Vt. Supreme Court makes ruling in Charity Clark, Doug Hoffer TIF district debacle
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont Supreme Court ruled in a face-off between the state’s attorney general, Charity Clark, and State Auditor Doug Hoffer. In 2023, Hoffer was investigating Burlington’s tax increment financing, or TIF district, and
Police search for woman in Montpelier area accused of multiple assaults
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Montpelier police are looking for a woman who they say violently assaulted multiple people. It happened just after 5 p.m. on Thursday on State Street. Police say 26-year-old Emily Shoestock used a box
Hard-won lessons learned at the Battle of Hubbardton
HUBBARDTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Revolutionary War’s Battle of Hubbardton that took place July 7, 1777, and came at a time when prospects were bleak for American forces. They had just fled Fort Ticonderoga after being out-manned
High school students attend GIV’s emergency medicine training camp
LYNDON, Vt. (WCAX) – Aspiring medical professionals this week got to experience what it would be like to tend to an emergency scenario. The 67 high school students from across Vermont were learning how to perform life-saving
Death of woman on East Montpelier trail not suspicious, police say
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities are investigating the death of a Montpelier woman who died on a local trail. The Vermont State Police say Jean Newberry, 40, was found dead off a hiking trail on Horn
Stuck in Vt: The fairy-tale world of comic artist and illustrator Julianna Brazill
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In the verdant illustrated world of Julianna Brazill, cats walk upright and live in ivy-covered cottages, mice enjoy winter activities outside their cozy tree-trunk home, and squirrels drink coffee at a pâtisserie. In
Scholarship to honor beloved former WCAX anchor
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Friday is our friend and former colleague, Judy Simpson’s birthday. The longtime former morning anchor passed away last year after a battle with cancer. Now, to honor her commitment to journalism, her family
Horseshoe pros pitch ringers in Bristol
BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) – It’s summertime, and that means it’s peak season for one of Vermont’s unsung sports: horseshoes. Reporter Joe Carroll recently traveled to Bristol to visit with some of the pros at the Sodbusters Horseshoe
Vermont exploring plans for new convention center
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont officials are exploring the idea of creating a new convention center, a venue capable of hosting thousands in an effort to spur economic activity. With numerous hotels, restaurants, and the CityPlace development
Aerobatic fliers to take to the skies in Springfield this weekend
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – An annual aerobatics contest has returned to the Green Mountains, featuring pilots flipping and rolling through the air. There was a buzz in the air at the Hartness State Airport in Springfield Friday