Wallingford’s iconic statue repaired. What’s next?
WALLINGFORD, Vt. (WCAX) – The repairs to the iconic Boy with the Boot statue are complete, and the town of Wallingford is moving forward with a plan to bring its old location back to life. The old
Authorities try to ID protester who smashed police van window
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont State Police are asking the public for help identifying a man accused of smashing a police van window and injuring a trooper. It happened in South Burlington during that chaotic March
$3 billion boost for NY childcare aid
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) -Roughly $3 billion is being added to the New York state budget for childcare assistance. The Child Care Assistance Program provides vouchers to families for some or all of their childcare costs. State data
802 News: Ryan McLaren: Hope Over Nihilism
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Ryan McLaren, a former top aide to Sen. Peter Welch, is running for lieutenant governor in Vermont. McLaren faces Molly Gray and Esther Charlestin in the August Democratic Party primary. The winner will
US Postal Service ramps up hiring to address mail delivery delays
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The U.S. Postal Service is holding career fairs across Vermont to address ongoing staffing shortages that have left some residents waiting days or weeks for mail delivery. On a sunny summer day
Essex woman charged in father’s death after pit bull attack
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – An Essex woman was charged Tuesday with voluntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment for failing to control a dog that had already attacked two other people. Janna Campbell, 43, faces charges after her 2-year-old,
Burlington High School class of 2026 graduates inside new building
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – The class of 2026 received their diplomas and tossed their caps inside the brand-new Burlington High School on Tuesday. The graduation comes after students bid farewell to the downtown campus in the former
Planes circling Champlain Islands were capturing aerial photos
ISLE LA MOTTE, Vt. (WCAX) – Low-flying planes that circled the Champlain Islands on Tuesday were part of an aerial photography mission. WCAX viewer Linda, from Isle La Motte, reached out to us wondering about the planes.
UVM study links communities to toxic lead exposure
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A University of Vermont study of urban communities in the Northeast shows that 25% to 40% of U.S. homes have contaminated soil that could harm childhood development. UVM researchers studied Springfield, Massachusetts, and
Wildlife area protecting birds as open fields disappear
NEWPORT, Vt. (WCAX) – Land use is changing, and open fields continue to disappear. One local wildlife area is doing all it can to protect endangered birds. There are three primary habitats for birds in Vermont, according