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…
Lake Placid hosting 1st women’s World Cup ski jumping event in US, possibly Olympic sliding events
The first women’s World Cup ski jumping event in the United States is this weekend in Lake Placid, New York. Women, thanks to fundraising efforts, are expected to make as much money as male counterparts. Former U.S. national team
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
Vt., NY join other states in lawsuit over Musk’s access to government systems
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont and New York are among a dozen states that have joined a lawsuit to stop Elon Musk’s access to sensitive U.S. Treasury Department payment computer systems. Musk, who is leading the Trump
Accused killer in Vermont cold case dies while awaiting trial
HYDE PARK, Vt. (WCAX) – A man awaiting trial in a 30-year-old Vermont cold case murder has died. Carroll Peters died Thursday morning at the age of 71. That’s according to the Lamoille County State’s Attorney. We