Rides should prepare for service cuts at SSTA
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Older adults and disabled folks in Chittenden County who use the Special Services and Transportation Agency to get to work will soon have to find another ride. Green Mountain Transit contracts SSTA to
Judge approves search warrant for cellphone in deadly Vt. crash
NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) – A judge has signed off on a request to search a cellphone in connection with a crash that killed a 20-year-old motorcyclist back in June. The judge granted the request from the
Waterbury first responders limit use of sirens for safety
WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – More ambulance crews are on the road without their lights and sirens as part of a recent effort to improve safety. Roads in Waterbury have been a little quieter since the start of
Barre Development Corp. buys blighted downtown building
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – A Barre building long considered an eyesore is getting a new lease on life. After being left empty for over a decade, the Barre Area Development Corporation has bought the former Newberry’s Five
Historic Brookfield inn and pub reopens after 18-month renovation
BROOKFIELD, Vt. (WCAX) – A historic inn across from Brookfield’s famous floating bridge has reopened after an 18-month renovation. As Cat Viglienzoni reports in this week’s “Vermont’s Own,” the project brings new energy to the Orange County
Leaders from our region react after ICE officer shoots Minneapolis driver
MINNEAPOLIS (WCAX) – Leaders from our region are reacting after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis driver on Wednesday. It happened during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American
Northeast Kingdom towns hit by flooding seek state relief
SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Town officials in the Northeast Kingdom are working to balance their books in the wake of summer flooding that walloped several communities. They are doing it knowing federal aid is not coming. As
Virginia man charged in I-89 wrong-way incident
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A Virginia man faces charges after police say he drove the wrong way on Interstate 89 early Tuesday, colliding with a state trooper. Vermont State Police say it happened around 1:30 a.m. when
$10M donation to help build new athletic complex at Kimball Union Academy
MERIDEN, N.H. (WCAX) – A historic gift with a Fenway Park connection is paving the way for a new athletic complex at Kimball Union Academy. The $10 million donation from Phil Morse will help build a new
Rutland murder suspect to make first Vermont court appearance
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – A suspect in a Rutland murder is expected to make his first court appearance in court Wednesday. Terrence Biggs, 25, of Michigan, faces a 2nd-degree murder charge in the shooting death of 26-year-old