Fairlee drive-in theater to remain dark this summer
FAIRLEE, Vt. (WCAX) – The Fairlee Drive-in, a popular summer pastime in the Upper Valley, will not be opening this year, and the community is hoping it’s not the beginning of the end for the local institution.
Vermont man convicted of violating state gun law
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Jurors have convicted a Vermont man, who describes himself as a white nationalist, of violating the state’s gun magazine capacity laws. After a one-day trial, the jury convicted Max Misch, 42, of Bennington,
Mamava opens first lactation pod in New York’s North Country
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Burlington-based Mamava now has its first lactation pod in New York’s North Country. The Clinton County Health Department helped set up the pod at the Champlain Centre Mall to assist families with small
Ousted Bradford fire chief claims he received no notice
BRADFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The Bradford Selectboard has appointed a new fire chief, something that’s not sitting well with the current chief. Ryan Terrill has been with the department for two decades and chief for the last
Judge bars Trump from denying federal funds to ‘sanctuary’ cities
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – President Trump has been using federal funding as leverage on a lot of his key policies, and now he’s threatening to pull it from so-called sanctuary cities, he says are blocking his immigration
Norwich University students arrested for theft at Caledonia County cannabis farm
NORTHFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Two Norwich University students have been charged with stealing $30,000 in property from a cannabis farm. It happened two weeks ago at the Off Piste Farm in Sutton. A neighbor’s game camera captured
Defunct Barre railroad bridge to be removed
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – Barre has received the green light to remove a problem bridge in an effort to save the city’s north end from future flooding. The defunct train bridge crossing the Stevens Branch River has
CVU student takes cancer research science project to the next level
HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – A student at Champlain Valley Union High School is taking his school science project to the next level, hoping to aid medical research into detecting one of the deadliest forms of cancer. “The
Cavendish man charged with arson in barn fire
CAVENDISH, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man faces arson charges after police say he intentionally lit a barn on fire. It happened in Cavendish earlier this month. Investigators say Zerrick Ausikaitis, 20, of Cavendish, set fire to
New York Republican Party headquarters vandalized again
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York’s Republican Party headquarters in Albany was vandalized for a second time in just two weeks. North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik said both incidents included reference to Nazis. In a statement, Stefanik,