Suspicious letter prompts scare at Sen. Sanders’ Vermont office
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A suspicious letter prompted a scare at Sen. Bernie Sanders’ office in Vermont on Wednesday. The letter, found in the building on Burlington’s Church Street that houses Sanders’ office, had an unknown substance
Phish, Noah Kahan to headline Kentucky festival
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Two Vermont acts will headline a music festival in Kentucky later this fall. Phish and Noah Kahan are top-billed for the Bourbon & Beyond festival in Louisville. The four-day festival from September 11
Authorities say fire that killed mother and newborn was accidental
SANDGATE, Vt. (WCAX) – A New Year’s Day fire that killed a Bennington County woman and her newborn baby was accidental, according to investigators. Nicole Grogan, 22, and her 12 days-old son, Oliver, died after fire overtook
St. Albans man pleads not guilty in dog neglect case
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – A St. Albans man has pleaded not guilty to charges of animal cruelty. St. Albans police say Kyle Gratton, 34, last month abandoned his 1.5-year-old dog Hank in an apartment with no
NY woman sentenced for embezzling from Vt. car dealerships
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A New York woman was sentenced Tuesday for defrauding several Vermont car dealerships. Federal authorities say Madison Carrig, 30, of Whitehall, pleaded guilty to embezzling $140,000 from three dealerships she worked at between
Death of New York man beaten by prison guards ruled a homicide
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report, lawyers for his family said Wednesday. The report issued by the county medical
Debris on Interstate 89 forces drivers to pull over
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Debris on Interstate 89 caused multiple cars to pull off the road Wednesday morning. Police couldn’t immediately say what the debris consisted of but that a number of cars hit it in the
Hochul meets with Canadian officials to discuss trade
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – A day after President Trump’s brinksmanship over Canadian tariffs, New York Governor Kathy Hochul met with Canadian counterparts Tuesday to talk trade. “The trade relationship is critical. And the amount of trade —
Nationwide protests expected at state capitols Wednesday
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Organizers of a nationwide protest are urging people to turn out at state capitol buildings Wednesday to speak out against the Trump administration. The so-called 50501 movement —or 50 states, 50 protests, one
WCAXtra Special Report: Palestinian ballot item consideration
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Adam tells us about a ballot measure being considered by a small Vermont town.