Burlington, VT

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Burlington police have arrested a man, following reports of shots fired near a bus stop on North Avenue. Police received a call around 10 p.m. Saturday about a man discharging a firearm at the bus stop near Cambrian Rise. The caller was able to provide a...

Burlington Police arrested a man on charges of reckless endangerment and drug possession after gunshots on North Avenue late Saturday., according to a police report. At about 10:12 p.m., police received calls about a man discharging a firearm near a bus stop on North Avenue near Cambrian Rise. The caller gave a detailed description of the man and police found and detained him and another man on Crowley Street, the report stated.

A Burlington man is facing charges connected with a shots-fired incident in the city’s New North End. The Burlington Police say they’ve arrested Leon Delima, 34, at gunpoint for reckless endangerment and cocaine possession. Authorities note that the officers who took him into custody found cocaine on his person.

MORRISVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - Fire damaged an affordable housing building in Morrisville before Noon Sunday. The Morrisville, Hyde Park and Stowe fire departments responded and firefighters say there was heavy smoke and fire as they arrived. The smoke was coming from the corner of the first floor windows in the unoccupied structure on Hutchins Street. The Village Center building is still under construction and was unoccupied when the fire broke out. Firefighters say the cause is being investigated.

Thousands of people a packed Burlington’s Waterfront Park and the city’s Lake Champlain beaches for the annual July 3rd Independence Day celebration. Vermont’s largest fireworks display kicked off just past 9:30 pm and lit up the sky for more than 20 minutes. Our reporters will have more on the show, plus the rest of the day’s news at 10 pm and 11 pm.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington has recorded its 15th gunfire incident of the year. Police said just after 10 pm Saturday night, 911 callers reported gunfire in the vicinity of the North Avenue bus stop near Cambrian Rise. Officers received a description of the suspect and subsequently arrested 34-year old Leon Delima near the scene. No one was hurt by the gunfire, but Delima, say Police, has a lengthy rap sheet and is now facing multiple felony charges.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — People arrived at Burlington’s Waterfront Park early on Sunday to get their seats for the city’s beloved annual July 3 fireworks show. “Very nice, I’m from down south, this is a lot this is nice. The weather is nice, fresh air,” says one traveler, Neil Pouliot, from Atlanta Georgia.

BRISTOL, Vt. — A couple of neighbors in Bristol, Vermont, got a scary wake-up call early Saturday morning. Vermont State Police got the call at around 2:30 a.m. after a man, high on methamphetamine, broke into two homes. Police say 22-year-old Isaac Crawford of Keene, New Hampshire, entered the...

Michael Gosselin is accused of trying to run over a woman of color with his truck in the Onion City while making racist remarks.

Hundreds gathered Sunday at Williston Central school Sunday for the annual library book sale. Vermont breaks a tied game with five runs in the 8th inning. State street in Montpelier was shut down Sunday to make room for a food festival centered around community food and fun.

As Vermont and the country see an uptick in mental health issues and some crimes, two Democratic candidates spar over whether to lean into or away from a progressive approach to law enforcement. Read the story on VTDigger here: In Chittenden County prosecutor’s race, a progressive view of justice is on the ballot.

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Burlington police are investigating a late-night shooting that put one man in the hospital. Acting Chief of Police Jon Murad says the police department got the call around 1:30 a.m. on Friday from UVM medical center after a man came in with a gunshot wound to the leg.

Acting BPD Chief Jon Murad wrote that the victim, a man in his 40s, was shot in the overnight hours of Friday morning.

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WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Hundreds gathered Sunday at Williston Central school Sunday for the annual library book sale. The book sale is a fan favorite for many reasons, but mainly because of the way it has provided the community with extremely affordable book options for over 40 years. It also raises money for the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library. This was the first year that the sale was able to be back in the school gym since the pandemic, and library volunteers say it was great to see everyone come together for a good cause.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - In Burlington celebrating the birth of the nation means one thing. “Fireworks and boating and fun!” says young Landon from St. Johnsbury. Thousands of people and around a dozen vendors spent Sunday at the waterfront enjoying the fireworks after spending the day downtown. “We’ve all...

One person was stabbed, one man was shot and killed, and a community in Upstate NY is in shock, disbelief, and feeling heartbroken following a harrowing incident at an Upstate New York Stewart's location. On Wednesday morning, police in Saranac Lake, New York say they responded to a call about...