Queen City residents voice concerns during city council public safety meeting
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A long and dramatic Burlington city council meeting resulted in the passage of at least one of the resolutions presented by Queen City Democrats to improve public safety. Moms shared their fears of
Vt. Air National Guard plans night training flights
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Air National Guard plans to conduct night training over the next two weeks. The Guard says night flights of their F-35s will run Sept. 10-12 and Sept. 17-18, and will
Made in Vermont: Vermont Fermentation Adventures
MORETOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – With nothing but shredded veggies, spices and salt, Beki Auclair is making magic in Moretown. “A good friend called me a ‘fermentation evangelist,’ someone who kind of like, throws themselves into the promotion
New York police pump up patrols to enforce speeding laws
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – Police in New York’s North Country are stepping up highway speeding patrols this week. Law enforcement agencies throughout New York will increase patrols as part of Speed Awareness Week. It’s a high-visibility speeding-laws-enforcement
Amtrak service back on track in Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Amtrak is back on track in the North Country as the train service rolled back into Plattsburgh on Monday. The Adirondack line was off the tracks for the entire summer due to track
Primary preview: NH candidates for Governor
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – Republican Governor Chris Sununu is not seeking re-election after four terms in the corner office. That means the race to replace him is wide open. If you ask New Hampshire voters why they
Bail reduced for woman in North Country murder case
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Bail has been reduced for a woman connected to a deadly shooting in Plattsburgh. Erica Colon, 21, is now being held on $7,500 bail– half of what her bail was initially set at.
Welch expects Harris to focus on affordability during presidential debate
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet in their first and likely only presidential debate on Tuesday night. Vermont Sen. Peter Welch said he’s not sure what to expect
Vt. police officer pleads not guilty to domestic violence
ROYALTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont police officer is accused of domestic assault on a fellow officer. Royalton Patrol Ofc. Jakob Oliver, 30, of Woodstock, on Monday pleaded not guilty to three charges, including unlawful restraint. State
Vermont animal shelters struggling with influx of unwanted pets
BARTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An influx of animals is overwhelming shelters across Vermont. Now, the overflow has some calling for change in Montpelier. At the Pope Memorial Frontier Animal Shelter in the Northeast Kingdom, staffers are seeing