Volunteers at summer food program help feed Vermont kids

SHELDON, Vt. (WCAX) - An army of volunteers is helping to feed hundreds of Vermont kids each summer when school is out. Vermont Blue Sky Packing packs local families’ fridges with cooked meals, thanks to federal USDA funding. And for the students who work …

‘He’s a legend’: Vermont’s high-flying Super Senior

HIGHGATE, Vt. (WCAX) - On a picture-perfect day at the Franklin County Airport in Highgate, planes head for the sky as the patriarch of prop planes, George Coy, is busy in his hangar. “I’ve been working on airplanes since the ’80s,” Coy said. He will be 82 …

Vermont group works to promote summer safety for kids

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A group dedicated to preventing injuries is making a new push to keep families safe this summer while they’re out having fun. The group Safe Kids Vermont set up on the bike path near the skate park in Burlington on Thursday. …

Vermont man charged in Rutland transit center stabbing

RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont man has pleaded not guilty to a stabbing in Rutland. It happened on Wednesday at the downtown transit center. In court on Thursday, Ryan Clayton, 26, of Hyde Park, pleaded not guilty to aggravated assault with a deadly …

WCAX Investigates: Examining Vermont’s Restorative Justice program

GRAND ISLE, Vt. (WCAX) - Restorative Justice is a state-funded program that helps people who commit crimes avoid jail time, fines and criminal records. Our Laura Ullman investigates how the program works and whether it’s successful. “I’ve lost a lot of …

Vermont Secretary of State: Cuts to federal agency could pose election security risk

Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas said their office would not be able to provide cybersecurity resources if workers from a federal agency were not able to be provided during the next election. Copeland Hanzas said members of the …

WCAX Investigates: Examining Vermont's Restorative Justice program

Vermont school superintendent speaks out after interrogation at Texas port of entry

A Vermont school superintendent is speaking out after he spent hours in Border Patrol custody after returning to the country from a visit to Nicaragua.“You feel like you’ve been abducted by a gang of aggressive, violent people who are trying to manipulate …

Vermont Green Football Club to compete in eastern conference final Friday 

Vermont Green FC’s Owen O’Malley, right, and Black Rock FC’s David Green chase after the ball in Burlington on May 28, 2022. File photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger Vermont Green Football Club, the state’s semi-professional soccer team, will compete in …

ALL THE WAY BACK: Maine avenges earlier loss to Vermont, advances to New England LL Softball title game

BRISTOL — The Maine Little League softball all-stars have come all the way back. After losing their second game of the New England Regional, 4-3 to Vermont, all they have done is win three games in a row, with their third avenging that earlier loss to …