Vt. Attorney General joins Social Security suit
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s Attorney General, Charity Clark, joins a coalition of 21 other attorney generals filing an amicus brief to block what they’re calling “erratic and unlawful layoffs and mismanagement at the social security administration.”
Member of Zizian group says she did not kill her parents
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of a Pennsylvania couple whose deaths are among six connected to a cultlike group says she has been falsely accused of killing her parents. Michelle Zajko’s denial was part of a
Vermont submits DEI compliance letter
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Amid federal crackdowns on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Vermont’s education secretary says the state will remain committed to equality. This week Vermont submitted a letter to the federal government certifying the state’s compliance
Republican Vt. governor says detained student activist should be granted due process
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – There are growing calls for a Columbia University student living in Vermont to be released after the Palestinian man was arrested in Colchester Monday by federal authorities. “The work and activism we have
NY prison guards indicted in connection with an inmate’s death, governor says
Multiple New York prison guards have been criminally indicted in connection with the “disturbing” death of an inmate last month during a wildcat officers’ strike, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday. Hochul announced the grand jury indictments in
St. Johnsbury officer faces excessive force allegations from former job
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – A St. Johnsbury police officer faces new allegations after an investigation found he used excessive force during an arrest in his previous job in Barre. The incident took place back in December of
Police searching for missing Vermont man
WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are searching for a missing man who was last seen leaving a residential facility in Williamstown on Monday. Troopers say Corey Hunt, 34, hiked into the woods behind the Second Spring facility
Trout expert authors new edition to guide book
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Trout fishing season opened in Vermont over the weekend. It comes as Peter Shea, the author of “The Atlas of Vermont Trout Ponds,” announced a new edition of his local best-seller. Now in
Student’s revoked visa stokes enrollment worries at SUNY Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – SUNY Plattsburgh’s president says the school community continues to support a student whose visa was revoked. The school said Friday that the student is in the “student exchange and visitor information system.” SUNY
Police searching for shooting suspect they call armed and dangerous
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are searching for the suspect in a shooting in Colchester who they say is armed and dangerous, and facing attempted murder charges. It comes after a 23-year-old man was found in Colchester