says the organization is low
King Arthur Baking’s CEO on keeping America’s oldest flour company in the mix
As America’s oldest flour company, King Arthur Baking Co. has seen a lot. It opened in 1790, when George Washington was president. But little could have prepared it for the start of the coronavirus pandemic, when demand
Burlington woman threatened people with knife, police say
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a Burlington woman was taken into custody for allegedly threatening people with a knife. Officers were called to Main Street just after 3 a.m. Saturday for a report of a person
COVID hospitalizations on the rise in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – Gov. Kathy Hochul is reminding New Yorkers to be vigilant as COVID rates rise in the Empire State. Officials say COVID hospitalizations in New York are on the rise, partially driven by a
2nd case of measles confirmed in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed another case of measles in Vermont. State health officials say the infected individual was exposed to a person with measles in the area of Hanover, New
Police try to identify persons on interest in Burlington assault
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police in Burlington are asking the public for help identifying two men as part of the investigation into an assault that happened more than a month ago. Surveillance photos Police say the two