CVU students push for women’s history curriculum

HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – A Champlain Valley Union High School junior is leading an effort to add more women’s history to Vermont school curricula after discovering her classmates knew little about the subject. Amelie Fairweather started the

Schumer addresses tariff impact in Northern New York

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WCAX) – U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York focused on the cost of tariffs during a visit to the North Country on Monday. Schumer was joined in Watertown by community leaders affected by higher

Williamstown seeks new town manager after embezzlement allegations

WILLIAMSTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) – The Williamstown select board is looking for a new town manager after the current manager resigned following embezzlement allegations in another community. Town manager Jacqueline Higgins resigned after being accused of embezzling nearly

UVM soccer top overall seed for NCAA tournament

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The defending national champion University of Vermont Catamounts enter the NCAA tournament as the number one seed in the 48-team tournament. The Catamounts finished the season undefeated (14-0-5), capturing their second straight America

This Day in History: November 17, 2001

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont senator was targeted with anthrax on this day in history. Terrorism tensions were high in the weeks following the 9/11 attacks. On November 17, 2001, a letter containing poisonous anthrax spores