Fire victims' family expresses gratitude, grief
MASSENA, New York (WWNY) – The family of the six people who died Monday night’s house fire in Massena has a message for the community. Joseph Bowen released the following statement: “The family would like to extend
Authorities investigating Legionnaires’ disease at Vt. long-term care facility
WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont health officials are investigating an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in a long-term care facility in Windsor. The Vermont Department of Health says six cases of the disease are associated with the Village
Tractor-trailer hauling eggs crashes on Route 104
FAIRFAX, Vt. (WCAX) – A tractor-trailer carrying a load of eggs went off the road in Franklin County Tuesday afternoon. Authorities say it happened on Route 104 in Fairfax. They say a car passed the big rig
Lunar New Year closes New York school districts
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX/WWNY) – The Lunar New Year closed public school districts across New York on Wednesday, Jan. 29. The New York State Education Department says a law signed in September 2023 prohibits school districts from holding
Clinton Community College nursing, EMT classes moving to CVPH
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Classroom changes are coming to Clinton Community College nursing students in Plattsburgh. The school has announced the relocation of its nursing and EMT programs to the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital. It comes as
Queens man sentenced to prison for Burlington drug dealing
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A New York man has been sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for dealing drugs in Burlington. Federal authorities say Jamontay Brister, 29, of Queens, was sentenced Tuesday after
$100 million going toward N.Y. housing projects
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – New homes could be on the way to your community. That’s thanks to $100 million earmarked for projects across New York. Projects in certified pro-housing communities, of which there are 30 in the
Is Vermont doing enough to help people quit tobacco?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont gets a failing grade when it comes to some areas of tobacco use prevention. The State of Tobacco Control Report from the American Lung Association looks at state and federal efforts to
STEM funding for Vt. colleges on hold
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Our region is already seeing the impact of the federal aid stop. Earlier this week, we reported that about $8 million in funding from the National Science Foundation is headed to southern Vermont.
Sensory kits coming to ambulances across Vt.
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – A new tool is coming to ambulances across the state in an effort to make emergencies less overwhelming for neurodivergent kids. State EMS for Children coordinator Chelsea Dubie knows firsthand the power of