Vermont trooper honored for 2023 ice rescue
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont State Police trooper has received the Carnegie Medal of Heroism. Trooper Michelle Archer two years ago plunged into a frozen pond in Cambridge to save an eight-year-old girl who had fallen
Vermont recognizes Medal of Honor recipients
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Medal of Honor recipients were honored Tuesday under the Golden Dome as part of National Medal of Honor Day. The medal is the country’s highest military honor and dozens of Vermonters have
Burlington City Council signs off on study of public health, safety building
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A shared public health and safety building in Burlington is one step closer to reality. Monday night, the City Council signed off on money for phase one of the project. Some $170,000 is
New exhibit explores history of Vermont’s oldest public building
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A new exhibit at the Vermont History Museum explores the state’s oldest public building. Images and artifacts help paint the picture of what life was like in the 18th century when the Rockingham
Newly elected Newpot mayor bullish on city’s future
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Vacant lots and a declining population have left the future vitality of Newport in question. It’s a challenge new Mayor Rick Ufford-Chase says he is ready to take on. “This community has survived
1 killed, 2 seriously injured in NH head-on crash
SHELBURNE, N.H. (WCAX) – One man was killed and two people were seriously injured in a crash in New Hampshire on Monday. Troopers say an SUV and a car hit head-on on Route 2 in Shelburne at
New York AG offers consumers tips to delete 23andMe data
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York’s attorney general is offering information to 23andMe customers about how to keep their genetic data safe. It comes after the genetic testing company filed for bankruptcy on Sunday and its co-founder
VTrans: White River Jct., Interstate ramp closure Wednesday
WHITE RIVER JCT., Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Transportation officials are warning drivers of bridge work at the White River Junction Interstate interchange Wednesday morning. VTrans says the 10A exit ramp connecting I-91 north to I-89 south will
9 detained during Tupper Lake immigration raid have been deported
TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – Nine workers detained during a federal immigration raid at a northern New York paper mill will be deported, according to the business. ICE agents raided the Tupper Lake Pine Mill on February
4 arrested in Sheffield drug investigation
SHEFFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Several people were arrested on drug and gun charges in Sheffield on Tuesday. Lyndonville police say four people were taken into custody amid an investigation on Route 122. Police say they recovered 45