Burlington settles excessive force lawsuit, report says
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The city of Burlington has settled a lawsuit with a victim of police use-of-force– that’s according to our media partners at Seven Days. They say the city paid Mabior Jok $215,000 to settle
New documentary highlights efforts to expand rural broadband in Vermont
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new documentary about Vermont’s efforts to expand rural broadband hits the big screen this week in Guilford. “Connected” tells the story of how Vermonters in the Upper Valley came together to bring
Homeless Vermonters lose access to hotel-motel housing after emergency housing program changes take effect
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) — New rules for Vermont’s emergency housing program mean people are packing up their stuff and leaving their hotel rooms with no place to go. Kelly Hall has been living with her husband for
NH woman suffers leg burns after hiking off trail near Yellowstone Park’s Old Faithful
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman suffered burns on her leg after hiking off trail in Yellowstone National Park and falling into scalding water in a thermal area near the Old Faithful geyser,
UVM Farm Fest aims to connect students with Vermont foods
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Do you know where your food comes from? UVM Dining hosted a Farm Fest Wednesday in an effort to connect students with some of the local food products they can find on campus.
Postal Service to keep local mail processing in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The U.S. Postal Service says it will keep local mail processing operations in Burlington. Previously, the Postal Service decided to shift processing to a facility in Hartford, Connecticut. Now, they plan to stay
Wallingford set to repair vandalized statue
WALLINGFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The town of Wallingford is now looking into repairing the vandalized Boy with the Boot statue. The roughly 100-year-old statue was damaged by still unknown vandals back in August. The select board said
Police identify woman killed in Swanton crash
SWANTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have released the name of a woman who died in a crash in Swanton over the weekend. Vermont State Police on Wednesday identified her as Shelby Adams-Cherrier, 26, of St. Albans. Police
FEMA touts aid approved for Vt. flood victims
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – As Vermont continues on the road to recovery, FEMA is touting aid approved for flood victims. A month after President Joe Biden approved Vermont’s disaster declaration following July’s flooding, the feds say more than
Vermont man accused of hate crime
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) – A Berlin, Vermont, man is accused of a hate crime. Police say Wednesday morning they were called to Founders Way for a report of a man lunging at his neighbor with a knife.