New buoy measures underwater conditions on Lake Champlain
PLATTSBURGH (WCAX) – A new buoy on Lake Champlain will help monitor the weather through underwater observations. The high-tech weather station buoy on the Plattsburgh side collects data on everything from water temperature to how storms impact
Local artist designs fantasy-themed poster for Vermont Green championship game
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A local graphic designer is putting the final touches on the Vermont Green FC’s program cover ahead of Saturday’s big national championship game. In every match, there’s a story. The same goes for
Welch pushes legislation to repeal Trump ‘sick tax’
WASHINGTON (WCAX) – A new push on Capitol Hill aims to roll back what Democrats are calling a “sick tax” on some of the country’s most vulnerable patients. President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” comes with a
Gov. Scott declines to offer Vt. National Guard soldiers to assist ICE
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Governor Phil Scott says he will not allow Vermont National Guard soldiers to help in federal immigration efforts. The secretary of defense had asked governors of several states — including Vermont —
North Country law enforcement community mourns fallen officer
TICONDEROGA, N.Y. (WCAX) – The New York law enforcement community is in mourning this week after one of their own died unexpectedly. Ofc. Sean Dewey, 64, of Ticonderoga, a 23-year veteran of the state’s Environmental Conservation Police,
Colchester man killed in South Burlington crash
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a man was killed in a one-car crash in South Burlington on Wednesday. It happened shortly before 7 p.m. on Nowland Farm Road. Investigators say Gary Bevins III, 37, of
NH park closed as police investigate crime scene
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – Police in Lebanon, New Hampshire, have closed a park as they investigate a crime scene. Officers are at Colburn Park downtown. Our Adam Sullivan is at the scene working to gather more details.
Vermont phases out mental health program for flood victims
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Thursday marks the end of a Vermont mental health program geared toward flood victims. The Starting Over Strong Vermont program was launched by the Department of Health after the devastating flooding in July
Scammers pretending to call from Green Mountain Power
COLCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – A phone scam we’ve told you about before is making the rounds again in our region. The callers pretend to be from Green Mountain Power and demand immediate payment or else they say
Newport, NH, man sentenced for child sex crimes
NEWPORT, N.H. (WCAX) – A New Hampshire man has been sentenced for child sex crimes, according to authorities. The Newport Police say Ryan Barbin, 42, was convicted by a jury Wednesday and sentenced to 10 to 20