Montpelier’s Winterfest kicks off this weekend
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Montpelier’s Winterfest is this weekend. Festivities kicked off Friday night with a tour of the city’s lit-up bridges. The first annual cardboard box sled derby is on Saturday. You can enjoy all sorts
Monpelier Alive hosts benefit concert for flood relief
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Almost 6 months after the devastating floods across the region, and a year and a half since Montpelier was inundated by the July 2023 floods, the city and its businesses are still rebuilding.
One man dead after car crash in Corinth
CORINTH, Vt. (WCAX) – One person is dead after a crash in Corinth. Vermont State Police say it happened on Goose Green Road near the Corinth Town Garage at around 4:30 p.m. They say 68-year-old Wade Vangorden
Retired Vermont pilot recalls near-misses at DCA airport
WESTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – As recovery efforts continue in the Potomac River after a midair collision that killed 67 people, a retired pilot from Westford is recalling his near-misses at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.
An inside look at sheriffs carrying out a court-ordered eviction
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Evictions are skyrocketing. We told you earlier this week about a new report that says they are up 45% in the last five years. Some evictions were on hold during the early years
Concerns in migrant community as ICE raids happen
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Though state police tell us they haven’t heard of any federal immigration raids in Vermont, advocates say otherwise. Officials with the Vermont Asylum Assistance Project confirm U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and
Some mental health beds leave Vt. hospital in cost-saving effort
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) – Friday marked the last day of some mental health beds at the Central Vermont Medical Center. It comes as the state is already working with limited mental health care resources. Health care regulators
All aboard! Amtrak ridership out of Burlington outpaces expectations
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – State officials say years of work and millions spent on construction to bring Amtrak to Burlington are paying off, with ridership outpacing expectations. The Ethan Allen Express leaves from the Burlington station every
9 arrested, weapons seized in Vermont drug bust
BETHEL, Vt. (WCAX) – A chilling cache of narcotics, ghost guns and even a grenade launcher were seized during a drug bust in Bethel on Thursday. Nine people were arrested there on a host of charges. Neighbors
How will president Trump's tariffs affect the North Country's manufacturing cluster?
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Economists are saying you could pay up to $1,000 more a year for general cost of living expenses after President Trump’s tariffs go into effect on Saturday. According to Trump, the goal of