Three cannabis shops in Burlington have approval from the city to open their doors on Oct. 1, but two are still waiting on the greenlight from the state.
A decision by regulators in California has cleared the way for New York to move forward on its goal of requiring all new cars and trucks sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035.
Eighty-four-year-old Super Senior Peter Hawks is serious about having fun. Since the death of his son in 2011, he has channeled his grief into a life-affirming foundation that accentuates the positive.
Vermont's retail cannabis market is set to open in just two days, but industry officials say the state will likely see limited access and supply issues for several weeks. Our Adam Sullivan reports.
Vermont state officials are in crisis management mode when it comes to housing juvenile delinquents. It comes two years after the closure of the Woodside detention facility and stalled plans to find a replacement.
Rescue, relief and recovery efforts are underway in Florida following catastrophic storm damage. Hundreds of volunteers are in the state now, including some from our region. Our Melissa Cooney reports.
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking his biggest steps yet to return to the public eye, more than a year after resigning in the wake of a bevy of sexual harassment allegations.
Police are investigating yet another gunfire incident in Burlington’s City Hall Park. Authorities say no one appeared to be injured, but they don’t know what prompted the shooting or who was responsible.
Coughing and sneezing can be heard in schools and workplaces across Vermont, but the state health commissioner says it's not just COVID going around. Our Alexandra Montgomery reports.
After anchoring and reporting for WCAX News for 20 years, our colleague and friend Judy Simpson left TV news for Florida, where she was forced to evacuate on Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Ian.
Randolph High Schools girl’s volleyball team has been banned from its own locker room while school officials investigate a conflict involving a transgender student on the team.
A year after a new basketball arena was to have opened at UVM, the project remains indefinitely on hold. It was sidelined by the pandemic and is now hampered by rising borrowing costs. But as our Katharine Huntley reports, other parts of that project have been completed.
The pandemic increased the need for mental health and addiction services, but there are fewer qualified people to provide that care. Now, a grant will help one Upper Valley behavioral health center add staff. Our Adam Sullivan reports.
Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state’s new gun rules — an unplanned side effect of a law designed to protect the public’s safety.
Vermont health officials continue to offer the bivalent COVID vaccine at walk-in clinics around the state and there are now new informational videos in over a dozen languages.
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