Following up on Vermont’s school safety laws
MILTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The school year has just begun, and according to Education Week, there have already been nine school shootings in the country. The rise in gun violence on school campuses was just part of
Police investigate Townshend death
TOWNSHEND, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are investigating after a body was found in Townshend. Officers say they found the body of Roy Struthers in a pull-off on Ellen Ware Road. Struthers’ body was transported to
Made in Vermont: Adirondack Guide Boat
NORTH FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – Brothers Ian and Justin Martin are making modern boats that have stood the test of time in our region. “Back in the day, they were basically a pickup truck for the people
Vt. sheriff being retried on assault charge for kicking shackled detainee in the groin
NORTH HERO, Vt. (AP) — A Vermont sheriff went on trial Monday for a second time on a charge of simple assault for kicking a shackled detainee twice in the groin in 2022 when he was a
Winooski teacher named Vermont’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Top marks for a teacher in Winooski. Winooski high school teacher Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver is Vermont’s 2025 Teacher of the Year. The Vermont Agency of Education says the history and English teacher is also
North Country man alarmed by illegal border crossings in backyard
FORT COVINGTON, New York (WWNY) – “Unbelievable.” That’s how one northern New York man describes the influx of people using his land to illegally enter the United States. Chris Oliver has captured them on a trail camera
Young cancer patient becomes honorary Saranac Lake police officer
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – There’s a new addition to the team at the Saranac Lake Police Department after a special 12-year-old made a cross-country journey to New York’s North Country. Police in Saranac Lake gave a
Vt. auditor’s report raises questions about who collected COVID cash
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Did taxpayer money earmarked for business relief go to businesses that didn’t need it? A new report from Vermont Auditor Doug Hoffer raises questions about who received COVID cash. During the pandemic, Congress
Is Quechee Gorge Bridge construction keeping leaf peepers away?
QUECHEE, Vt. (WCAX) – The leaves are turning which means fall foliage season has arrived. But construction on Route 4 in Quechee has some concerned the season could be dimmer than in previous years. The next several
Vermont property owners grapple with cost of clean water regulations
RICHMOND, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont is under a federal mandate to clean up Lake Champlain but homeowners, towns and the state are tussling over who should pay. The Legislature passed the Clean Water Act in 2015 which