Vermonters could be affected by slashed USAID jobs
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Most of the workforce at USAID is now on administrative leave, and experts say that could impact Vermonters. It comes as the Trump administration looks to cut spending and the federal workforce, despite the
Longtime Westminster feed store prepares to shut its doors
WESTMINSTER, Vt. (WCAX) – It’s the end of an era in Westminster. A store that has kept family pets and farm animals fed for generations is closing up shop. Brian Morgan of Brattleboro is a regular at
New York prison buses vandalized amid protests by guards
VICTORY, N.Y. (WCAX) – Two inmate transport buses in New York were vandalized amid an ongoing corrections officer strike. Police say the buses, owned by the state’s Department of Corrections, were vandalized while parked in a storage
Our Katharine Huntley makes ice skating look easy
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – We are seeing some warmer temperatures this week, but there’s still no shortage of ice out on the lake. And our own ice skater extraordinaire– Reporter Katharine Huntley– took advantage of it on
Northern NY teen arrested after Plattsburgh fight
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A North Country teen was arrested after police say he pulled a knife out during a fight in Plattsburgh. It happened at the Champlain Centre Mall on Saturday afternoon. Troopers say a 16-year-old
Longtime Killington ski instructor dies in Utah crash
KILLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Sad news out of Killington– a longtime ski instructor died on a ski trip in Utah. Authorities believe Daniel Negrelli may have hit a tree while skiing. They say he was wearing a
Woman killed in Chester snowmobile crash
CHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – A Massachusetts woman is dead after a snowmobiling accident in Vermont. Police in Chester say on Friday morning, the 42-year-old woman from Westfield, Massachusetts, lost control of the snowmobile and hit a tree
Vt. teacher pleads not guilty to driving drunk to work
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont teacher accused of driving drunk to school has pleaded not guilty. Earlier this month, Dennis McLaughlin, 53, a teacher at the West Rutland School, was arrested after police say he drunk
Vice President Vance to visit Vermont on ski trip
WARREN, Vt. (WCAX) – U.S. Vice President JD Vance and his family will visit Vermont this weekend for a ski trip– that’s according to the Valley Reporter. Vance and his family will stay at the Pitcher Inn
Vermont still stands with Ukraine, governor says
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Feb. 24 marks the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Gov. Phil Scott says Vermont still stands with Ukraine. Drone strikes over the weekend in Ukraine prompted protests around the United