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Frequent rains raise landslide concerns
University of Vermont researchers are warning Burlington officials that slopes along the Winooski River need to be shored up to prevent a destructive landslide. There are a number of areas in Vermont’s largest city with slopes that cascade towards the Winooski River or Lake Champlain. University of Vermont researchers...
Hot and humid, few storms Tuesday
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A partly sunny sky is expected through the day, with a few isolated storms developing in the afternoon. It will be very warm and humid, with highs near 90. Wednesday will start with lots of clouds and a few passing showers in the morning. More breaks of sun are expected in the afternoon, which will spark off some scattered downpours and thunderstorms. Very localized pockets of flooding will be possible where the heaviest downpours set up.
Vt. berry farmers rise above challenging season
CHARLOTTE, Vt. (WCAX) - People are spending their time out in the sun, searching through the berry fields, picking blueberries and tossing them into their buckets. “I have only eaten nearly every single time I picked one. They are so delicious,” said berry picker Kristina Sickmueller. Sickmueller has been...
Inaugural Geriatrics Fellow Transitions to Attending Physician: Owen Maguire, M.D.
The Division of Geriatric Medicine celebrated on July 6 the graduation of the first geriatrics fellow, Owen Maguire, M.D., and the culmination of the division’s academic goal to train geriatricians. Maguire completed his internal medicine residency at Brown University and medical degree at Tufts University. In his application to...
Urgent warning of flash floods in Vermont after heavy rain shuts roads leaving locals stranded
Heavy rain early Tuesday washed out roads and led to about two dozen rescues in northern Vermont, nearly three weeks after many farmers and residents in the state were hit by flooding
UVM Medical Center surgical center clears key hurdle
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A key milestone has been reached in the effort to build a new outpatient surgical center in South Burlington. It’s part of a plan pitched by the University of Vermont Medical Center to health care regulators at the Green Mountain Care Board. The eight-bed surgical...
A Passion to Do the Right Thing: Michael Monte and the Champlain Housing Trust
Who is Michael Monte, and why does everyone seem to love him?. For one thing, over the 46 years that Monte has worked in Burlington, he has dramatically changed the city for the better. For another, at a time when almost the whole of the United States is experiencing a...
Hornet baseball receives ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award
Lyndonville, VT - The Vermont State University Lyndon baseball team is among over 800 college and high school baseball teams from across the country who have been recognized as recipients of the 2023-24 ABCA Team Academic Excellence Award, which is presented by Sports Attack. Nearly 350 high school programs and more than 470 collegiate programs were recognized with this year's award.
Motorcycle speeds through Underhill and Jericho, eludes police
UNDERHILL — A black motorcycle was clocked traveling nearly double the speed limit on Route 15 on July 28, leading to a high-speed pursuit by Vermont State Police. The unidentified motorcyclist was first spotted at 11:07 a.m. going 95 mph in a 50 mph zone and then 73 mph in a 35 mph zone, according to the Williston Barracks officials.
Giant pine cone-like egg statue coming to new Williston art park
WILLISTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It looks like an ordinary construction zone, but something giant, round and magical is coming to Williston. “We have the wooden egg, which some people are calling the pine cone, but I kind of don’t mind because the two things are very similar,” said artist and sculptor Clay Mohrman.
Pick-your-own sunflower season begins
SHELBURNE, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s that time of year again, many farms in Vermont are getting ready for pick-your-own sunflowers. The Guillemette Farm Stand has been around for four years now, and they say their flowers are in peak season. The farm used to just have sunflowers, but have...
Winchester, NH, man arrested in connection with multiple burglaries in VT, police say
A Winchester, New Hampshire, man was charged in connection with multiple burglaries in Brattleboro, Vermont, police said. Brattleboro police said on Monday, July 15, officers received a report of a burglary from an office on Flat Street. Authorities said Richard Lee, 40, from Winchester, New Hampshire, allegedly stole a pop-up tent from the building on Flat Street. Police said Lee was later arrested on Tuesday, July 23 and held on $1,000 bail in connection with the alleged burglary.
Home tour of the week: A $650,000 home in Colchester with 0.71 acres of land to call your own
This home in Colchester has a updated kitchen with a breakfast bar and granite countertops. The house also has central air conditioning and custom built window blinds to help keep cool. Bedrooms: 3. Price: $650,000. HIGHLIGHTS: 0.71 acres of land, breakfast bar, wood stove. Listed by Chad Dion, Chad Dion...
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