Central Vermont farmer deals with emu escape
BERLIN, Vt. (WCAX) – A pair of flightless birds ruffled feathers in central Vermont Tuesday after they escaped their farm. “To me, that was the best place to spend the summer, running around on the farm,” said
Champlain Islands district votes to close school
NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) – The Champlain Islands Unified Union School Board has voted to shutter a local elementary school. The board voted Monday 3-to-1 to close the Noth Hero School to help bring student costs below
Voters divided on Slate Valley Unified Union school spending plan
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) – Budget battles continue for one southern Vermont school district. Residents headed to the polls on Tuesday for their second vote on the Slate Valley Unified Union School District spending plan. Slate Valley had
Trial underway for 2022 Morristown murder
HYDE PARK, Vt. (WCAX) – The trial is officially underway for the man charged with the 2022 murder of a transgender person in Morristown. While there is no debate over whether Seth Brunell is responsible for the
Teen admitted to killing his dad, Vt. police say
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a Bridport teen has admitted to killing his father last year. Stephen Nuciolo Jr., 18, who has autism, made an initial court appearance on Tuesday. He did not enter a plea,
SUNY Plattsburgh, Clinton Community College sign consolidation agreement
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – SUNY Plattsburgh and Clinton Community College officials on Tuesday signed an official agreement over the relocation of CCC to the SUNY Plattsburgh campus this fall. For over half a century, Clinton Community College
Sanders takes ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ tour into Trump strongholds
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephanie and Ryan Burnett were perplexed. The crowd was enormous. The line snaked endlessly between buildings. Were they in the right place? As the mother and son approached an aging college basketball
New York issues burn ban
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – A burn ban is in place for all of New York state through May 14th. Fire officials say there have been multiple wildfires in the North Country recently but that the fire danger
Donors step forward to keep Vermont Historical Society program going
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – A statewide history project has been partially saved thanks to multiple donors. The Vermont Historical Society last week said cuts in federal funding would mean the end of their Activating 21st Century Local
CBS News Poll: 75% of Americans think tariffs will increase prices
BURLINGTON, Vt. (CBS) – As tariff talk grows louder, a CBS News poll finds 75% of Americans expect prices to rise in the short term, and nearly half say the same about the long term. CBS News’