First Burlington public safety forum of 2025 tackles burlington drug crisis
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – More than 100 people continue to die in our state every year from opiate overdoses. Meanwhile, public consumption of drugs continues to make members of our community feel unsafe. The city of Burlington
Milton High School holds ribbon cutting for new Innovation Center
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) — Milton high schoolers now have a space to explore different interests hands-on. Milton High School staff officially opened the Milton Innovation Center on Thursday. It’s been years in the works, and the project
AARP Vermont continues ‘liveable community’ program funding
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Whether it’s a community center, housing, or other projects, AARP Vermont over nearly the past decade has helped provide funding for dozens of projects across Vermont, and they’re now taking grant applications for
Film documents birth of Vt. commune in the ‘60s
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont documentary filmmaker is touring the state with a labor of love that has been over half a century in the making. “Far Out: Life On & After the Commune” traces the
Victim in random University Mall assault speaks out
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have released new video of what they say was a random assault of a man at the University Mall in South Burlington, and now the victim in that attack is speaking
Student’s yearbook photo with firearm sparks controversy
NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. (WCAX) – One student’s senior portrait is causing controversy at a Vermont high school. The school won’t allow the photo in the yearbook even though the teen says there were no instructions to follow,
New York governor wants to limit hedge funds from buying up homes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul
Republican former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte sworn in as 83rd governor of New Hampshire
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire on Thursday, promising to bring people together and prodding young people to “step up and contribute.” “I am going to
Burlington mayor to review police communications under new order
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s mayor will now require that all police press releases be approved by her office. Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak signed an executive order Wednesday increasing oversight of the department’s communications. It comes after a
Vt. lawmakers vote for Rodgers to become Lt. governor
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers on Thursday morning officially elected Republican John Rodgers as Lt. Governor. The final decision went to the Legislature after Rodgers’ razor-thin win over Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman in November, where neither