Ike Bendavid

SOUTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - This past weekend kicked off waterfowl season in Vermont, bringing hunters to the waters of Lake Champlain and prompting compliance checks by state game wardens. Hunter Eric Holmes pulled back to shore on Lake Champlain after an e... See more

ESSEX, Vt. (WCAX) - Officials in Essex Town have denied a zoning change needed for a proposed new women’s prison, dealing a setback to plans to replace the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility, the state’s only women’s prison in South Burlington. The... See more

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington’s calls for state help were answered this week as the governor made a trip to the Queen City to meet directly with the mayor. It comes as both leaders -- Republican and Progressive -- have sparred in recent years over t... See more

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - State and local health officials say they have observed changes in the drugs people are using. Burlington officials recently modified plans for the state’s first overdose prevention center to not only provide a space for people to... See more

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington’s ongoing graffiti problem is spurring new art across the Queen City in an attempt to cover it up. WCAX viewer Caroline asked why graffiti is so prevalent downtown and why removal on private property isn’t being enforce... See more