Vt. and NY join states challenging restrictions on Head Start for kids in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday challenging the Trump administration’s restrictions on social services for immigrants in the country illegally, including the federal preschool program Head Start, health
Do Good Fest raises $214K for Vermont Foodbank
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Organizers of this month’s Do Good Fest say they raised upwards of $214,000 for the Vermont Foodbank. The one-day July 12 festival in Montpelier sold out, raising $110,000, along with collecting 1,000 pounds
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Calvin Cutler explains big changes from the federal government and preparation efforts from Vermont’s treasurer and state lawmakers. Peter has your First Alert forecast.
Vermont engineer revives pay phones for free calls in areas with poor cell service
TUNBRIDGE, Vt. (AP) — An electrical engineer by trade, Patrick Schlott has spent countless hours tinkering with new and old technology. But it wasn’t until he found himself living in rural Vermont that he realized his penchant
Listen to Jessie Murph’s single ‘Bad as the Rest’ off new album
Jessie Murph has released her new single “Bad As The Rest,” taken from her sophomore album Sex Hysteria. Sex Hysteria includes Jessie’s most recent hits, “Blue Strips” and “Touch Me Like A Gangster,” both of which topped
‘The Cosby Show’ star Malcolm-Jamal Warner dies in accidental drowning at age 54
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known for his role as Theodore Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show, has died at the age of 54. TMZ reported that Warner died on Sunday in an accidental drowning near Cocles,
See Liam Neeson, Pamela Anderson in the trailer for ‘Naked Gun’ reboot
Paramount Pictures is teasing the reboot of The Naked Gun, starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. Saturday Night Live’s Akiva Schaffer directs, with Family Guy’s Seth MacFarlane serving as producer of the reboot, which stars Neeson stars
This Day in History: July 22, 1961
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s most famous poet was in the news this day in 1961. Robert Frost was named Vermont’s first poet laureate at the age of 86. Frost was born in California and didn’t move
Northern Stage opens new housing for artists, staff
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) – The Upper Valley cuts the ribbon on new housing on Tuesday. It’s built to attract and maintain artists and staff at Northern Stage. The professional theater company in White River Junction
Travis Scott’s ‘JACKBOYS 2’ debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Travis Scott’s latest album JackBoys 2 debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart, edging out Justin Bieber‘s new album SWAG, and Clipse’s first album in over 15 years, Let God Sort ‘Em Out. JackBoys 2