Remembering victims of Hiroshima 80 years later
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – 80 years ago Wednesday, the United States dropped two nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The nuclear bombs killed an estimated 174,000 people in Hiroshima and 74,000 in Nagasaki, Montpelier’s silent peace walk
Vermont Community Broadband Board announces new program to connect rural Vermonters
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new state program will get more Vermonters connected to broadband. The Vermont Community Broadband Board says their Affordable Long Drop Program will give grants to eligible providers to cover connection costs for
Vt. health care regulators hold annual budget hearings
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – This week, Vermont’s health care regulators are holding their annual hospital budget hearings. It comes as Vermont lawmakers gave the state’s health care regulators more authority over the budgetary process. The goal is
Quirky hardware store has become the toast of Cabot
CABOT, Vt. (WCAX) – You likely know Cabot for its cheese, but the town has one of the quirkiest businesses around, too. As part of our series “Vermont’s Own,” where we’re visiting every town and city across
Lake Placid residents race to fend off sale of mobile home community
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (WCAX) – Residents of a Lake Placid mobile home community are banding together to stave off the imminent sale of the property to an out-of-state buyer. Just minutes from the Olympic ski jumping complex
Covered bridge enthusiasts gather in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – Covered bridges are not unique to Vermont; however, their historical and cultural significance is always worth celebrating as part of Covered Bridge Week. That included an armchair tour on Wednesday of the covered
Protesters decry ICE deportation flights at Burlington airport
BURLINGTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Protesters packed the Burlington International Airport on Wednesday over ICE detainee flights. Dozens of people demonstrated outside the airport commission meeting, which doesn’t generally get that much attention. Protesters demanded that
Union: NY prison violence, contraband decline, but concerns remain
WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – A local state lawmaker is hoping changes are made after another drug exposure sends several prison workers to the hospital. It comes as numbers show violence and contraband in prisons are on
Effort underway in New Hampshire to restore American chestnut trees
GRANTHAM, N.H. (WCAX) – Efforts are underway in New Hampshire to bring the American chestnut tree back to the East Coast. The Grantham Conservation Commission recently planted 23 chestnut trees on conservation land in town. The goal
Vermont real estate market seeing post-pandemic correction
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s red-hot real estate market is undergoing a shift, with some properties staying on the market longer, building up an increased inventory in parts of the state. We may be entering the dog