Burlington school officials say they’ve eliminated racial disparities in suspensions
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Burlington school officials are seeing positive results from a new discipline system, saying they have eliminated racial disparities in suspensions. For the 2021-2022 school year, people of color made up around 38%
Balint says Democrats won’t back down on health care subsidies amid shutdown
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Democrats are not backing down on their demands for an extension of health care subsidies, according to Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint, as the federal government shutdown enters week three. Democrats are holding out
Vermont state senator has not formally resigned despite promises to do so
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Despite saying he would step down from his seat Monday, Orleans County Senator Sam Douglass still has not formally resigned, according to the governor’s office. Douglass last week said he would officially step
UVM board approves tuition hike
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The University of Vermont is raising in-state tuition for the second year in a row following a tuition freeze that had been in place since 2019. The UVM Board of Trustees this weekend
Brandon driver dies after striking utility pole
BRANDON, Vt. (WCAX) – A 62-year-old Brandon man died early Tuesday morning after his car struck a utility pole. It happened on Forest Dale Road in Brandon. Vermont State Police say David Fletcher lost control and drove
Woman rescued from Winooski River island
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A woman camping on an island in the Winooski River was rescued Tuesday morning after authorities say rising water levels overnight cut off her ability to return to shore. Burlington Fire Department officials
Plattsburgh man arrested in wife’s shooting death
CHAZY, N.Y. (WCAX) – A Plattsburgh man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of his wife. New York State Police say Keith Henry, 33, of Plattsburgh, was taken into custody Tuesday after an investigation
Patricia Clarkson joining Season 2 of Netflix’s ‘Ransom Canyon’ Season 2
Actress Patricia Clarkson is joining the sophomore season of the Netflix series Ransom Canyon, starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. Clarkson will guest star as Claire O’Grady, the “maternal and self-involved” mother of “concert pianist turned dance hall
John Krasinski returning to direct/write/produce ‘A Quiet Place Part III’
John Krasinski is returning as writer, director and producer of A Quiet Place Part III, which is scheduled to hit theaters on July 9, 2027. Krasinski announced on social media that he will take the helm of
This Day in History: October 21, 1977 and 2018
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – On this day in history, the first wood-burning power plant in the country went online. The Moran plant on the Burlington waterfront was built to burn coal. During the energy crisis of the