Women’s drug recovery residence set to add more beds
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A new place for women looking to get sober is opening in Essex Junction. The recovery residence will add six new beds to Vermont’s short supply. Ashley brown isn’t from Vermont, but it
Storage unit near Route 7 in Shelburne catches fire
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – We’re following breaking news of a storage unit fire in Shelburne. Our photographer just got this video of heavy smoke on Friday afternoon at Route 7 Climate Storage. We saw multiple fire crews
Shelburne student prepares for FIRST Lego League state championship
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) – The FIRST Lego League Vermont State Championship returns to GlobalFoundries this weekend, and one Shelburne Community School student recently received special recognition at the Statehouse for his robotics work. Zachary Kornstein, a 6th
Vermont drought survey reveals $15.9 million in farm losses
RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. (WCAX) – The initial results are in from a recent drought survey of Vermont farms, revealing millions of dollars in hardship from the dry summer. Despite the snow-covered ground, parts of the region are
Olympic hockey heroes return to Lake Placid for ‘Miracle on Ice’ production
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (WCAX) – A charge of excitement could be felt among the crowd minutes before the doors opened to the Olympic Center Thursday night as audience members relived a moment that defined the area and
Vermont actor returns as ‘Most Interesting Man in the World’ after decade hiatus
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – He is back after a decade off television screens. Dos Equis is bringing back its “Most Interesting Man in the World” commercials with actor and Vermonter Jonathan Goldsmith returning to play the role.
Lowell rallies to rebuild after town garage inferno
LOWELL, Vt. (WCAX) – A devastating fire at Lowell’s town garage on Thursday has left the Northeast Kingdom town struggling to figure out how to pay for the losses and move forward. The scene along Route 100
Vermont revenue forecasts are on target but leave little room for tax relief
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – New economic data shows Vermont’s economy is on track. Key lawmakers received an update Friday showing tax revenues are on target, but with no surpluses, leaving little room for tax relief. For the
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital installs weapons detection system
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (WCAX) – A new screening measure at the Brattleboro Memorial Hospital emergency department aims to keep people safe. The hospital installed a weapons detection system as part of a new screening process. In its first
Vermont bill aims to crack down on ticket resellers
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont is trying to crack down on ticket resellers with legislation that could protect consumers from paying too much for event tickets. Vermont is home to many small venues, but many of them,