Vermont’s search and rescue team prepares for the future

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s Urban Search and Rescue Task Force is busier than ever, responding to nearly two dozen calls in 2024 compared to an average of about 10 a year when it formed roughly a decade ago. Floods are the biggest focus, from local …

Vermont lawmakers work to wind down hotel-motel program

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - As Vermont lawmakers work to wind down the state’s hotel-motel program and spin off some responsibilities to designated agencies, social service providers say they are already helping transition people into independent living. In …

Scott signs off on $9B Vermont budget

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont Gov. Phil Scott has signed the state’s $9 billion budget. The spending plan is expected to provide temporary property tax relief. It carves out $77 million to buy down average property tax increases to 1%. It also sets …

Migrant farmworker returns to Vermont after release

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - One of nine farmworkers detained in Vermont last month is back in the Green Mountains after being released by a judge last week. Diblaim Maximo Sargento-Morales -- known as Max -- was part of a group of workers detained at the …

Vermont man dead after being hit by train in Essex Junction

ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. (WCAX) - Police say a Vermont man died after he was hit by a train late Tuesday night. It happened in Essex Junction on the railroad tracks between Main and Maple streets. Investigators say at about 11:35 p.m., a southbound New England …

Got junk? Vermont's home organizers want to help you declutter

Spring is an annual rite of passage, a time of transition and regrowth. Some spend it gardening. Others reconnect with friends. And a few of us, like Vermont Edition's Mikaela Lefrak, derive actual joy from spring cleaning. Two professional home …

Video shows Vermont prosecutor’s arrest for alleged DUI

WATERBURY, Vt. (WCAX) - Police have released video showing the moments a Vermont county prosecutor was arrested by troopers for an alleged DUI. It comes more than one year after Addison County State’s Attorney Eva Vekos was arrested for suspicion of …

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Sign up for Vermont Arts Exchange Summer Camps

NORTH BENNINGTON — The Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) still has space remaining in some of its very popular summer camps. Camps are offered in half and full days and are based out of the VAE Studios at 48 Main Street, North Bennington. We are offering three …

Vermont updates captive insurance statutes in annual bill

Vermont Governor Phil Scott has signed House Bill 137 into law, introducing a series of technical amendments to the state’s captive insurance statutes. The legislation forms part of the Department of Financial Regulation’s (DFR) annual 'housekeeping…