Hotel-motel recipients brace for another wave of evictions next month
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Another wave of evictions from Vermont’s hotel-motel emergency housing program is looming. Governor Phil Scott earlier this spring issued an executive order keeping some medically vulnerable people sheltered in the program and waived
Supporters, opponents wait for Hochul to take action on Medical Aid in Dying Act
ALBANY, N.Y. (WCAX) — Supporters and opponents of a medically assisted suicide bill are lobbying New York Governor Kathy Hochul. The measure approved last week would allow a person with an incurable illness to be prescribed life-ending
Casella celebrates 50 year anniversary by ringing in NASDAQ
NEW YORK (WCAX) – Casella Tuesday morning celebrated half a century by ringing the NASDAQ opening bell on Wall Street. The Rutland-based waste management company has grown from a two-man operation back in 1975 to a publicly
Beta signs deal with Republic Airways
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Beta Technologies has announced a new partnership with Republic Airways. Under the deal, the South Burlington-based electric plane manufacturer will deliver one of its Alia vertical take-off and landing planes to the
Plea deal for man who assaulted Burlington police officer
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A man accused of attacking a Burlington police officer has taken a plea deal. Michael Gbenusola of Swanton has now pleaded guilty to assaulting the officer. Police say in July, Gbenusola punched the
Vermont man sentenced in animal cruelty case
CONCORD, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man accused of animal cruelty learned his sentence on Monday. Mark Whitney Jr. will be put on probation for three years following a month behind bars. It comes after a March
Vermont DMV can now renew driver’s licenses years before they expire
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Folks can now get their Vermont driver’s license renewal early with credit for the time remaining. The DMV says recent legislation means that starting Tuesday, driver’s licenses and non-driver IDs can be renewed
Hiker dies after suffering medical emergency
LOW AND BURBANKS GRANT, N.H. (WCAX) – A Connecticut man has died after suffering a medical emergency in the White Mountains. It happened Monday afternoon near Mount Madison. New Hampshire Fish and Game says Richard Perrault, 40,
Sanders, Welch urge Trump to avoid going to war with Iran
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Vermont Senators Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch have joined other lawmakers in urging President Trump to avoid going to war against Iran. It comes as Israel appeared to be expanding its air campaign on
Scott, Hochul take part in discussions on Canadian tariffs
BOSTON (WCAX) – Governors Phil Scott and Kathy Hochul joined fellow Northeast governors in Boston on Monday to talk about President Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The meeting, hosted by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, also included premiers from