Rutland Regional Medical Center announces closure of pediatric inpatient beds
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland Regional Medical Center has announced they are shuttering pediatric inpatient care. On Wednesday, the hospital announced it will be closing its five inpatient pediatric beds in its women’s and children’s unit. RRMC’s
Man collects plastic can carriers to ensure they’re reused
BARNARD, Vt. (WCAX) – Plastic can carriers often get mistaken for paper in recycling sorting machines. To prevent the mishap, one man is collecting them throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. On his front lawn in Barnard, Ben
New $12M aviation tech center opens for Burlington area students
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Officials on Wednesday cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art aviation tech center for Burlington area students. The $12 million project came to life through federal grants and taxpayer dollars for students
Scott picks his battles with Trump. Will that cost him?
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Governor Phil Scott has been wary of taking actions or calling out Trump and his policies in ways that could trigger retaliation. As a moderate Republican dependent on Democratic voters in one
Off the Grid: Remote Somerset offers escape for those seeking solitude
SOMERSET, Vt. (WCAX) – Somerset has a population that varies between five and seven people, according to local officials. Like neighboring Glastenbury, it’s one of the smallest communities in the state, with a boom and bust logging
Candidates for North Country Assembly seat hit the homestretch
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Democrat Michael Cashman and Republican Brent Davison are making a final pitch to voters ahead of Tuesday’s special election to fill the open 115th District Assembly seat. Immigration has been in the spotlight
Vermont students outfitted with free gear for winter adventures
WEST WINDSOR, Vt. (WCAX) – Elementary school students in the Upper Valley are getting fitted with new ski equipment as part of a free program that provides both gear and lessons to local children. Brownsville and Windsor
Middlebury’s ‘modern-day Betsy Ross’ offers message of unity
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – President John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” For Middlebury’s Diane Mott, what she can do for her
Baby Bendavid makes deadline
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – WCAX reporter Ike Bendavid has a new special assignment — fatherhood. Bendavid and his wife, Jackie, welcomed their daughter last week, making deadline for the newest addition to the Channel 3 News family.
Jamaican workers in Vermont grasp for news of hurricane’s impacts
ORWELL, Vt. (WCAX) – Jamaican farmworkers in Vermont are worried about their families after Hurricane Melissa swept through their country Tuesday night, destroying homes and killing dozens. More than 25,000 people in the country were packed into