Calling hours set for 6 family members killed in Massena fire
MASSENA, New York (WWNY) – The community will have a chance to say goodbye to 6 members of a family who died in a house fire in Massena last week. A memorial sits outside what’s left of
Burlington sidewalk plow snaps utility pole
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Power crews are working to repair a Burlington utility pole that was hit by a sidewalk plow Thursday. It happened on South Willard near Maple Street. The top of the pole snapped, leaving
How Vermont works to keep lifts safe for skiers, riders
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – While two ski lift incidents happened in New Hampshire within the last week, no such things have been reported in Vermont. However, Vermont officials say they are prepared for them. A division of
Vt. officials say Route 7 hay wagon ‘billboards’ illegal
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – A New York business faces possible fines for violating Vermont’s billboard ban. It comes as residents some residents we spoke to are getting fed up with the half-a-dozen signs along Route 7. “I
Burlington Police responding to King St. standoff
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are responding to a standoff at an apartment in Burlington Thursday afternoon. The Burlington Police at 2:20 p.m. announced that they were responding to a person who had barricaded themselves in an
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
Messy mix expected to bring treacherous driving
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A potent storm dumping snow across the region is expected to turn into a messy mix that will cause dangerous driving conditions. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for
Nonprofit’s lawsuit over the federal funding freeze is part of an ‘avalanche’ of litigation
NEW YORK (AP) — A new coalition of nonprofits came together overnight to challenge a seemingly sweeping order from the Trump administration last week pausing trillions of dollars in federal funding. They succeeded in blocking that order, at
John Irving’s ‘Queen Esther’ returns readers to setting of ‘The Cider House Rules’
NEW YORK (AP) — In John Irving’s next book, the author is returning to St. Cloud’s, Maine, and to the orphanage made famous in his acclaimed “The Cider House Rules.” Simon & Schuster announced Thursday that Irving’s
Alleged smuggler charged in Northern NY border-crossing death
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A Colombian man who lives in Quebec was extradited from Canada and charged in federal court Thursday in connection with the death of a pregnant immigrant he’s accused of smuggling into the United