Windsor pushes to acquire former prison for housing

WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – There’s a renewed push to find a new use for a former Vermont prison. The Southeast State Correctional Facility in Windsor closed in 2017. The land around it has been preserved, but the

$17M in federal education funding restored to Vermont

WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Upwards of $17 million in school funding for Vermont that was previously cancelled by the Trump administration has now been restored. Senator Bernie Sanders says he had several conversations with U.S. Education Secretary Linda

Adirondack spring tourism numbers take a hit

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (WCAX) – New York tourism officials say bookings and web traffic were down in the Adirondack region this spring, especially among Canadians. They blame the soggy spring season and the current fraught political relationship

Vt., NH senators push to save veterans program

WASHINGTON (WCAX) – Senators from our region have joined with other lawmakers in asking the Trump administration to save what they call a lifesaving program for U.S. service members. Senators Bernie Sanders, Peter Welch, and Jeanne Shaheen

Lafayette returns for 200-year victory tour

WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – A French Revolutionary War hero returns to Vermont this week, 200 years after his first visit. For months, a reenactor has retraced Lafayette’s journey. This weekend, he touches down in the Green Mountains.

West Windsor Music Festival kicks off

WEST WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – On Friday, a music festival comes to West Windsor. The annual festival has four concerts starting Friday and going through Sunday. It’ll kick off at the West Windsor town hall at 7