Former lawmakers worry Vermont has an affordability crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A newly formed coalition of former Vermont lawmakers is sounding the alarm on what they call an affordability crisis in Vermont health care. Vermont Health Care 911 is made up of business leaders,
How will federal employee buyout impact Vermont VA?
WHITE RIVER JCT., Vt. (WCAX) – Employees at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction were among federal employees across the country this week to get emails offering job buyouts from the Trump administration, and it
Students learn about meteorology from WCAX Weather Team
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A local school group stopped by the WCAX studio on Wednesday to learn how we predict the weather. More than 50 third graders from the Flynn Elementary School in Burlington got a front-row
Ice Palace under construction for Saranac Lake Winter Carnival
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – One of the nation’s oldest winter carnivals kicks off this weekend in Northern New York. Volunteers have helped craft the sprawling ice palace at the center of Saranac Lake’s winter carnival for
Vt. child care provider appeals conviction in baby’s death
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A child care provider serving time behind bars for the death of a baby in her care is asking the state’s high court to rescind her conviction. Stacey Vaillancourt was sentenced to 3
Scott administration releases plan to address housing crisis
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont housing officials on Wednesday presented their strategy to address the ongoing housing crisis. A day after the governor’s budget address outlined housing as a top priority, administration officials outlined new strategies and
Mental health highlighted at Statehouse event
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Mental health advocates on Wednesday made their annual appeal to Vermont lawmakers for expanded resources. Officials say mental health challenges — especially among youth — are rising at an alarming rate and that
Hungry hawk had hankering for deli food
TOWN OF LOWVILLE, New York (WWNY) – A hawk apparently had a hankering for some cold cuts earlier this month in Lewis County. According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the bird wound up in the
Another Upstate exposure, prison goes into lockdown
TOWN OF MALONE, New York (WWNY) – A third incident sends staff members at Upstate Correctional near Malone to the hospital where Narcan was administered and it sends the facility into lockdown. According to union officials, at
Police ID victim in Upper Valley shooting death
HARTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have identified the man who died in a gun-related incident in the Upper Valley last week. Hartford Police say officers responded to a report of a shooting on January 19 on Fairbanks