VTrans uses driving simulator to prepare drivers for Exit 16 interchange
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) – Thousands are enjoying this year’s Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction, but it’s not all just rides and fair food. VTrans staff are at the fair educating drivers on the upcoming Exit
Boil water order underway for part of Plattsburgh
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A boil water order is set to begin in Plattsburgh on Wednesday. The city says it’s the result of an emergency water main repair. The areas under the order include 4 Beach Road
Rep. Goodlander pushes back on proposed Liberty Utilities rate increase
CONCORD, N.H. (WCAX) – Granite Staters could soon see a major spike in their energy bills, but Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander is pushing back. Liberty Utilities is asking the Public Utilities Commission to increase rates, which could raise
Diocese of Ogdensburg looks to end bankruptcy with $83M clergy abuse fund
OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) – Three years after declaring bankruptcy amid clergy abuse lawsuits, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogdensburg has submitted a plan to bring the case to an end and pay abuse survivors. The diocese
Governor Hochul urges federal government to release $87 million in counterterrorism funds
NEW YORK (WBNG) — Governor Kathy Hochul is urging federal officials to release $87 million in outstanding counterterrorism funds previously promised to New York. The request follows significant funding reductions made last year that impacted state and
All kinds of entertainment on the midway at the Champlain Valley Fair
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) – If you’re heading to the Champlain Valley Fair in Essex Junction this year, you can find all kinds of entertainment on the midway. That includes a potentially record-setting event on Tuesday night.
On Hinesburg’s Lake Iroquois, loons reflect Vermont’s conservation comeback
HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) – Loons have become a North American icon and a face of conservation success, and on Lake Iroquois in Hinesburg, a growing family of chicks is part of a statewide trend. Most misty summer
Local boat captain discovers thousands of tires at bottom of Lake Champlain
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (WCAX) – A local boat captain says he has located thousands of tires on the bottom of Lake Champlain that pose a potential hazard to navigation. “The first you think of is that, this is
Rutland’s mayor wants housing for ex-cons out of local neighborhood
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) – Rutland Mayor Tom Donahue is calling on the Vermont Department of Corrections to repair the relationship between a transitional home for ex-convicts and nearby neighbors. A recent Board of Aldermen meeting included neighbors
Franklin County Cheese Co. moves into Enosburg Falls plant
ENOSBURG FALLS, Vt. (WCAX) – A new dairy processing plant is filling a void in northern Vermont, as Franklin County Cheese Company opens its doors at the former Franklin Foods plant. The plant closed earlier this summer,