Vt. towns to weigh in on Palestinian apartheid ballot measure
NEWFANE, Vt. (WCAX) – Town Meeting Day is one month away, an exercise in civic responsibility that can sometimes blend local issues with national and international matters. At least five towns this year will be addressing the
Judge: Woman accused in shooting outside Burlington bar will remain behind bars
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The woman accused of gunning down a man outside a Burlington bar last summer will remain behind bars. Aaliyah Johnson is charged with first-degree murder after police say she shot Teville Williams, 30,
Vt. regulator supports allowing psychologists to prescribe medication
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Should Vermont psychologists be able to prescribe medication? State regulators are exploring whether to expand the scope of practice for psychologists, allowing them to prescribe medicine in the same way psychiatrists do. The
Burlington airport welcomes new concession
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – New eats and a java jolt are coming to the Burlington airport. Airport officials Tuesday announced that Kestrel Coffee Roasters is landing at BTV. The local business started in 2018 and the airport
New York judge resigns after saying he can’t be on a jury since he thinks all defendants are guilty
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York judge has resigned after he got out of jury duty by claiming that he couldn’t be impartial — because he thought everyone brought before a court is guilty. Richard
Sanders, Hawley team up to cap credit card interest rates
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – An unlikely pair of U.S. Senators are joining forces to lower credit card interest rates. Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. have introduced a bill to cap credit card interest rates
NY Democrats pick Gendebien to run for Stefanik’s seat
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York Democrats have picked their candidate to run for a special election to fill Rep. Elise Stefanik’s seat. The party will nominate Blake Gendebien, a longtime North Country resident and farm owner
Police officer killed in Northern NY snowmobile crash
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A procession in Burlington on Tuesday honored a New Jersey police officer. New York state police say over the weekend, Steven Fernandez, 39, of Saddlebrook, New Jersey, was in a snowmobile crash in
Gov. Scott urges measured response to potential tariffs
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Governor Phil Scott says his team will focus on the facts — not the rhetoric — regarding potential tariffs or other directives from the Trump administration. The comments come after the president
Deadline approaching for UVM Pitch Challenge
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – High school students from Vermont and around the globe have the chance to win a full-ride scholarship to the University of Vermont, and all it takes is one outstanding idea. UVM sophomore Logan