High honors for members of the Channel 3 News team.
Senior reporter Kristin Carlson accepted a DuPont-Columbia University Award for a series of reports called Foreigners on the Farm.
WCAX is one of only six local stations across the country to receive the prestigious award this year.
For many of our viewers the 2008 series was a first glimpse at the reality of many of the state's dairy farms. And for the first time, farmers and their Mexican workers talked openly about their situation.
"When this story aired no one knew what would happen. Never before in Vermont had a farmer or workers talked so openly, admitting that what they were doing was illegal. The threat of a federal crackdown, deportation was on everyone's minds," said Carlson during her acceptance speech.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:36 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:36:47 GMT
A former animal control officer charged with two counts of prohibited acts was arraigned Tuesday morning. Gary Francis is accused of asking two women to show him their breasts for money. Francis pleadedMore >>
A former animal control officer charged with asking women to show him their breasts for money was arraigned Tuesday.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:03 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:03:49 GMT
A Middlebury man has pleaded not guilty to federal arson charges stemming from a fire at a Pittsford car dealership back in July 2011. Police said they found 29-year-old Steven Browne behind the wheelMore >>
A Middlebury man has pleaded not guilty to federal arson charges stemming from a fire at a Pittsford car dealership back in July 2011.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:11:15 GMT
Vermont is getting $6.3 million in federal Homeland Security grants to help the state develop prevention and preparedness programs to respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.More >>
Vermont is getting $6.3 million in federal Homeland Security grants to help the state develop prevention and preparedness programs to respond to acts of terrorism and other catastrophic events.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 3:54 PM EDT2013-05-21 19:54:33 GMT
Modest economic growth is expected in New England over the next three years with the region as a whole returning to pre-recession employment levels by 2015.More >>
Modest economic growth is expected in New England over the next three years with the region as a whole returning to pre-recession employment levels by 2015.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:06 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:06:59 GMT
A historic building in North Bennington will have new owners and a new purpose. Merchant's Bank donated the building to the Fund for North Bennington and the Preservation Trust of Vermont. That buildingMore >>
A historic building in North Bennington will have new owners and a new purpose.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 10:09 AM EDT2013-05-21 14:09:03 GMT
Work on a chain reaction road project is in full swing starting in Northfield. Crews are working on the final coat of pavement on Route 12 and 12A, and hope to wrap up shortly. The next phase in RandolphMore >>
Work on a chain reaction road project is in full swing starting in Northfield.More >>
