Blue Cross Blue Shield claims they are at a 'crisis point'
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Blue Cross Blue Shield, Vermont’s largest commercial health insurer, says it’s at a crisis point. With BCBS near declaring bankruptcy, lawmakers are taking action. Bill H.482, which was delivered to the governor Friday,
Funding for state housing construction program gets green light
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – $2 billion in funding for home building gets the green light from Vermont lawmakers. The community housing infrastructure program, or CHIP, will provide money for housing, including mobile, middle-income, and dilapidated homes, as
Multiple Saint Michael’s College employees laid off
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – About a dozen employees were laid off at St. Michael’s College Friday. In a statement, a school official say, “Like many institutions, we’re responding to long-term shifts in enrollment, rising costs, and broader
Getting Answers: How long will Burlington’s pod community continue?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – We’re getting answers about how long city officials expect to keep Burlington’s pod community for the homeless in operation. WCAX viewer Bonnie wrote in to ask, what’s happened to the pods that Burlington
Stuck in Vt: Touring Fern Crete’s maximalist dream home and lush gardens
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Walking into Fern Crete’s home in Burlington is an overwhelming sensory experience. The house resembles a French château inside and is packed with sumptuous antiques, including chandeliers and lamps with unique shades that
Anaerobic digester producing power from Ben & Jerry’s waste
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Turning ice cream into renewable energy is the goal behind a new partnership with Ben & Jerry’s. “It was astounding to me when I first started just how much waste food and
Vt. officials respond to Trump administration’s ‘sanctuary city’ threats
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s mayor and other local officials responded Friday to the Trump administration’s release of a public list putting more than 500 “sanctuary jurisdictions” across the country on notice that they are standing in
Upper Valley town’s historic buildings added to NH state registry
CORNISH, N.H. (WCAX) – Cornish, New Hampshire, an Upper Valley town perhaps most well known as the home of author J.D. Salinger, now also has five state-registered historical buildings to put it on the map. History abounds
New recruits celebrate graduation from Vt. Police Academy
PITTSFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – After four months of basic training, more than two dozen new police officers are set to join the ranks — and help fill the gaps — at departments across the state. The 119th
Suspect who shot at border patrol, Vt troopers, now faces federal charges
ST. JONSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – A Rhode Island man accused of firing a gun at border patrol agents last summer and getting in a shootout with Vermont troopers faces new federal charges. Authorities say Brendan Sackal, 32,