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Burlington, VT – Police in Burlington are trying to identify a man who may have been involved in a gunfire incident downtown. This happened Wednesday afternoon. Police say they believe a motorized scooter was hit by a bullet near the corner of Bank Street and Winooski Avenue. Police say...

Burlington, VT - A Burlington man is accused of harassing someone he was ordered not to. Police say 51-year-old Hung Nguyen attacked and chased someone with a crowbar on Avenue C in the New North End Tuesday

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - After three years at WCAX, Kevin Gaiss is moving on!. Kevin joined Channel 3 This Morning as a reporter in June of 2020 and spent nearly three years on the shift before switching to the dayside team. He quickly fell in love with the agriculture beat...

Governor Phil Scott vetoed a Burlington charter change that would allow legal residents who are not U.S. citizens to vote in local elections. The debt ceiling deal brokered by the White House and GOP leaders needs bipartisan backing to pass to avoid an unprecedented government default, but Vermont Congresswoman Becca Balint is among lawmakers who aren’t sold on it.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Smoke from some of the worst Canadian wildfires in years is drifting across the Northeast. The largest forest fire in Nova Scotia’s recorded history is expected to grow even more Wednesday, according to the CBC. The fire in Shelburne County started on Saturday and is...

Ballard Park in Westport will once again host a free, seven-week live music concert series. Performances will take place on Thursdays at 7PM, running from July 6 to August 17, 2023. This year’s lineup features everything from Beatles tribute bands to elite jazz musicians. Ballard Park is perched atop...

The city council approved the settlement during a special meeting on Tuesday. Three brothers brought legal action against the city related to an excessive force incident involving Officer Jason Bellavance in 2018. The settlement still needs to be approved by a federal judge. Read the story on VTDigger here: City of Burlington will settle police use-of-force lawsuit.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Just a week ago, Middlebury College added yet another trophy to its illustrious trophy case after its women's lacrosse team won the 2023 national championship. The Panthers winning ways have become a part of the school's identity, and one of the biggest contributors toward that success is retiring.

MORIAH, N.Y. — A fishing tournament for the kids in the North Country is decades in the making. On Saturday, kids from across Essex County, N.Y. were angling in Roe Pond in Witherbee, N.Y. for the 33rd annual Roe Pond Kids' Fishing Derby. Kids younger than 15 years old...

Burlington, VT – Workers at Ben and Jerry’s on Church Street are preparing to announce whether they have the numbers to join a union. Tuesday afternoon, the group ‘Scoopers United’ will announce the results outside the Church Street scoop shop. They’ll need a majority of workers to join.

VERGENNES, Vt. — The city of Vergennes welcomes more than quadruple their population into town on Monday for the 74th Memorial Day Parade and celebrations. Dozens of families, organizations, schools, and groups participated with their own floats or just marched along the parade route. "It pulls everybody together," Martha...

75 years later, a Memorial Day tradition continues in Vergennes, Vermont. Monday afternoon, Vermont’s biggest Memorial Day parade continued in the state’s smallest city, with hundreds of families and veterans alike coming to Vergennes to celebrate the tradition. The theme and motto of this year’s parade was ‘Honoring...

The Vermont Green FC have been dominant to begin the season. Facing CS Mont-Royal Outremont in a friendly match on Wednesday, the Green won 3-0. It was the teams’ third straight 3-0 decision on the three game season so far. Vermont faces Seacoast on Saturday.

Project plans for bistro, wellness retreat are under Adirondack Park Agency review. A downstate couple, who purchased the former Paleface ski resort and Bassett Mountain estate in Jay, are hoping for Adirondack Park Agency and state Department of Health approvals in time for a partial opening of their planned bistro and wellness retreat by mid-June.

VERGENNES, Vt. (WCAX) - People from around the region Monday gathered to honor and mourn those who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. In Vergennes, the annual Memorial Day parade attracted hundreds cheering and waving flags. The parade in Vermont’s smallest city dates back to 1945 and is getting ready to celebrate its 75-year diamond jubilee. This year’s theme was “Honoring & Remembering all who Served.”

“What made the petition feel aggressive is because it doesn’t acknowledge the time constraints that we’re under to replace this position,” one selectboard member said. Read the story on VTDigger here: Charlotte selectboard questions petition for manager.

Police say 77-year-old Burton Covey went to the races at Bear Ridge in Bradford but didn't return home. Rolling Thunder tribute across Vermont held Sunday. This memorial day weekend, people in Milton and across the state came out to watch the traveling tribute. Housing crisis hits elderly Vermonters. Updated: 7...

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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s nesting season for the spiny softshell turtle. At the ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, staff are helping the threatened species. Our Ike Bendavid learns more about and how you can see them up close.

Green Mountain Transit will continue to offer fare-free bus rides until January. GMT stopped collecting fares early in the pandemic as a virus control measure. Fare collection was slated to resume this upcoming July, but GMT received additional state funding to help cover lost fare revenue. Now, GMT will use...