Hochul deploys National Guard as corrections officers continue walkout
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has deployed National Guard troops to secure state-run prisons amid a wildcat strike by corrections workers. Picketing and striking by corrections officers took place at around 30 state
Vacationing Upper Valley kids enjoy best ski bargain around
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – Several school districts in the Upper Valley are off this week for winter break. And for parents looking for an affordable activity, Storrs Hill is the place to be all week. The Poma
Jay Peak says Canadian visitor numbers down
JAY, Vt. (WCAX) – Jay Peak says the threat of tariffs — and reduced U.S. border crossing hours — has taken a bite out of the area’s Canadian visitor numbers. The resort says they saw some immediate
Windsor carries on with ice rink tradition
WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – An annual ice skating rink in Windsor is back open this year thanks to Mother Nature. The village green rink off State Street is not your typical rink made with plastic and boards.
Proposed bill would ban hunters from baiting fur-bearing animals
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Some state lawmakers are aiming to restrict how hunters go after fur-bearing animals like coyotes, beavers, and bobcats. H.132 was sponsored by Rep. Lawrence Satcowitz, D-Randolph, and would prohibit a person from taking
Trump administration orders halt to NYC toll meant to fight traffic and fund mass transit
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday ordered a halt to New York City’s congestion pricing system, which thins traffic and funds mass transit by imposing high tolls on drivers entering some parts of Manhattan. Launched
4 injured in wrong-way crash on I-93
PLYMOUTH, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire authorities say four people were injured following a two-car crash involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 93. New Hampshire State Police say it happened Monday evening around 8:15 p.m. on the
UVM’s ROTC wins top honors
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The University of Vermont’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program has been named the best in the Northeast. UVM officials say the ROTC won this year’s General Douglas MacArthur Award for leadership for the
Jay Peak snow totals on track to seasonal record
JAY, Vt. (WCAX) – Snowfall at Jay Peak is giving some western ski destinations a run for their money this season. Powder Magazine reports the snowpack out west is just below or average for this time of
802 News: Treasurer Mike Pieciak wants to make your medical debt disappear
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Approximately 60,000 Vermonters are collectively carrying as much as $155 million in old medical debt — debt that they’re struggling to pay and that providers are having difficulty collecting. State Treasurer Mike Pieciak