Brattleboro apartment catches fire, displaces 1

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Fire crews battled an apartment fire in Brattleboro Thursday night. Firefighters there say they responded to the building on Brookside Drive just before 5:30 p.m. where they found a fire burning in the

Northwestern Medical Center nurses vote to unionize

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Registered nurses at Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans are unionizing. Union leaders with AFT Vermont say after four months of organizing, a majority of the roughly 150 registered nurses at Northwestern

Burlington college students rally for the Winter Rail Jam

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Liam Dillon was having the time of his life at the Burton Champlain College Rail Jam. “Everyone’s throwing down. It’s absolutely electric. Everyone is feeling the vibes. It couldn’t be a better atmosphere…

UVM Medical Center reduces dependence on traveling nurses

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – UVM Medical Center says they have reduced their dependence on traveling nurses. The state’s largest hospital — along with other facilities — spent upwards of $100 million at the height of the pandemic

Spotlight on the Vermont African American Heritage Trail

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – As we celebrate Black History Month here in Vermont, The Vermont African American Heritage Trail gives some insight into the significance of many locations across the region to African American History and Civil

Vt. lawmakers push to dilute 2015 clean water law

MONTPELIER Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are taking another look at a 2015 water quality law that many consider onerous and that few have complied with. In the Southview development in Richmond, homeowners are grappling with the

Super Senior: Jim Geier

STARKSBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Jim Geier is a man in motion. He’s the founder and owner of Vermont Folk Rocker, a maker of high-end rocking chairs in Starksboro. They make 300 a year. Now 81, Geier no