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Vermont State Police search for missing teen from Williamstown
ROYALTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont State Police is asking for your help in locating a missing teen. They say 16-year-old Justice Bracken of Williamstown has been missing since last Tuesday, May 14th. She was last seen in Royalton with her boyfriend Xavier Tetreault. Bracken is 5′3″, roughly 170 lbs., and...
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...
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.
Tenant protections failed to gain traction in the Statehouse
“I continue to be disappointed by the lack of support for renters in the Legislature,” said Burlington Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak, who stepped down from her House seat after becoming mayor. Read the story on VTDigger here: Tenant protections failed to gain traction in the Statehouse.
Police, school officials investigate U-32 lockdown response
EAST MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Authorities and school officials are trying to figure out what prompted a lockdown at U-32 High School late Thursday morning. The Washington Central Unified Union School District Superintendent says the automated emergency response system placed the school into lockdown just after 11:30 a.m. It’s not believed to have been initiated from inside the building and police responded to find no threat to the school.
Vermont man arrested for allegedly trying to assault firefighters working to put out house fire
NEWBURY, Vt. — Vermont State Police are investigating after they say a man tried to assault the firefighters who were working to put out a fire at his home. Police said the incident happened in Newbury on Tuesday around 8 p.m. According to investigators, Wells River firefighters were responding...
Fares resume for Green Mountain Transit
CHITTENDEN COUNTY, Vt. — Starting Monday, May 20, Green Mountain Transit will start collecting fares again on public buses. According to Green Mountain Transit, the change applies to local Chittenden County routes, Chittenden County commuter buses, and LINK Express services in St. Albans and Montpelier. The bus service started...
Siemons Bests Sportsman Field at the Bowl
WEST HAVEN, VT —Orford, N.H.’s Tanner Siemons won the 30-lap Sunoco Sportsman feature at Devil’s Bowl on Saturday, May 18th while fellow McGee Automotive Family driver Jason Quenneville triumphed in the O’Reilly Auto Partys Limited Ranks. Nick Austin-Neil bagged his first Novice win of 2024, with Ray Hanson, Chris Sumner, Rob Steele and Brent Wilbur also winning main events.
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...
Thunder Road driver working to become first woman to win rookie of the year
BARRE, Vt. — It's only been four years since Taylor Hoar first got behind the wheel of her own racecar, but quickly she's gained a following as a trailblazer in the sport. Hoar is going to be the first woman in over a decade to race in Thunder Road's late model division. Previously, Hoar raced in the street stock division. She'll get to compete for rookie of the year honors, trying to become the first woman to do so.
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