Montpelier city council tackles the city’s mental health, homelessness crisis in Wednesday meeting
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Montpelier is at a crisis point. That’s what Montpelier’s acting city manager told city councilors Wednesday night in a meeting centered on strategies to tackle mental health and homelessness in the capital. Councilors
NY attorney general sues Zelle’s parent company after Trump administration drops similar case
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general on Wednesday sued the parent company of the Zelle payment platform, months after the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau abandoned a similar case as the Trump administration was gutting
4 arrested in Northeast Kingdom drug bust
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Police made multiple arrests in St. Johnsbury after a monthslong drug investigation. The Vermont Drug Task Force and the Vermont State Police Tactical Service Unit searched a home on Higgins Hill Road
Ohio company finalizes purchase of Vermont’s Gardener’s Supply
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – The estimated $9 million sale of Gardener’s Supply to an Ohio company is now complete. It’s the end of an era for Burlington-based Gardener’s Supply. Back in June, the employee-owned business filed for
Landgrove Inn, a hotspot for artists, is changing hands
LANDGROVE, Vt. (WCAX) – They flock there for the quiet, natural beauty, and inspiration. The Bennington County town of Landgrove is the perfect canvas for artists from all over the Northeast. It’s nestled between Londonderry, Peru, and
Tupper Lake school addressing lead in water following recent report
TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. (WCAX) – School officials in Tupper Lake are in the midst of replacing water lines at the elementary school. It comes after a recent state report raising concerns about the levels of lead in
As encampments surge in Burlington, two men address problems
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington’s urban park rangers are charged with maintaining order in public spaces in the state with the fourth-highest homelessness rate in the country. The number of unhoused people in Vermont tripled during the
Police capture Vermont man facing multiple charges
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) – Police say a wanted man they were searching for on Wednesday is now behind bars. St. Albans police had asked the public for help finding Bradley Stott, 48, of St. Albans. They
What happened to Franklin County osprey platform?
FAIRFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – What happened to the Franklin County osprey platform? Several WCAX viewers, including Fairfield resident Peggy Paradee, wanted to know. Reporter Ike Bendavid went looking for answers. “I really enjoy the ospreys. I watch
Vermont businessman, philanthropist Rich Tarrant dies at 83
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A well-known Vermont businessman and philanthropist has died. Rich Tarrant founded IDX, a medical information tech company, and made a fortune. He later got into politics, launching an unsuccessful bid for U.S. Senate