One person in custody following Burlington gunfire
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington police say a person is in custody after shots were fired in the Old North End on Tuesday night. We don’t yet know the identity of the person arrested. No one was
Thousands of officers attend Montreal memorial for officer killed in line of duty
MONTREAL, Quebec (WCAX) – A public memorial and police procession were held Tuesday in Montreal to pay tribute to a police officer who died in the line of duty last month. Thousands of officers from across Canada
Bennington water main break causes flooding, traffic trouble
BENNINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – A water main break is causing water and traffic trouble in Bennington. The town said the break happened near County and Park streets. Water spilled out of the road and a car had
Scientists aboard UVM research vessel study algae blooms on Lake Champlain
ABOARD THE R/V MARCELLE MELOSIRA, Vt. (WCAX) – Aboard the University of Vermont research vessel Marcelle Melosira, scientists collect water samples to learn more about cyanobacteria in Lake Champlain — a type of phytoplankton that may not
New Hampshire first responder killed in Massachusetts motorcycle crash
HEATH, Mass. (WCAX) – A New Hampshire first responder is dead after a motorcycle crash in Massachusetts. Advanced EMT Conn Rose was a member of Deerfield Valley Rescue for 22 years. He also worked at Grace Cottage
Fungus threatening zoos tested at ECHO Center ahead of annual turtle release
NORTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) – A fungus making its way through zoos and aquariums across the country prompted extra testing this year at Burlington’s ECHO Center ahead of their annual release of a threatened turtle. For 28
Champlain Islands businesses seeing signs of Canadian visitor rebound
GRAND ISLE, Vt. (WCAX) – After a year-long boycott by Canadian visitors hurt Vermont businesses, signs of a rebound are emerging at mid-summer. Though it’s mostly anecdotal at this point, businesses in the Champlain Islands are seeing
Vermont losing daylight at more than a minute per day as we stray further from the summer solstice
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – We’re still very much in the throes of summer with the longest days of the year still with us, and some of the hottest weather of the year still likely to come. While
200-year-old Vt. courthouse could become community space
MANCHESTER, Vt. (WCAX) – A 200-year-old courthouse in Southern Vermont could get a new life as a community space. The Bennington County Courthouse in Manchester Village was built in 1822 and served as a probate court until
Poll: Only 13% of Vermonters say state is affordable; 4 in 10 likely to move
DURHAM, N.H. (WCAX) – Many Vermonters are feeling priced out of Vermont, according to a new Green Mountain State Poll from the UNH Survey Center’s “States of Opinion” project. Only 13% of people surveyed say Vermont is