Is RFK Jr.’s fluoridation rhetoric making an impact in our region?
RICHMOND, Vt. (WCAX) – Adding fluoride to public water systems has been common practice for decades as a safe, effective way to reduce tooth decay in children. Upwards of 57 percent of Vermonters get their water from
Game camera captures alleged $30K property theft from Vt. farm
SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are investigating after $30,000 in property was stolen from a Caledonia County farm. It happened on Thursday afternoon at the Off Piste Farm in Sutton. The Vermont State Police a neighbor’s game
Welch: Trump cuts will undermine local USDA Rural Development offices
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Peter Welch says the Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the workforce of the U.S. Department of Agriculture will have a direct impact on our region. Welch says those reductions include buyouts and
Vt. labor commissioner to step down in July
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Labor Commissioner Michael Harrington is stepping down, according to the governor’s office. Harrington was first appointed in 2017 and served the state through the pandemic, when tens of thousands of people were
Feds revoke 4 student visas at Middlebury College
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Four Middlebury College community members have lost their student visas. The school says the federal government terminated records for one international student at the college and three alumni from the Middlebury Institute. To
Burlington offers free parking incentives to lure foot traffic
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Visitors to the Queen City will have a parking holiday of sorts for the next few weeks. Burlington is offering two hours of free street parking on Wednesdays and Thursdays for Parkmobile users
Brookfield’s Floating Bridge open for the season
BROOKFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – A sure sign of spring — Brookfield’s Floating Bridge is open for the season. VTrans on Friday said the Route 65 bridge is now officially open. The 200-year-old crossing is closed every winter
Lamoille County Sheriff’s deputy placed on administrative leave after derailing murder trial
HYDE PARK, Vt. (WCAX) – The Lamoille County Sheriff’s deputy blamed for derailing a Morristown murder trial this week has now been placed on administrative leave. Forty-six-year-old Seth Brunell was on trial for the 2022 stabbing death
2 arrested in Burlington clothes heist
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Two people face charges after allegedly stealing clothes from a shop and then assaulting a Burlington police officer. Police responded Thursday afternoon after a business on Church Street reported a theft. The officer
Addison County teen faces charges following deadly crash
NEW HAVEN, Vt. (WCAX) – An Addison County teen faces numerous charges following a fatal crash Thursday morning. It happened around 10:15 on Plank Road in the town of New Haven. The Addison County Sheriff’s Office says