Will Vermont court ruling settle question for neighbors of stinky farm
ORLEANS, Vt. (WCAX) – A recent ruling by the Vermont Supreme Court gives cities and towns more authority to regulate farms. That’s welcome news to residents in Orleans, who have expressed repeated concerns over the smell and
Special brew canned for Do Good Fest
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A special brew has been canned for this year’s Do Good Fest in Montpelier. Lawson’s Finest Liquids canned the Do Good Brew for this year’s festival. The IPA will only be sold at
Vermont lawmakers question slow rollout of speed cameras for work zones
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers are questioning the slow rollout of a pilot project to install speed cameras in work zones. The law approved last year was prompted, in part, after a construction flagger was struck
Omnibus election bill moving through Vermont Senate
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A sweeping elections bill that has been years in the making is advancing at the Vermont Statehouse. Since first implementing universal vote by mail during the pandemic, other election policy proposals in the
Vt. lawmakers work to find compromise on education reform bill
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont lawmakers have resumed high-stakes negotiations on the future of your kids’ education and your property taxes. The conference committee of six House and Senate lawmakers is reviewing the latest reform proposal. They
PETA encourages veganism with ‘Hell on Wheels’ chicken truck
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Animal rights group PETA brought its so-called Hell on Wheels truck to Burlington on Wednesday. It’s covered with pictures of real chickens crammed into crates on their way to slaughter. According to officials,
Vermont medical experts dismayed by RFK Jr. vaccine rhetoric
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – As federal health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continue to send mixed messages about vaccines, state medical experts say they are reminding Vermonters that vaccines have been proven to be safe. RFK
Upper Valley community service organization seeing increased need, fewer volunteers
LEBANON, Vt. (WCAX) – An Upper Valley nonprofit is seeing a dramatic increase in need and is putting out the call for help. LISTEN Community Services provides food, clothing, and other services to communities on both sides
Stefanik bill aims to increase security, staffing at northern border
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik is cosponsoring legislation to beef up security and staffing at the northern border. Stefanik wants updates to the northern border threat analysis, which has not been changed since 2018,
Beekmantown resident recovers from twister
BEEKMANTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) – A small tornado briefly touched down in New York’s North Country Tuesday, uprooting trees, ripping off a rooftop, and sending a trampoline hundreds of feet into the air. Paramedic John Stafford says he