Young Vermonters take to the skies
NORTH CLARENDON, Vt. (WCAX) – Boys and girls as young as twelve are getting ready to take to the skies of Vermont. “When I first went up as a passenger, I used to be scared of heights.”
A Franklin County man is missing
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are asking for your help to find a missing man. They say 30-year-old Perry Harrness was last seen on March 25th. He’s believed to be in the Franklin County
Police say a St. Albans man robbed an Essex bank
ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) – A St. Albans man is in jail Thursday night after a bank robbery in Essex. It happened at around 1:00 p.m. at the M&T bank on Sunderland Way in Essex Town. Police say,
Fresh snow brings bonus days to Jay Peak skiers
JAY, Vt. (WCAX) – With 10 inches of snowfall in the last day, ski season is still going strong at Jay Peak. “This is epic… type of riding you look for all season. To get it here
A New Hampshire judge is deciding whether to block Trump's anti-DEI directive to schools
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Teachers trying to block the Trump administration’s guidance forbidding diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in schools are trying to “manufacture harm,” a government attorney told a federal judge in New Hampshire on Thursday.
Chester Police stand by their go-to crime-fighting tool
CHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – There are dozens of police dogs across Vermont, each with different skills that range from search and rescue to patrol pups. One unique K-9 at the Chester Police Department serves an entirely different
Green Mountain Club releases new ‘Long Trail Guide’
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – While it’s still too muddy to explore most of the trails around Vermont, many folks may be planning their next adventure. And just in time for hiking season, the Green Mountain Club has
Rutland misses the mark on $500K energy grant
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland lawmakers could scale back an energy-efficiency project after failing to secure a state grant. The state’s Municipal Energy Resilience Program rejected the city’s application for half a million dollars that was part
UVM protests target erosion of civil liberties
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Protests continued Thursday over a Palestinian student from the Upper Valley who was detained by federal authorities in Colchester this week but has yet to be charged with a crime. The incident is
2nd guilty plea in Plattsburgh murder case
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A second person has pleaded guilty in connection with a Plattsburgh murder. Erica Colon, 21, on Thursday pleaded guilty to conspiracy for her role in the murder of Marcus Dixon, 31. Prosecutors say