State calls for audit of Burlington Electric amid budget shortfalls
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Scott administration is calling for an independent audit of the Burlington Electric Department. It comes as energy regulators raise red flags on shortfalls they say cost ratepayers money. The regulatory Vermont Public
Multiple arrests made after drug raid in South Royalton
ROYALTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Several arrests have been made in connection with a raid at a home in South Royalton. It was an early morning raid at this house here in South Royalton that neighbors, who caught
Mother-daughter memoir shares family’s struggle with anorexia
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new book shares a Vermont family’s struggle with anorexia. Reports indicate that about one in ten Vermonters will suffer from an eating disorder at some point in their lives. I covered the
North Country Democrats announce their pick to replace Jones in Assembly
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Democrats in New York’s North Country have announced their pick to fill an Assembly seat being vacated by longtime Rep. Billy Jones. Friday, Democratic chairs in Clinton, Franklin and Essex counties announced their
Families in our region urged to host exchange students
WEST LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – There’s an urgent call for families in our region to consider hosting exchange students. Officials from the Program of Academic Exchange, known as PAX, say fewer families in Vermont and New Hampshire
Pets with Potential: Lenae, Loni, Lemur and Lawrence
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) – Looking to add a cat to your home? The Sullivan County Humane Society has some feline friends waiting for new families. Lenae is a tiger and white female kitty. Staffers say she is
Vt. Supreme Court upholds Burlington man’s murder conviction
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The state’s highest court has upheld the conviction of a Burlington man who killed his wife with a meat cleaver and attempted to kill his mother-in-law back in 2017. Aita Gurung’s attorneys appealed
Newport man faces terrorism charges in school bomb threat
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man has been charged with domestic terrorism after prosecutors say he claimed to have planted bombs inside a school on the first day of classes. Cypher Aiken, 25, of Newport, appeared
Windsor County Sheriff’s Department finances under investigation
WOODSTOCK, Vt. (WCAX) – The financial activities of the Windsor County Sheriff’s Department are under investigation. State police confirm a Vermont News First report that detectives are pursuing an anonymous tip. Windsor County Sheriff Ryan Palmer tells
2 admit assaulting federal agent in Northern NY
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Two New Yorkers face jail time after they pleaded guilty to assaulting a U.S. Border Patrol agent. Federal authorities say Richard Dominie, 22, of Lisbon, and Brianna Rathbun, 19, of Massena, admitted to