Vt. Supreme Court hears appeal over ed secretary appointment
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Did Governor Phil Scott have the power to give his education secretary pick an interim appointment after the Senate rejected her confirmation? That’s the question now before the Vermont Supreme Court. The court
Rutland’s Winterfest to get some snowmaking help
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland Winterfest organizers are bringing in some hired guns this year — snowguns that is. They received an $80,000 grant to borrow two snowguns from Killington to create snow for next month’s festivites.
Vermont lawmakers receive economic update
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s economy is firing on all cylinders but policies under the Trump administration could change that, according to state economists. Vermont lawmakers were briefed Wednesday on where the economy is heading to help
South Burlington using sidewalk data to implement fixes
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – South Burlington officials say a new method to evaluate the condition of the city sidewalks is yielding results. The city last year partnered with the company StreetScan to collect high-resolution video and
Former NY prison guard sentenced for providing weapons to felon
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – A former Clinton County corrections officer was sentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for providing firearms to a felon. Federal authorities say Brian Mills, 39, of Dannemora pleaded guilty in August
Lebanon Police investigating ‘suspicious’ vehicle fires
WEST LEBANON, N.H.. (WCAX) – The Lebanon Police are investigating what they’re calling suspicious car fires in West Lebanon early Wednesday morning. Crews responded just after 3 a.m. to the Town Fair Tire on South Main Street,
Vermont teen dies of injuries from house fire
MARSHFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a Vermont teen has died of her injuries after a house fire in Marshfield. Crews were called to the fire on U.S. Route 2 on Friday at about 2:45 p.m. Vermont
Police seek surveillance video related to fatal Upper Valley shooting
HARTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities say they continue to investigate the gun-related death of a man in Hartford, Vermont, this past weekend. It happened around 2 p.m. Sunday near Fairbanks Turn. The Hartford Police say officers responded
NY projects pick up Northern Border Regional Commission grants
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Two projects in New York’s North Country are receiving major federal grants thanks to the Northern Border Regional Commission. New York’s congressional delegation says $5 million in funding is coming to the state including
Deadline approaching to remove waterfowl blinds from Lake Champlain
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – An important deadline is approaching for waterfowl hunters on Lake Champlain. Vermont Fish and Wildlife says hunting blinds must be removed from the lake by Feb. 15. For inland water, that deadline is