Connecticut man sentenced in Vermont for fentanyl and cocaine possession

Alexander Marcano, 33, of Hartford, got caught in 2023 near the Canadian border with 98 grams of fentanyl, 41 grams of cocaine base and 75 grams of cocaine powder. BURLINGTON, Vt. — A man from Hartford, Conn. was sentenced in Burlington, Vt. to five years …

Burlington Country Club member rallies for title at Vermont Amateur

As tick populations rise in Vermont, health officials urge precautions 

A blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, which is a carrier of Lyme disease. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP Invasive plants, new housing development and climate change are boosting tick populations in …

Flash flooding hits towns in Vermont for the 3rd year in a row

A bridge on Route 114 in East Haven washed out in the early evening of Thursday, July 10. Photo courtesy of Anna Cronin Updated at 12:06 a.m. Severe thunderstorms on Thursday caused flash flooding across parts of Vermont, particularly in the Northeast …

FEMA frustrations continue over Vermont disaster response

PEACHAM, Vt. (WCAX) - Peacham was one of many communities hard hit by flooding last year. Residents were there for each other to help out in the disaster, and one year later, the message remains the same. Driving through Peacham, you wouldn’t necessarily …

Recent Vermont flooding cited in state Climate Action Plan

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - This week marks the anniversaries of devastating flooding that swamped Vermont in July of 2023 and 2024. It comes as Vermont is in the midst of updating its Climate Action Plan, which includes the back-to-back flooding as examples …

Vermont man’s quilting passion honors veterans and their families

FERRISBURGH, Vt. (WCAX) - At his home in Ferrisburgh, 84-year-old Andre Emmell gingerly heads down the stairs to a room full of sewing machines and fabrics. “All the magic happens down in the basement,” Emmell said. A computer-programmed sewing machine …

Localized flooding in Vermont prompts water rescues on the anniversary of the last two July floods

On the anniversary of the last two July floods, a few communities in Vermont experienced another round of damaging flash flooding. Unlike the last two years, this year's flooding was much more isolated. Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped over five …

How have Vermont EB-5 projects changed since Kingdom Con?

Update No. 1: Vermont State Police identifies woman who died in Pittsford

  STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE POLICE   Vermont State Police identifies woman who died in Pittsford   PITTSFORD, Vermont (Thursday, July 10, 2025) — An autopsy was completed Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Chief Medical …