Castleton, VT

LAKE GEORGE | About 800 people attended a fundraiser June 22 that raised thousands of dollars for the families of the victims of a recent fatal crash that occurred when a speeding motorcycle veered off Route 9 and struck a family strolling down the Warren County Bikeway. The fundraiser was...

Middlebury has announced the rehiring of Kate Johnson '09 as the assistant Nordic ski coach. Johnson previously served in the same capacity with the Panthers from 2016-2020, before accepting a coaching position with the United States Cross Country Teams during the Olympic cycle. "We are thrilled to welcome Kate back...

Six Flags Great Escape has announced its 4th of July celebration. The roller coasters will run under a firework-filled sky and more this weekend, from Saturday, July 2 to Monday, July 4.

SALISBURY — A 21-year-old woman from Middlebury was arrested following an incident in Salisbury on Friday. Police say they observed a vehicle traveling south on US Route 7 at an excessive speed at around 10:10 p.m. Police say they attempted to stop the vehicle, which fled south on US...

Stefanie Schaffer was a senior Community Health major at Castleton when she embarked on a dream vacation with her family to the Bahamas in 2018, a trip that would change her life forever. Schaffer was headed to see the swimming pigs of the Exuma Cays with her mother, sister, and stepfather when the tour boat she was on exploded right below her feet. The explosion severely injured her mother, killed another passenger, and left Schaffer with catastrophic injuries to her lower extremities, resulting in her lower legs being amputated, damage to her kidneys, liver, and spleen, and a spinal cord injury. She also suffered a traumatic brain injury and would spend four weeks in a coma with only a 50 percent chance of regaining consciousness.

CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) - The pups were flying on Lake Bomoseen Sunday. About 50 dogs competed at the annual Fly Dogs event. We’re told Reaper got the biggest jump at 27 feet, 10 inches. A nice way to cool off on a hot day!

What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?. I’ve always loved watching the game of football and I had an older cousin that played who I looked up so that was a big influence in my decision to play. What are your favorite moments from your...

CASTLETON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont have returned to in-person learning for the first time in two years. Throughout June and July, more than 500 students from all corners of Vermont will meet on state college campuses to take courses and workshops in disciplines they’re interested in. Interested students can apply to programs like technology, engineering, entrepreneurship, math and art, to name a few.

TICONDEROGA/WESTPORT | Gerald Raymond Forcier, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle, went to be with the Lord on June 20, 2022, at age 93 at the Residence of Otter Creek in Middlebury, Vt. A funeral service will be held on July 7, 2022, at the St. Phillip Neri Church in Westport, New York at 11 a.m.

PITTSFORD, Vt. (WCAX) - Sunday was graduation day for Vermont’s junior firefighters. “I really enjoy helping people in any way I can, so this was a really good experience for me,” said Ava Chauvin of Hyde Park. Thirty-one junior firefighters, aged 14-17, from all over New England are...

A line of people stretched along West Brook Road outside the Lake George Festival Commons Saturday morning for the opening of the 2022 Adirondack Wine & Food Festival. Festival Manager LeighAnn Loftus says Saturday tickets sold out, but after several years of running the festival, they knew how to quickly register ticketholders and keep lines moving. Sunday’s attendance was also strong.

Broadway will once again be closed and scattered with various food vendors, fair rides and central Ohio residents as the annual Granville Fourth of July Celebration returns.  The midway will take over Broadway with concessions and rides over the course of the holiday weekend from July 1 through July 4. The fair is open from 12 p.m. through 11 p.m. July 1 to 3. On July 4, the Mile Long Fourth of July Parade, whose grand marshal...