Vermont group works to promote summer safety for kids
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A group dedicated to preventing injuries is making a new push to keep families safe this summer while they’re out having fun. The group Safe Kids Vermont set up on the bike path
Chief Grey Lock statue removed from Burlington park
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A statue that stood for decades in Burlington’s Battery Park was taken down on Thursday. Crews hoped to remove the Chief Grey Lock statue all at once, but after multiple tries, they said
Vermont man charged in Rutland transit center stabbing
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man has pleaded not guilty to a stabbing in Rutland. It happened on Wednesday at the downtown transit center. In court on Thursday, Ryan Clayton, 26, of Hyde Park, pleaded not
Volunteers at summer food program help feed Vermont kids
SHELDON, Vt. (WCAX) – An army of volunteers is helping to feed hundreds of Vermont kids each summer when school is out. Vermont Blue Sky Packing packs local families’ fridges with cooked meals, thanks to federal USDA
Air Force command pauses M18 pistol use after airman’s death at Wyoming base
The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a handgun following the death of a Security Forces airman at a base in Wyoming. The use of the M18 pistol, a variant of another
New York tourism takes a hit as Trump prepares to increase Canadian tariffs
NEW YORK (WBNG) — In a statement this morning, Senator Chuck Schumer said that President Trump’s tariff war is hurting Upstate New York’s summer tourism economy. As Trump prepares to increase tariffs on Canadian goods up to
Zoning violations upheld against Orleans pig ‘farm’
ORLEANS, Vt. (WCAX) – The Barton Development Review Board has upheld zoning violations against a so-called farm in the middle of Orleans Village. At a Wednesday night meeting, the board took testimony from concerned residents, as well
Vermont man lured child into hotel room, police say
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a Vermont man lured a child into a hotel room. It happened on Wednesday morning at the Quality Inn on Putney Road in Brattleboro. Police say when they arrived, they found
Quebec man claims he was detained, falsely accused of fishing in US waters
QUEBEC, Canada (WCAX) – A Quebec man is outraged after he says U.S. authorities falsely accused him of fishing in American waters in Lake Champlain and jailed him for hours– that’s according to CTV News. Edouard Lallemand,
This Day in History: July 24, 2002
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Scrutiny turned to scandal at Vermont’s largest hospital on this day in history back in 2002. The state was investigating the massive expansion at Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Burlington hospital now known