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State seeks comments on equestrian access in Willoughby State Forest
SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) - More opportunities for horseback riding may be coming to the Willoughby State Forest in the Northeast Kingdom. “We all hear about our hiking trails, biking trails, but do we really hear about our equestrian trails,” said Lisa Lafont, a riding enthusiast from Irasburg. She said...
This Newport recovery center is helping Northeast Kingdom teens navigate the opioid crisis
Last year, for the first time in five years, the number of Vermonters who died from opioid overdoses decreased by five percent. It might not sound like much — especially when you consider the lives of each of the 231 Vermonters who died from opioid overdoses in 2023 — but it’s progress.
Made in Vermont: St. Johnsbury Distillery
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - In the heart of St. Johnsbury sits a distillery making superior spirits. “It’s really by sight, smell, taste as well... that we’re producing these spirits,” says Brendan Hughes, co-founder and president of St. Johnsbury Distillery. He started up this business with his...
Brunswick police seek help identifying man in investigation
BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick Police Department has requested the public’s assistance in identifying a man related to an ongoing investigation. Officer Wyman released a photograph of the individual in question and is urging anyone with information to come forward. The department has not disclosed details about the investigation...
Body of missing man found in New Hampshire after hikers discover gear
NEW HAMPSHIRE, USA — The body of a man from Massachusetts who was last seen in mid-April has been recovered after hikers in New Hampshire discovered gear that belonged to him, giving search crews the clues they needed to find his body. On April 28, officials with New Hampshire...
Police ID victim in St. Johnsbury shooting
ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Police on Wednesday released the name of the man who they say died in a drug-related shooting at a St. Johnsbury apartment Monday night. The Vermont State Police say Matthew Lomasney, 47, of St. Johnsbury, died of gunshot wounds to the torso. They say Lomasney went to an upstairs apartment around 11 p,m, wearing a mask, and forced his way in. Police say someone inside the apartment shot him and that Lomasney then retreated, falling down the stairs.
Protestors show up to Drag Story Hour
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - Cobleigh Public Library hosted a Drag Story Hour - a time when drag performers read stories to children - Saturday morning. But not everyone approved. “I don’t agree with it so...They have the right to feel how they feel I got the right to feel how...
Police identify Carroll man killed in crash
WHITEFIELD, N.H. — A man from Carroll is dead following a single-car crash in Whitefield. Police said it happened around 10 p.m. Friday on Airport Road, near the Jefferson town line. Police said a vehicle lost control around a corner, went off the road and slammed into some trees.
Stuck in Vt: Ford Model A ‘Lizzie’ driven by Aubin family for 5 generations
LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (WCAX) - C.J. Aubin never considered himself a “car guy” until he inherited a 1931 Ford Model A from his cousin Bryan Aubin two years ago. Their great-grandfather Alphonse Aubin bought the car and named her Lizzie. The Aubins have lived in Lyndonville for seven generations, and Lizzie has been driven by their family for five.
2 wrong-way drivers stopped on Vt. interstates, police say
ST. ALBANS, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont troopers say they stopped two drivers headed the wrong way on Vermont interstates on Wednesday. Vermont troopers say they stopped a wrong-way driver on Interstate 89 in St. Albans Wednesday morning. State police say they got numerous reports of a driver headed south in...
Burke Mountain Academy Announces $30 Million Chasing Greatness: The Campaign to Win from Within.
EAST BURKE, Vt. (May 13, 2024) – Burke Mountain Academy (BMA) has officially launched its $30 million “Chasing Greatness: Win from Within” campaign. This transformative initiative represents some of BMA’s most ambitious work yet and a bold vision to redefine what’s possible for alpine ski racing development and education.
Jane Kitchel announces retirement after nearly 20 years in Vermont Senate
The person who’s universally regarded as the most influential legislator in Montpelier announced Friday that she won’t seek reelection this fall. Caledonia County Sen. Jane Kitchel has helmed budget deliberations in the Legislature for nearly two decades. And as the Democratic chair of her chamber’s appropriations committee, she’s played an outsize role in determining which line items make it into the state budget and which ones do not.
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