Vermont man sentenced on firearms charges

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A man who troopers say stole a Vermont state police cruiser and a gun inside it will spend five years behind bars. Police say Timothy Gabriel, 31, took the cruiser from a home

State hires Vermont animal welfare director

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Department of Public Safety has hired a leader for its new Animal Welfare Division. Lisa Milot was picked to lead the newly created department. She starts in May. The goal is

Police arrest nude man on New Hampshire highway

DOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – Police arrested a New Hampshire man who they say ran naked from a crash, disrupting highway traffic. New Hampshire troopers say they got multiple calls Sunday afternoon about a nude man running in

Police searching for missing Vermont teen

ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) – Police in Essex are searching for a missing teen who they say is a person with disabilities. Investigators say Nova Kravitz, 19, of Essex, was last seen Monday at Essex High School at

Cocaine seized, 2 arrested at Massena border crossing

MASSENA, New York (WWNY) – Two people from Ottawa face drug charges after allegedly trying to enter the U.S. with cocaine at Massena. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says a man and woman failed to produce proper

Police try to ID suspect in wood pellet thefts

CAMBRIDGE, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are asking the public for help identifying a pair of suspects who they say stole several hundred dollars in wood pellets. Troopers say it happened at the Aubuchon Hardware in Cambridge over

Trial delayed for suspect in 2 Vermont murders

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The trial for a man accused of two murders in Chittenden County has been delayed. Denroy Dasent, 54, of South Burlington, faces second-degree murder charges after police say he shot and killed Sheikhnoor

120 mph winds whip Mount Washington summit

JACKSON, N.H. (WCAX) – The wind was really whipping on top of Mount Washington over the weekend. Video from Mount Washington State Park at the summit– that’s roughly 6,300 feet– showed an employee struggling to stand in

New York prison strikes set to end on Monday

DANNEMORA, N.Y. (WCAX) – Monday could mark the end of prison strikes in New York if at least 85% of those on strike return to work. A tentative agreement between Corrections officials and union workers kicked in

North Country murder suspect takes plea deal

ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) – The suspect in a North Country murder has taken a plea deal. Qwavon Harris, 28, of Brooklyn, initially pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges in the death of William Ball in Elizabethtown