CVU students stage walkout to protest federal immigration policy
HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – Some Vermont high school students on Wednesday joined a nationwide push against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Students at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg participated in a walkout after two of
VTSU sees 30% uptick in apprenticeship program graduates
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – More than 100 new tradespeople are entering Vermont’s workforce, helping to build the state’s future. This month, 105 electricians and 80 plumbers graduated from Vermont State University’s registered apprenticeship programs. Officials say it
Migrant farmworker returns to Vermont after release
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – One of nine farmworkers detained in Vermont last month is back in the Green Mountains after being released by a judge last week. Diblaim Maximo Sargento-Morales — known as Max — was part
Montpelier man charged with sexual assault
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A Montpelier man faces charges of aggravated sexual assault. Montpelier Police say they received a tip from a third party on Tuesday morning about the possible assault. After multiple interviews and obtaining a
Video shows Vermont prosecutor’s arrest for alleged DUI
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Police have released video showing the moments a Vermont county prosecutor was arrested by troopers for an alleged DUI. WCAX News obtained several hours’ worth of body camera, cruiser camera and holding cell
Vermont lake and pond monitors wanted
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont environmental officials say they are once again looking for a few folks this summer to keep a lookout on the state’s lakes and ponds. With more than 800 lakes and ponds in
What to know about the US Senate’s effort to block vehicle-emission rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Congress may stop California from implementing its first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. A Senate vote expected as soon as this week could end the nation’s most aggressive effort to transition
Justice Dept. investigating former New York Gov. Cuomo over pandemic testimony, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation into former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo after congressional Republicans recommended that he be charged with lying over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, a person familiar with
Police working scene on railroad tracks in Essex Junction
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) – Essex Police responded to a scene in Essex Junction on Wednesday morning. Video from our crew on scene shows police walking around the train tracks in the area of Maple Street and
Essex County man arrested for shooting at home
MAIDSTONE, Vt. (WCAX) – A Maidstone man is being held without bail on aggravated assault charges. Police say he shot at his neighbor’s house. According to police, on Tuesday afternoon, 81-year-old Larry McLain shot at 63-year-old Marcel