Montpelier's Corporate Cup draws thousands of runners to race for a cause
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In an event businesses are hoping will help keep the momentum moving, thousands descended on Montpelier Thursday night to participate in the 42nd annual Corporate Cup Challenge and State Agency 5K. It’s one
North Country healthcare unions rally against Medicaid and Medicare cuts
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Healthcare unions in New York’s North Country are calling on Congress to avoid cuts to Medicaid and Medicare. Today at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital, union, hospital, and New York State Nursing Association officials
Champlain Valley Union High School puts on first mock crash since before COVID-19 pandemic
HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – Champlain Valley Union High School sent a clear message to their students on Thursday: stay safe and sober this prom season. The school, along with local first responders, reenacted a disturbing yet all
Hazmat teams respond to Healthy Living in South Burlington
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Hazmat teams responded to the Healthy Living in South Burlington on Thursday. Video from the scene at around 7:30 earlier tonight shows first responders and the team digging through the dumpster there.
Police searching for missing Vermont woman
ENOSBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) – Police are searching for a missing Vermont woman. Troopers say Erin McGee, 44, of Enosburgh, was reported missing on Thursday by a family member. They say McGee was last seen on Tuesday at
New York ends paper routes for younger kids, but the job has mostly faded away for teens
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — For decades, a carveout in New York’s child labor laws allowed kids as young as 11 to legally partake in the time-honored tradition of a paper route. Flipping papers into suburban hedges, bicycling
Trump administration yanks $5M funding for Vt. digital access program
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Trump administration is pulling the plug on funding to support digital access for some people in our region. The more than $5.3 million Digital Equity Capacity Grant helps Vermonters who are older,
Gov. Scott signs bill slashing medical debt
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Thousands of low-income Vermonters will have their medical debt slashed after the governor signed a bill into law on Thursday. The measure uses a million dollars in one-time funding to eliminate $100 million
Plattsburgh council poised to confirm new police chief
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – The city of Plattsburgh could get a new police chief Thursday night. It comes after the mayor on Wednesday announced his somewhat controversial pick of Jarrod Trombley, a Lake City cop who was
Two Bradford select board members resign amid fire chief controversy
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Bradford town officials are once again in the spotlight after two select board members have submitted their resignations. Just a couple of weeks after most of Bradford’s firefighters resigned, two of the five