Some dealerships express concern as VTSU ends auto tech degree
LUDLOW, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont dealerships and high school technical programs are responding to the Vermont State University system’s decision to end its associate degree for auto and diesel technicians. The service department at Benson’s Chevrolet in
Claremont riverwalk project gets $430K federal grant
CLAREMONT, N.H. (WCAX) – A push to revitalize a riverwalk in Claremont is getting a boost with a $430,000 federal grant. The town was awarded the funding to advance the downtown Sugar River redevelopment project. The grant
Police arrest suspect in arson, assault at Winooski gas station
WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) – Winooski police on Tuesday arrested a person suspected of setting fires at the Shell station on Main Street and assaulting an employee. Police said the suspect walked up to a pump just before
Gas, diesel prices soar as Vermont truckers face highest costs in years
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. (WCAX) – Gas prices have climbed over $4 a gallon in some parts of the country. According to AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now $4.02, over a dollar
Crash slows traffic on Shelburne Road in Burlington
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A crash slowed traffic to a crawl on Shelburne Road in Burlington and South Burlington late Tuesday afternoon. It happened on Route 7 near the intersection of Home Avenue. It appears there was
Governor’s security pulls driver from burning car in NH tollbooth crash
BEDFORD, N.H. (WCAX) – A member of Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s security detail helped pull a driver from a burning car at a New Hampshire tollbooth. It happened at the Bedford toll plaza around noon on Tuesday. State
Attorneys general urge Congress to pass xylazine legislation
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – A bipartisan coalition of more than 40 attorneys general across the U.S. is urging Congress to pass legislation addressing xylazine. The dangerous animal tranquilizer, widely known as “tranq,” is often mixed with fentanyl
Feds investigate NH school district over transgender bathroom policy
PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (WCAX) – The federal government opened a Title IX investigation Tuesday into a New Hampshire school district for allowing transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms based on gender identity. The U.S. Department of
Here’s a look at birthright citizenship, and how the world sees it, as Supreme Court case looms
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) -The Supreme Court is once again hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump can deny citizenship to children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily. The Wednesday case stems
Police identify NH skier who died after fall at Sugarbush
WARREN, Vt. (WCAX) – Authorities have identified the New Hampshire man who died following a ski accident at Sugarbush’s Lincoln Peak over the weekend. It happened Saturday afternoon. Vermont State Police say Cory Hartman, 43, of Hampton,