CVMC support staff vote overwhelmingly to unionize
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Support staff workers at Central Vermont Medical Center are celebrating after 79% of their team voted to unionize today. With over 300 employees a part of the new union, member Spencer Starr tells
Winooski businesses cope with construction disruption
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Disruptive construction had businesses barking at their municipal governments all summer long. Now that students are back in school, has anything improved? Tul Niroula opened Vermont Curry and Cocktails in April. With COVID-19
Burlington man arrested for attempted murder after Greene Street incident
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington police are now calling the suspicious incident that happened on Greene Street Thursday morning attempted murder. BPD says they received calls this morning reporting that a woman had been stabbed, her throat
Vt. Christian school appeals VPA sports ban in federal court
A Vermont Christian school that is barred from participating in the state sports league after it withdrew its high school girls basketball team from a playoff game because a transgender student was playing on the opposing team has taken
Green Mt. Coffee Roasters founder pens new book
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – What started as a small Vermont coffee roasting operation in the early 1980s has today become a multi-billion dollar beverage conglomerate. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters founder Bob Stiller has a new self-help book
Alarmed at spike in crime, Burlington lawmakers call for hiring more cops
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Democratic city councilors in Burlington are sounding the alarm about public safety in the Queen City and calling for more cops to be hired. “We’re all on the same page here — which
Vt. officials roll out new rules governing assisted living facilities
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The state of Vermont is rolling out new requirements for staff and training at assisted living facilities. The state has been working for years on the new regulations that update rules around staffing
Burlington residents invited to sign beam of new BHS building
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington residents are being invited to make their mark on city history, signing the final steel beam of what will become the city’s new high school. Construction company Whiting-Turner Thursday decked out the
Vt. auditor says poor oversight hampers state hazard mitigation efforts
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Between 2011 and 2023, Vermont has seen 21 federally declared disasters that have caused millions of dollars in damage. But a new report reveals emergency management officials are falling short of following through
VSO’s ‘Made in Vermont’ tour kicks off Friday
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Symphony Orchestra’s Made in Vermont tour kicks off this weekend with performances in Derby Line, Randolph, and, Manchester. Violinist Bella Hristova will lead VSO’s string orchestra through music that spans the