WCAX News

If your eyes and nose are extra itchy this year, you aren’t alone. Pollen season got a late start, but experts say now, it’s in full swing.

The state of Vermont wants more flexibility in how it charges for access to state parks.

The district serves the towns of Orange and Washington and is part of the Central Vermont Supervisory Union.

There were major layoffs at IBM in Essex Junction on this day in history in 2002.

A former sheriff’s deputy whose actions upended a Lamoille County murder trial is now facing criminal charges.

The northern lights could put on a show across the region Thursday night into early Friday morning, with a strong geomagnetic storm expected to push the aurora well into our viewing area. If you’ve never seen the northern lights from Vermont or the North Country, Thursday night will provide one of the best opportunities since a very impressive auroral display this past January 20.

We’re at the crossroads of spring ending and summer beginning, and abundant sunshine is ever increasing. After months of gray, overcast skies, we’ve officially entered the sunniest stretch of the year—and for a region known for it’s dark gray winters, that’s a meaningful change worth celebrating.

Stuart Amoriell faces Blake Gendebien in the Democratic primary.

A teen involved in a 2025 fatal shooting in Keene, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder.

Darren Perron spoke with Seven Days’ Matthew Roy, who wrote in this week’s issue about the troubling recent medical diagnosis of his boxer Cleo.

A Burlington artist has turned her morning shift at a city intersection into a viral art project that reaches subscribers around the world.

Weybridge’s rolling hills and beautiful pastures make it a perfect spot to preserve a piece of Vermont history — the Morgan horse.

Beta Technologies invited a select few media members to take flights in its electric planes on Wednesday, and WCAX got a seat in the new Alia C-TOL aircraft.

Incidents were reported in Newport, Winooski, and Montpelier, among other locations.

Castleton has offered swimming lessons to locals through its recreation department, but they don’t have an instructor set for the summer.

A grassy field on Meadowland Drive in South Burlington could soon be home to a new 14-bed stabilization and treatment facility aimed at treating troubled teens.

Protesters who clashed with federal agents and local and state police on March 11 say they disagree with the conclusions of recent internal investigations.

Firefighters said Tuesday night they found a small fire inside the art classroom and quickly put it out.

There are new signs of life at the Vermont Packinghouse with plans to expand into the future.

A motorcyclist is hospitalized in critical condition following a crash in downtown Burlington on Tuesday night.

A group of high school students finished a year-long internship called Project Search on Wednesday.

New Hampshire’s pro-gun attorney general says he doesn’t like the latest iteration of a bill aimed at protecting gun rights.

Alburgh’s school budget passed on its third attempt.

On this day in history in 1979, a simmering conflict over drinking, drugs, and late-night partying in Burlington’s Battery Park boiled over into a tense showdown between young revelers and police.

A Fairfax woman faces child endangerment and DUI charges.

Democrats introduced a proposal this week that could open the door to a new set of aggressively gerrymandered congressional lines for the 2028 elections.

Officials have confirmed to Channel 3 that a person was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Claremont, New Hampshire, on Tuesday night.

Music will fill the Queen City this week for the 43rd Discover Jazz Festival.

A dramatic pattern flip is bringing summer-like heat to the region this week, with temperatures building toward near-record territory by Thursday. Low humidity will keep conditions comfortable throughout the warmup—this is the kind of heat that’s easy to enjoy, though a few simple precautions are still worth keeping in mind.

Some Burlington students are combining math and art to make a new mural at Oakledge Park.

A Vermont motorcycle rider is using an ambitious ride to raise money for a recovery organization and to show others that getting sober is possible.

Wildlife experts are working to figure out where pollinators spend the most time in the region.

Vermont was among five other states joining the lawsuit, saying it will harm their economies, energy grids, and climate goals.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon was met by a crowd of protesters on Tuesday morning during a stop in Essex Jct.

The City Council voted Monday night to allow the Champlain Parkway to open ASAP, waiving a three-month traffic signal testing period.

The so-called preservation depositions were recorded and will be used at trial only if the men can’t make it to testify during the September trial.

Parades and the Fourth of July go hand-in-hand, but the parade that rolls down Main Street in Randolph is shifting slightly.

Long Trail Brewing Company is unveiling its “Reallllly Long Trail Ale Pack” in honor of National Trails Day this weekend.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has said she wants to be the one leading the exploratory committee on bringing the Winter Olympic Games back to New York.

An intersection in the Adirondacks known for car crashes now has additional safety signage.

Ken Knelly has been acting president of CCC since last year. The board of trustees voted to confirm him this week.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy visited Vermont Friday for a ride on one of Beta’s electric planes, according to the company.

New technology could help doctors identify breast cancer sooner, and Vermonters might not have to travel far to access it.

Claremont is once again in search of a city manager after the latest hire resigned after less than a year on the job.

An autopsy has confirmed that a New York man who died in a boating accident last month drowned, according to New York State Police.

The City Council took no action Monday night on whether to extend a temporary tax that targets diners at local restaurants.

Hundreds of detainees across 33 states, including at a Vermont facility, allege they're being denied adequate medical care.

Sanders, a critical early backer of Platner, told the AP he still supports the Maine oyster farmer and former Marine.

On June 2, 1981, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially granted a patent for the first sports bra, solidifying a quiet revolution in women’s fitness.

A former superintendent and her husband pleaded not guilty Monday morning in connection with supplying alcohol to a teen who later died behind the wheel.