Burlington city council votes down “apartheid-free” ballot item, votes for $12,000 documentary screening
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – For the third time in three years, Burlington city councilors considered putting a non-binding advisory question on the Town Meeting Day ballot where voters could decide if they want to adopt a pledge
See how much snow fell across our region Sunday & Monday
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Up to 20″ of fresh powder and fluff blanketed Vermont and the North Country between Sunday afternoon and Monday evening. Now that the snow is wrapping up, we’ve compiled a list of snow
Made in Vermont: Farmhouse Chocolates
BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) – Two Addison County chocolatiers are teaming up with an old friend to keep the sweet treats coming for years to come. Nestled along the spine of the Green Mountains, there’s a chocolate factory
Neighbors celebrate announcement of needle exchange program’s demise
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Neighbors who sued the Howard Center are celebrating the organization’s decision last week to end its needle exchange program, while lawmakers have expressed concern about the loss of the harm reduction services. The
Skiers revel in fluffy powder day
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) – The winter storm overnight has Vermont’s ski and ride community jumping for joy, with skiers and riders strapping in and sending it down the slopes. With a foot-plus of snowfall at Okemo Mountain
Kids hit the sledding hills on snow day
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – With more than 500 school closures across the region, kids — and those young at heart — broke out their sleds to take advantage of a powder day that dreams are made of.
New York decommissions North Country prison
MINEVILLE, N.Y. (WCAX) – State officials are turning off the power at a prison in New York’s North Country four years after shutting its doors, leaving some local leaders frustrated about the decommissioning process. It was a
Burlington council to debate ‘apartheid-free’ ballot question, again
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Burlington City Council is expected to decide whether to put an apartheid-free community pledge on the Town Meeting Day ballot, a measure that supporters say would end the city’s support for Israel’s
Region digs out from season’s biggest snowstorm
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Folks across our region spent Monday morning digging out from the biggest storm of the season. Stephen Corcillo woke up to his car buried in a foot of snow in White River
Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states
President Donald Trump’s budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a