FIRST ALERT: Winter storm expected to bring tough travel late Friday, fresh snow for the weekend
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Friday is a First Alert Weather Day due to widespread snow that will impact the region Friday afternoon into Saturday. Snowfall rates could exceed 1″ per hour during the Friday evening commute. Plan
Vt. police arrest 2 suspects in assault that left man dead
WEST PAWLET, Vt. (WCAX) – Two men are behind bars after an assault that left a man dead in West Pawlet. Mark Ray, 54, of West Pawlet, died on Nov. 12. Police said the assault that led
Access to career and technical education a key piece of school reform puzzle
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) – Depending on where they live, Vermont students and their parents have vastly different options when it comes to career and technical education. Improving access to those CTE programs is part of the sweeping
Vermont’s school enrollment is dropping at an alarming rate
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont school districts are seeing student populations tumble at an alarming. Over the past two decades, public schools have lost more than a quarter of their K-12 students, going from around 98,000 students
Lake Placid students build Olympic podium to celebrate Milano Cortina Winter Games
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (WCAX) – Olympic watch parties and celebrations continue in Lake Placid as U.S. athletes continue to strive for gold, and local students are leaving their mark on the Winter Games. At Mid’s Park, a
Protesters take aim at Welch over support of forestry bill
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Environmental groups rallied outside Senator Peter Welch’s Burlington office on Wednesday, urging him to reverse course on the Fix Our Forests Act. They argue the proposal would hand too much control of federal
Burke Mountain Academy celebrates Mikaela Shiffrin’s Olympic gold
EAST BURKE, Vt. (WCAX) – Burke Mountain Academy is celebrating as alumna Mikaela Shiffrin won gold Wednesday in the women’s slalom at the Winter Games. The speed at which Burke Mountain Academy skiers cruise down the slopes
Sparkle Barn brings colorful oasis to Wallingford during winter months
WALLINGFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – In this week’s “Vermont’s Own,” we travel to Wallingford. The Rutland County town is home to about 2,129 people, lies along Route 7, and has three distinct villages. The century-old “The Boy with
School bus catches fire on Interstate 89
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A school bus was on fire Wednesday afternoon at the Williston rest stop off Interstate 89. The bus was on the back of a flatbed trailer and appeared to be unoccupied. The side
Vt., NY join lawsuit over Trump administration cuts to energy projects in Democratic states
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont and New York have joined another multistate lawsuit against the Trump administration over its targeting of funding for energy and infrastructure programs. The lawsuit claims that the Trump administration took advantage of