Route 105 in Island Pond washed out after flooding
ISLAND POND, Vt. (WCAX) – Part of route 105 is now impassable after a washout, cutting a main route from Island Pond to New Hampshire. Our friends at the Colebrook Chronicle spoke with one Vermont woman who
Green Mountain Care Board talks hospital sustainability amid Vt. health care system struggles
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Time is running out to keep Vermont hospitals afloat. That’s according to research presented in Tuesday’s community hospital transformation meeting in Middlebury. Since Springfield Hospital declared bankruptcy in 2019, the Green Mountain Care
Teen charged on 3 counts of sexual assault
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Brandon teen was arrested today on charges of sexual assault. Vermont State Police say they received an initial report of sexual assault from one victim in June. Then through interviews, police say
Wildlife Watch: Rare snake found in southern Vt.
SALISBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – An important re-discovery has been made in southern Vermont. Ike Bendavid learns more about the racer snake and its reappearance in this week’s Wildlife Watch.
Vermont man escapes from court-ordered treatment
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man is on the run after police say he escaped from court-ordered treatment. We told you last month when Nicolelus Sanborn, 30, of Burlington, tried to flee while he was
Cleanup underway in Northeast Kingdom as residents brace for more rain
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont towns were once again underwater Tuesday due to late-night storms that dumped record rainfall in parts of the Northeast Kingdom. The Northeast Kingdom woke up Tuesday morning to historic rainfall and the
UVM study says Burlington’s Riverside Ave. faces landslide risk
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new study from researchers at the University of Vermont raises renewed concerns about the risk of landslides along Riverside Avenue in Burlington. Ishmata Pradhan says her family just signed the papers and
Town of Morgan battered by flooding, road washouts
MORGAN, Vt. (WCAX) – The small Orleans County town of Morgan was hit hard by flash flooding and washouts Monday night. “I got up and realized it was roaring outside,” said Maria Cargill, who says she woke
NEK deluge smashes National Weather Service records
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Saint Johnsbury received more than eight inches of overnight, smashing the all-time record for one-day rainfall by over three inches. The National Weather Service in Burlington says the overnight storm was extremely unusual,
Welch stands behind president’s proposed changes to Supreme Court
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers echo President Biden’s proposal for changes to the Supreme Court. Earlier this week, the president called on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the nine justices.