South Burlington police stayed within law amid ICE raid, internal review finds
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – New developments in the investigation into a violent clash between ICE agents and protesters in South Burlington. An internal review finds city police did not use excessive force and did not violate
Right to grow vegetables protected under new bill
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Vermont House set to vote on education reform plan
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – The Vermont House is set to vote Thursday on a new education reform plan that is significantly less ambitious than the one favored by the governor. It was spiking school costs that led
Clinton County sheriff seeks seventh term amid investigations
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Amid investigations into the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office and the County Jail, Sheriff Dave Favro is gearing up for another election, hoping to extend his more than two-decade career. “I will be on
Clinton County Jail no longer holding ICE detainees
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees will no longer be held at the Clinton County Jail in Plattsburgh. The county and ICE had an agreement to hold 25 beds for their detainees since the
South Burlington police release body camera video from ICE protest
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – South Burlington Police say an internal review of its response to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation and resulting protest on Dorset Street last month concludes city officers did not use excessive
Lebanon dispatcher honored for 15 years of service
LEBANON, N.H. (WCAX) – National Public Safety Telecommunications Week honors those who answer the call, quite literally, during a time of crisis. Although dispatchers are on the front lines of almost every emergency, rarely does the public
New York loses nearly $74 million for not revoking 33,000 illegal licenses for immigrant truckers
New York will lose more than $73.5 million in federal money because the Transportation Department said Thursday that state has refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last
103-year-old St. Johnsbury woman finds joy in coffee hour and community
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – At Maplefields in St. Johnsbury, Janet Lucas holds court. “I don’t know what I would do if I didn’t have my coffee hour,” Lucas said. “These girls make my life.” Marie, Freddy
Police searching for missing Vermont man
BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont police are asking the public for help finding a missing Bristol man. Troopers say Timothy Montagne, 41, was last seen on Wednesday afternoon in the area of routes 116 and 17 in