Plattsburgh gears up for Memorial Day observances
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Plattsburgh area leaders are gearing up for their first joint Memorial Day parade. The May 26 parade will start at the Westside Ballroom at noon and head down New York Road, ending at
Franklin County students graduate from school to the workplace
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Students at the Northwest Career Technical Center & Bellows Free Academy are graduating with new jobs in the trades. “Makes you feel noticed, I guess — that I’ve taken the time to
Plattsburgh fire causes water disruptions
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Upwards of 47 people in Plattsburgh are without water after a fire Wednesday morning. Fire officials say high winds caused the blaze to spread from the rear of the house on Champlain Drive.
Millions of New Yorkers to get ‘inflation refund checks’
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) – Millions of New Yorkers will get checks this fall as part of the state budget Gov. Kathy Hochul signed this week. This fall, more than 8 million New Yorkers, including 156,000 North Country
Legal fight over Rutland marijuana grow operation ends
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A long, back-and-forth legal fight over a proposed marijuana grow operation in Rutland appears to be over. Frederick Watkins wanted to build a roughly 1,000-square-foot garage to grow cannabis in his backyard. He
Burlington mayor appoints new CEDO director
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s mayor has appointed a new director for the city’s Community & Economic Development Office. Kara Alnasrawi, who currently serves as the director of the city’s Department of Business & Workforce Development and
Raffle aims to help Winooski businesses during construction
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – You could win a prize for supporting local businesses in Winooski. The city announced the Main Street Receipt Raffle on Wednesday. It’s part of the Winooski Mosaic campaign and is aimed at drumming
Senate sends prison parenting bill to governor
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EPA announces rollback for some Biden-era limits on so-called forever chemicals in drinking water
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it plans to weaken limits on some so-called forever chemicals in drinking water that were finalized last year, while maintaining standards for two common ones. The Biden administration set the first
NTSB says poor judgment caused Mount Equinox plane crash
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Poor decision-making led to the plane crash that nearly killed a Baltimore man and his two children on a Vermont mountain back in February, according to the NTSB. The Murphy family left from Baltimore