1 arrested after high speed chase of stolen car ends in crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – One person is in custody tonight after a crash involving a stolen vehicle in Essex Junction. Police say at around 6:50 p.m. Thursday, a Colchester police officer spotted a car that had been
Plattsburgh will not move forward with investigation into police department claims
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – There will be no investigation in the Lake City over claims made in an email back in September. It was connected to an email penned by a councilor who made claims against the
Mayor Mulvaney-Stanak holds second public safety forum
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s Mayor took another step towards finding a solution for better public safety Thursday evening. In this forum, the mayor’s office shared what the city is doing for victims and children. “We’re all
Enfield, N.H. town employee placed on leave after cybersecurity incident
ENFIELD, N.H. (WCAX) – A town employee in Enfield, New Hampshire has been placed on leave after a mistake resulted in a cybersecurity incident. The town manager there says that mistake led to a “substantial amount” of
Vt. nursing assistant charged with sexually assaulting vulnerable adult
MORRISVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) – A nursing assistant pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges he sexually abused a vulnerable adult at a Vermont nursing home. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office charged Paul Williams, 59, of Morrisville, with
OneCare Vermont health care ACO to shut down
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A major initiative to change how health care is paid for in Vermont is coming to an end. The state announced Wednesday it is pulling the plug on OneCare, and instead will join
Invasive clam discovered in Lake Champlain
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An invasive clam has been found in Lake Champlain for the first time. Officials say a volunteer pulled the golden clam from a lakebed in Whitehall, New York, last month as part of
Vermont Mobile Home Infill program underway
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new Vermont program aims to ease the housing crunch by helping Vermonters move into an affordable home. The Mobile Home Infill Program seeks to help Vermonters purchase a mobile home while simultaneously
Plattsburgh City Council considers probing claims of wrongdoing at police dept.
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Internal documents obtained by WCAX News show what led Plattsburgh’s mayor to call for an investigation into the city’s police department. Our Alek LaShomb got emails and text messages through a public records
Burlington residents brace for ‘eye-popping’ water infrastructure increases
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington residents will likely see a hefty increase in their water and sewer bills. City officials on Thursday invited community members on a tour of the wastewater plant to get a firsthand look