Burlington’s fire chief announces retirement
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s fire chief is hanging up his hat. Chief Michael LaChance will retire on June 30th after 26 years with the department. LaChance began his career as a volunteer firefighter in Colchester over
Newsmaker Interview: Vt. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s top doctor is set to retire Friday. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine was appointed by Gov. Phil Scott back in 2017, making him one of the administration’s longest-tenured commissioners. Darren Perron spoke
An AI avatar tried to argue a case before a New York court. The judges weren’t having it
NEW YORK (AP) — It took only seconds for the judges on a New York appeals court to realize that the man addressing them from a video screen — a person about to present an argument in
Tech ed students gather for jump start in building trades
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont tech ed students had the opportunity to meet with local business owners in the construction and building materials trades on Friday for some hands-on presentations, networking, and potential career opportunities. The
Dartmouth researcher sampling maple sap in sites contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
HANOVER, N.H. (WCAX) – A new study is exploring how much, if at all, maple trees absorb so-called “forever chemicals,” and how much can end up in maple syrup. Emily Sigman, a first-year PhD student at Dartmouth
Burlington event commemorates 2024 solar total eclipse
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A one‐night‐only celebration commemorating last April’s total solar eclipse comes to the Contois Auditorium in Burlington on Saturday. “Vignettes of Veiled Light was created by local filmmakers Alexandra Rose Morrow and Myles David
Judge moves legal case of international student at Tufts University to Vermont
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge in Boston on Friday moved the case of a detained Tufts University doctoral student to Vermont, where the Turkish national was briefly held before being moved to an immigration detention facility in Louisiana.
Stuck in Vt: Local residents adapt to new restrictions at Haskell Free Library
DERBY LINE, Vt. (WCAX) – For more than 100 years, the Haskell Free Library & Opera House has been a symbol of friendship and unity between the U.S. and Canada. But as tensions escalate between the two
Scott issues 2nd veto of budget adjustment over hotel-motel funding
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Friday gave his second veto to a mid-year budget adjustment bill over Democrats’ inclusion of funding to extend the state’s housing of homeless in motels into the summer.
Expo welcomes Vermont Spring Market this weekend
ESSEX JCT., Vt. (WCAX) – Folks can shake off their winter blues this weekend with a visit to the Vermont Spring Market. Vendors spent Friday afternoon getting their booths set up at the Champlain Valley Expo. Over