No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department
Hiker dies after slipping off trail near summit of Mount Marcy
KEENE, N.Y. (WCAX) – The body of A 21-year-old hiker from New Jersey has been recovered after they slipped off a trail near the summit of Mount Marcy, New York’s highest peak. The State Department of Environmental
Vermont Supreme Court dismisses Lake Bomoseen herbicide appeal
CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) – Efforts to use herbicide in Lake Bomoseen have hit another roadblock after the Vermont Supreme Court dismissed an appeal challenging the state’s denial of a permit. The back-and-forth started in 2022 when the
Immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,000 beds
Federal immigration officials plan to spend $38.3 billion to boost detention capacity to 92,600 beds, a document released Friday shows, as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement quietly purchases warehouses to turn into detention and processing facilities. Republican
A year after border agent’s killing, 7 Zizians fight criminal charges in 3 states
CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — The violent deaths linked to the group known as Zizians stopped at six a year ago, after a U.S. border agent was killed and three members were arrested on trespassing and gun charges
Mikaela Shiffrin’s giant slalom at Milan Cortina ended without a medal but plenty of optimism
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin stood at the start gate atop the giant slalom course at sun-splashed Tofane and made a promise to herself. “I’m going to do this whole thing here,” she said. Considering
In the Garden: Flowering shrubs
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Even in the midst of winter, Charlie and Sharon have ideas to beautify your property. On this week’s “In the Garden,” flowering shrubs you can plant when the warm air returns.
Did you feel Sunday night’s earthquake?
KEESEVILLE, N.Y. (WCAX) — If you felt the ground shake just before 8 p.m. Monday, you weren’t imagining things! A magnitude 2.0 earthquake centered near Keeseville sent tremors across the Adirondacks and through the Champlain Valley, with
Jennifer Coolidge, Nicole Scherzinger join the Rebel Wilson feature ‘Girl Group’
Jennifer Coolidge and Nicole Scherzinger have joined the cast of Rebel Wilson‘s upcoming comedy “Girl Group.” Wilson wrote in an Instagram post announcing the collaboration: “I guess the pussycat’s outta the bag!” with a photo of Wilson, Coolidge and
This Day in History: Massive church fire in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The Episcopal Cathedral at the corner of Cherry and St. Paul streets went up in flames on February 16, 1971. Arson was suspected in part because Burlington was in the midst of a