Vt. Council on Child Poverty shares 2024 findings
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In their final meeting of the year, Vermont’s Council on Child Poverty shared their most important findings of 2024. Lawmakers, non-profit leaders, and community members looking to end child poverty met at the
Malfunctioning motor causes fire scare in downtown Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Queen City fire fighters were called to Consolidated Communications on Main Street Tuesday night after afire alarm was activated. They were met with a strong smell of burning and smoke in the building,
Hula Lakeside hosts “Huladay” market for locally made products
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – It was a profitable and charitable opportunity Tuesday night at Hula for local artists and business owners. Hula hosted their “Huladay” market, featuring dozens of local entrepreneurs and artists, and their products. More
East Montpelier resident says drone episode has his family on edge
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – It started in New Jersey in recent weeks and has only spread throughout the Northeast and other states — unexplained drone sightings. Federal agencies say they’ve received thousands of the reports with
New website promises inside look at Vermont Legislature
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – So much goes on behind the scenes in the Vermont Legislature, and now a new website aims to offer an inside look at some of those committee meetings that determine the future of
NH Statehouse satanic statue stirs controversy
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – A holiday display in New Hampshire is causing a stir. A satanic statue in front of the Statehouse that was vandalized last week, is back — a test of free speech in the
UVM ‘Cardiac Cats’ return to Green Mountains as national champs
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s own UVM “Cardiac Cats” are back in the Green Mountains after being crowned national champs at Monday night’s NCAA Men’s soccer finals in North Carolina. Green and gold police cruisers led the
Burlington Electric to conduct drone work
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – With all the heightened awareness of unidentified drones, Burlington Electric officials are giving folks a heads-up about planned flights on Wednesday. Officials say they will be using a drone to measure woodchip piles
Governor to again ask lawmakers to delay juvenile justice reforms
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Scott administration will once again be asking state lawmakers to push back major juvenile justice reforms. Vermont in 2020 became the first state to pass the “Raise the Age” law, classifying 18-year-olds
Stowe, Whiteface make top dozen list of ski areas in US
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Stowe Mountain Resort and New York’s Whiteface Mountain are included in a new ranking of the 12 Best Ski Resorts in the U.S. The U.S. News and World Report ranking picked them —