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Burlington police conduct drug raid on two homes

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Burlington police’s drug unit conducted two operations on Wednesday, one on North Winooski Avenue and the other on Grant Street. On North Winooski, 43-year-old Jamal Curtis of Manhattan, New York was arrested for...Read More

Scott administration unveils education finance reform plan

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping education finance reform plan aimed at right-sizing the state’s school system and making it more affordable. Vermont’s rising education costs and talk of reform...Read More

Mistrial declared after NH jury deadlocks in youth detention center rape case

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial Wednesday after jurors deadlocked on whether a former worker at New Hampshire’s youth detention center raped a 14-year-old boy in 1998, but the defendant still faces 15 other...Read More

3rd person possibly involved in shootout that killed Border Patrol agent, sources say

COVENTRY, Vt. (WCAX) – Sources tell WCAX News that a third person may have been involved in the shootout that killed a Border Patrol agent in Vermont. Agent David Maland, 44, was killed during the incident Monday...Read More

For retirees, there are extra costs to living in Vermont

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Elder law attorney Robin Goeman has some advice for the retirees she counsels on estate planning and asset protection in the Green Mountain State: Leave. Soaring property taxes, a new payroll tax, costly...Read More