Police identify parent responsible for threats made to Troy Elementary School
TROY, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police released the name of the parent who they say made threats against personnel at Troy Elementary School, sending the school into lockdown twice. Police say on September 12th, 45-year-old Michael
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak holds open house on future of Memorial Auditorium
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An iconic Burlington building is due for a makeover. Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak held an open house to ask constituents their thoughts on the future of Memorial Auditorium. “We do this engagement process in
State treasurer promotes search and rescue funds for Bennington County
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Threat prompts increased police at North Country schools
TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – A social media post spread a noncredible threat and concern throughout New York’s North Country. Tupper Lake Central School District Superintendent Jaycee Welsh says a Facebook post over the weekend appeared to
Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan gets his own day in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Gov. Phil Scott has proclaimed Thursday, Sept. 19, as “Noah Kahan’s Busyhead Project Day” in Vermont. The Busyhead Project, founded by critically acclaimed Vermont singer-songwriter Kahan, is an initiative that provides resources and
Health Watch: Program helps patients leaving hospital with short-term housing
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – A new pilot program at Northwestern Medical Center provides short-term units to patients struggling to find safe housing when they leave the hospital. Now, the hospital says they’re hoping to expand the
Key report says Vermont’s health care system is in critical condition
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont health care is on the edge of crisis and action needs to be taken now– that’s according to a new report calling on lawmakers and the state to find ways to make
Surging cyber scams leaving older Vermonters destitute
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Surging cyber scams targeting older Vermonters are leaving some with nothing but tax bills. Derek Brouwer at Seven Days talked to a woman who lost nearly $1 million and was then left with
Community effort helps light up Vermont school athletic field
BRANDON, Vt. (WCAX) – A school in southern Vermont will have its football field illuminated by new lights, thanks to a community-based effort. The Otter Valley Football Club raised more than $300,000 in both funding and donations
Big boost to community’s plans to reopen shuttered general store
READING, Vt. (WCAX) – A push to reopen a closed general store in Reading is getting a big financial boost. A $300,000 grant from the Preservation Trust of Vermont will help make needed renovations. But what those