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Barre City passes plan to build housing on parking lots
BARRE CITY, Vt. (WCAX) - More housing is coming to Barre City now that the City Council has approved plans to sell two small parking lots to a developer who wants to build as many as 40 apartments there. DEW Construction of Williston will work with Downstreet Housing & Community...
Bristol Country Store burglarized, over $4,000 in e-cigarettes stolen
BRISTOL — Vermont State Police are investigating an early morning burglary at the Bristol Country Store where thieves made off with over $4,000 in vaping products. Authorities were alerted to the break-in at the store, located at 3191 South Vermont Route 116, around 4:21 a.m. on April 16. Upon...
Judge denies delay of Montpelier Roxbury school budget revote, school closure plans
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont Judge has denied an emergency injunction sought by the Town of Roxbury to prevent a revote of the Montpelier Roxbury School District budget next week. Lawyers for the town argued in Washington County Court Tuesday that the Montpelier Roxbury Public School District held a...
Vermont man arrested for trying to hit victim with machete, pleads not guilty
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont man is behind bars after allegedly attacking another person with a machete, police said. The Burlington Police Department arrested 41-year-old Russell Taylor, of Morristown, on Monday night after they received a report of a fight on College Street. According to police, Taylor got into...
VTrans to install obstacles to prevent stuck trucks on Notch Road
STOWE, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont transportation officials say they are moving ahead with a plan to prevent the perennial problem of stuck trucks on the Notch Road. Flowers in Stowe mean the Notch Road will be opening in a matter of weeks. The narrow mountain road connecting Stowe to Cambridge is heavily traveled all summer by tourists and residents alike.
Multiple arrests following standoff in Barre
BARRE, Vt. (WCAX) - Several people were arrested following an incident in Barre City on Friday afternoon. According to the Barre City Police Department, officers responded to an apartment on South Main Street for a report of a fight. When officers arrived, they were told one of the men had a rifle and may have retreated to the basement. They say another group of men were reported to be hiding in the stairwell upstairs.
Overnight fire damages Williston business
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A fire damages a Williston business overnight. Williston and several other fire departments battled the fire at Asten Johnson just before 8 p.m. on Friday night. Williston Fire Department says a piece of machinery caught on fire, and flames spread through the vents and to the roof. There were no injuries, and Industrial Ave was closed for roughly two hours. The fire is not considered suspicious, but the cause is under investigation.
Vermont seeks balance between flood resiliency and floodplain protection
RICHMOND, Vt. (WCAX) - As Vermonters in the path of flooding last summer continue to recover, communities are looking at buyouts and other strategies to restore floodplains to their natural state. It comes as state lawmakers are looking to protect communities from future flood risk. A short walk from the...
Made in Vermont: CQ Glassworks
BRISTOL, Vt. (WCAX) - Most days, you can find Caroline Quick in her Bristol studio. “Creating pieces to keep me out of mischief, basically,” she laughs. A retired empty-nester, Quick found herself in need of something to occupy her time. “I saw in my future a gap when my...
RV sales on the rise ahead of summer
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - As warmer weather approaches and people start thinking about their summer plans, some are shopping for RVs. Hinesburg residents Sharon and Tim White brought their RV from Pete’s RV center about 10 years ago. They’ve had different RVs throughout the years but now they are looking for a new one when they plan to retire.
FEMA awards over $22 million to Vermont for July storms and flooding recovery costs
State of Vermont photo of downtown Montpelier after the July floods. Vermont Business Magazine The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $22 million to the State of Vermont to reimburse it for the cost of debris removal and measures taken to stabilize state office buildings following the July 2023 storms and flooding.
Police seek driver of box truck that hit Morristown covered bridge
MORRISTOWN, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities are looking for a box truck that hit a Morristown covered bridge on Friday. Morristown Police say the truck hit the Cole Hill Road covered bridge and kept on driving. They say the bridge sustained damage. Surveillance video obtained by police shows the truck was...
Three arrested in Warren drug bust, fentanyl and methamphetamine seized
WARREN — The Maine Drug Enforcement Agency announced the arrest of three individuals on Friday following the execution of a search warrant at a Warren home, where illegal drug trafficking had been under investigation for over a month. Denise Richards, 63, Marissa Widdecomb, 34, and Claire Turner, 33, were...
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