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ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Five people, including four juveniles, face charges after police say they were fighting near a bridge in St. Johnsbury. It happened Wednesday around 6 p.m. on Memorial Drive. Vermont troopers say four teenagers, who ranged in age from 15 to 19, and Tyler Root, 20,...

BETHLEHEM, N.H. — There are no injuries following a partial building collapse at the Profile School in Bethlehem. The collapse happened around 11 a.m. Wednesday while school was in session. The fire chief said the school was put on lockdown after the partial collapse. The chief said construction workers...

WATERFORD — A 16-year-old from Connecticut was injured during a single-vehicle crash in Waterford yesterday. The crash took place on Vermont Route 18 at around 3:45 p.m. According to the report, the driver lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a corner. The vehicle slid into an embankment and...

GROTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Groton State Forest has a brand new nature center and it opens this weekend. Our Elissa Borden got you a sneak peek inside before the doors open on Sunday. The Vermont State Parks, Vermont Parks Forever and the ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain worked...

LYNDONVILLE — Recycling is becoming more and more important, and the list of things that can be recycled is growing. Recently, certain types of Styrofoam were added to the list of items accepted by recycling centers in the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD). What began as a pilot program to see if the process for recycling Styrofoam would be viable in the area, machines specifically designed for the job have proved themselves.

The Mount Abraham Union High School Eagle softball team used timely hitting, good defense and the right arm of star pitcher Eve McCormick to conquer the Lyndon Institute Vikings, 10-2, in a Division II softball semi-final showdown played in Bristol on Tuesday. We’re glad you’re interested in this valuable content!...

Some feel that the youth mental health crisis did not get the attention it deserved in the past legislative session. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont children are struggling with mental health. Could lawmakers have done more?.

MANCHESTER, NH – We’re in the last weekends before summer officially arrives, get out and enjoy what’s left of the Spring before Summer rolls around. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Check out our searchable comprehensive Community Calendar below. Know of an upcoming event? Add it – it’s free!

BARRE, Vt. — Thunder Road is preparing to kick off its 64th season of weekly racing with an annual Friday night special on June 9. Drivers are racing in round one of the seventh annual Myers Container Service Triple Crown Series. Races start at 7 P.M. on Friday, with practices going all day.

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Pets of all shapes and sizes came together in St. Johnsbury for the town’s 74th Annual Pet Parade. “From paw patrol and he is going to be leading me and my husband Bradley and Cluck Norris which is our rooster and we are wanted for our bad graffiti and bad art and so he is take us in,” said Anita Price Roth, parade chair, “This is the 74th anniversary it started out in 1949 as mostly farm animals, and it progressed over the years and turned into mostly dogs and now it is animals. Both dog, cats, we have rats, we have lambs, we have beautiful cows, horses. It is everyone and anyone is welcome and it’s a beautiful event for people and their pets.”

GLOVER — Glover Ambulance Squad won the award for 2023 ambulance service of the year from the state of Vermont Emergency Medical Services (EMS) office of the Department of Health. The squad held a party Friday night to celebrate. There are 167 licensed ambulance services in the state, and...

JEFFERSON, N.H. — One person was taken to the hospital after a crash on Meadow Road in Jefferson Friday night. The Jefferson Fire Department said it happened around 9 p.m. after a driver failed to navigate a curb and hit several trees. First arriving crews found the pick-up truck...

Can you say road trip? I mean, anything with a fun and quirky destination is worthy of an outing, especially when a place is famous for having the longest candy counter in the entire world. Talk about discovering the sweet life in our own New England back yard. So fill...

Giuliano Cecchinelli is 79 years old, has a gray beard, a brown plaid shirt and a floppy beret, and is a classically trained sculptor. He's been carving stone since he was a boy in Italy. “I know more than even the cemetery knows,” he says as he walks through Hope...

Conservation officers said the couple did not pack proper gear for the weather. Search and rescue personnel reached the couple at 1:20 a.m. Conservation officers rescued a New Hampshire couple hiking in the White Mountains early Sunday morning after improper gear caused one of the hikers to develop mild symptoms of hypothermia.

American Express Supports Small and Independent Restaurants Around the World with Two “Backing Small” Grant Programs. Vermont Business Magazine Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express are announcing the 25 historic small restaurants that will each receive $40,000 in grants through the “Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program.” We’re excited to share that local Lyndonville restaurant Freighthouse Market & Café, is being recognized with a grant to support the growth of their business. This marks the third installment of the “Backing Historic Small Restaurants Grant Program,” which awards $1 million in grants, administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and funded by American Express, to 25 historic small restaurants throughout the country.

WOODBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - With summer approaching, so is Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s Green Mountain Conservation Camps. The camps at Buck Lake in Woodbury and Kehoe Camp in Castleton offer hands-on learning experiences about fish, wildlife, ecology, botany, forestry, hunter-firearm safety, and outdoor first aid, for kids 12 to 17. Campers learn from Vermont State Game Wardens, foresters, fisheries and wildlife biologists, and others who work in the outdoors.

On June 3, 2023, NH Fish and Game was notified of two hikers in distress on Falling Waters Trail in Franconia, NH. Bryan Morse and Samantha Nigro had started hiking at 1:00 p.m. and by 7:30 p.m., they had made it to the summit of Little Haystack.

White Mountains punched their ticket to the championship after shutting out Bishop Brady in the Division 3 Semifinals. Check out all the highlights in the video below!. Thanks to White Mountains Community College and Bishop Brady Baseball Boosters for making the coverage of this game possible!

The Depot Street Block Party is part of Lyndon’s Better Connections Project. Twelve hundred girls from across Vermont laced up their shoes for the Non-profit. CCV celebrates graduation of more than 450 students.