Welch introduces burn pit reform effort
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – New efforts are underway in Washington to address toxic burn pits in war zones. WCAX first investigated the deadly consequences of these open-air trash fires more than seven years ago after witnessing veterans living
Rutland day shelter loses state funding
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – The directors of a day shelter in Rutland say loss of state funding means that they will likely have to cut services and lay off some workers. Companions in Wholeness said it has
Advocates hope investigation into NH murder- suicide leads to meaningful reforms
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire authorities are reviewing their policies and procedures following a deadly domestic incident this month in the Coos County town of Berlin. Shortly after Marisol Fuentes’s murder, advocates for domestic violence victims
Vermont actor featured in ‘Shallow Hal’ dies
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man known for his role in the 2001 film “Shallow Hal” has died. Rene Kirby of Burlington lived with spina bifida, which led to him having no use of his legs.
Why aren’t some Burlington residents receiving their mail?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – WCAX is Getting Answers about continued concerns over slow mail delivery in Burlington’s Old North End. WCAX viewer Dana wrote to ask why parts of the city haven’t gotten mail in weeks. In
Group eyes Montpelier property for 18-bed year-round shelter
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Officials eye Montpelier property for year-round homeless shelter. A house at 137 Barre Street could soon become home to a year-round, 18-bed permanent shelter in Montpelier. Good Samaritan Haven’s Meredith Warner says the
Car crashes into Trader Joe’s store in South Burlington
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Trader Joe’s in South Burlington was closed on Tuesday after a car crashed into the store. Police say at about 11 a.m., a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Dorset Street
NH authorities arrest man for voting violation
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – New Hampshire authorities have charged a non-U.S. citizen with voting in elections. The Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday said that Naseef Bryan, of Manchester, was arrested on charges of wrongful voting. They say
New York to make phone calls free in its state prisons
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will soon make phone calls free in its state prisons, officials said Tuesday. People who are incarcerated in the state’s prisons currently receive three free, 15-minute phone calls a week. After
Man accused of attempted murder in Rutland assault
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A man is facing attempted murder charges after an assault at a Rutland electronics repair shop. City police say it happened Tuesday morning at Digital Repair Surgeons on Woodstock Avenue. Investigators say Ryan