Rep. Becca Balint hosts town hall in Newport to hear communnity border concerns
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – To have their questions answered and their concerns heard, dozens of Northeast Kingdom residents filled the North Country Union High School Auditorium on Wednesday night for Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint’s town hall. Just
Police identify suspect in St. Johnsbury shooting
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Police on Wednesday identified a suspect in a St. Johnsbury shooting earlier this month and say he remains at large. Vermont State Police say they have an arrest warrant for Ladjuan Anthony
The unrelenting housing crisis inspires creative solutions
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The state of the housing market in Vermont is discouraging, to put it lightly. Late-night browsing of home prices on Zillow can make Ohio look enticing. Many Vermonters can rattle off a list
Conference committee begins education reform debate
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A conference committee of Vermont lawmakers on Wednesday began hammering out the details of a sweeping education reform bill that passed both chambers. A conference committee of six House and Senate lawmakers began
CV-TEC students sign on the dotted line
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Dozens of graduating tech ed students in Plattsburgh on Wednesday took the first step in joining the North Country’s workforce of tomorrow. “Our students are working in almost every business and industry in
New program aids future teachers seeking second career
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – A new program seeks to fill much-needed teacher positions by offering qualified local workers seeking a second career a pathway to teaching credentials. North Country Union High School students had to take health
Welch talks tariffs with business leaders in Manchester, Rutland
MANCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Senator Peter Welch met with business leaders in Manchester Wednesday to discuss tariffs. The Senator, who was in Canada earlier this week to meet with the new prime minister and other officials,
Family of Vt. woman settles with Mass. authorities over her death
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A family’s quest for justice has ended in a settlement more than six years after a Vermont woman died in the custody of police in Massachusetts. The family of Madelyn Lisenmeir says that
Vermont communities still owed millions from recent flooding
BARNARD, Vt. (WCAX) – Federal disaster relief is continuing to flow to Vermont communities damaged by flooding the past two summers — that’s the message from Vermont’s chief recovery officer. The town of Barnard still has roughly
VTrans briefs lawmakers on Winooski Bridge design
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – VTrans officials say they plan to keep a lane open during the much-anticipated reconstruction of the bridge linking Burlington and Winooski. Officials briefed Vermont lawmakers Wednesday about the project. They say the bridge