Water main break prompts boil water notice in Montpelier
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A water main break in Montpelier on Tuesday has prompted a boil water notice for several downtown streets. The Department of Public Works is currently on-site repairing the water main break on Barre
Heat pumps face test in Vermont’s arctic blast
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – As arctic air grips Vermont, homeowners are cranking up their heating systems, including a growing number relying on electric heat pumps that don’t burn fossil fuels. Efficiency Vermont has installed 82,000 heat pumps
Antonio Delgado ends campaign for New York governor
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBNG) — Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado has ended his campaign for New York governor. In a statement released Tuesday morning, Delgado said “there simply is no viable path forward.” Delgado had recently announced his running
Rutland interim police chief promoted to top job
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland Police Interim Chief Matt Prouty will officially take over the department next month. Prouty took over after Brian Kilcullen stepped down. The Rutland City Police Commission said they believe Prouty brings much-needed
Skier died from blunt force trauma in Whiteface Mountain accident
WILMINGTON, N.Y. (WCAX) – An autopsy has determined that a 44-year-old Atlanta man who died in a skiing accident at Whiteface Mountain last week suffered blunt force trauma to the chest. Michael Vacek Jr. of Atlanta, Georgia,
Hartford trailer fire caused by attempt to thaw frozen pipes
HARTFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities say a fire at a Hartford trailer park Monday was caused by someone trying to thaw frozen water pipes. Hartford fire crews responded to the Chambers Trailer Park just before 1 p.m.
State Police issue 8,263 tickets during Super Bowl weekend enforcement
ALBANY, New York (WWNY) – New York State Police issued 8,263 tickets during a special STOP-DWI traffic enforcement initiative conducted over Super Bowl weekend. The campaign ran from Friday, February 6, 2026, through Sunday, February 8, 2026.
Montpelier school custodian charged with embezzlement
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A custodian at Montpelier Roxbury Public Schools faces felony embezzlement charges. Montpelier Police say Matthew Carten, 42, of Barre Town, took over $10,000 worth of equipment and charged over $2,000 to the school
Vermont skier Paula Moltzan takes bronze in team combined
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ariane Raedler and Katharina Huber of Austria won gold in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Tuesday when Mikaela Shiffrin surprisingly crossed fourth after wasting a first-run
US immigration court blocks deportation of Tufts graduate student from Turkey, her attorneys say
An immigration court blocked the deportation of a Turkish Tufts University graduate student who was detained by immigration officials near her Massachusetts home, her attorneys said in court documents filed Monday. Rümeysa Öztürk’s attorneys said the immigration