Dom Amato
Assistant News Director
Burlington, Vt
Although he is from Maine, Dom Amato has found his home away from home here in the Green Mountains.
After graduating from Lyndon State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Journalism Arts in 2016, Dom quickly found his first job in the WCAX newsroom. He started as the morning photographer in June 2016. As the years went on, Dom kept changing roles, becoming a multimedia journalist on the weekends, and eventually moving to a Monday thru Friday reporting job. Dom's beat was focused on crime, the court system and police. He's covered a number of homicide cases, police shootings and kept the public informed during high-profile trials, including that of Steven Bourgoin. Some of Dom's best work came in special, long-form reporting on the Vermont Criminal Justice Council, and Vermont's first inmate to be selected for gender reassignment surgery while incarcerated.
About a year after becoming the Weekend Evening Anchor, Dom moved into the 11 p.m. co-anchor position in the midst of the pandemic, and helped launch 3 News Now, a live streaming platform on WCAX.com.
In the summer of 2021, Dom became co-anchor of Channel 3 This Morning, working with Alexandra Montgomery. In 2022, Dom was selected for the Rising Star Award, by the Vermont Association of Broadcasters.
In 2023, after the departure of a long-time WCAX News manager, Dom was promoted to Assistant News Director.
When he's not helping reporters and producers, you'll likely catch Dom at a local restaurant or bar, trying the best food and drinks that Vermont has to offer. He's die-hard Patriots and Britney Spears fan, and enjoys exploring the state with his fiancé and best friends.
A Richmond man is behind bars after a police chase through Colchester that ended in a fiery wreck in Essex. Our Dom Amato has the details.
Newly released body cam video shows what led up to a Burlington Police officer-involved shooting last year that the Vermont Attorney General this week ruled justified.
WCAX News took to the sky to give you a look at some of the flooding damage. Our Dom Amato gives you a bird's-eye view of damage in the Winooski River Valley.
The state of Vermont is on trial as foreign EB-5 investors’ civil lawsuit is underway, one of the last remaining legal threads in the Kingdom Con saga.
Police are investigating after a body was found at a Casella transfer station in Williston Friday morning.
Governor Phil Scott Thursday declared the start of Pride Month in Vermont and groups across the state have plans to celebrate their community.
State prosecutors have declined to charge a former middle school teacher who was accused of touching a student inappropriately.
head of the Coronation of King Charles, British tradition is in the spotlight. And what’s more British, than a proper tea time.
Killer Louis Fortier learned his fate on Monday. It's the third case retried by the Vt. attorney general's office after the state's attorney refused to prosecute when experts determined the defendants were criminally insane.
Norwich’s Adam Pearce has been named a 2023 CNN Hero for his work raising awareness about traumatic brain injury.
Dom Amato spoke with two people who had life-altering experiences with psychedelics and a Vermont doctor involved in reviewing clinical trials of psilocybin-assisted therapy.
A day after Vermont’s auditor highlighted over $1.2 million in errors in Burlington’s Waterfront TIF district, South Burlington is preparing to ask voters to sign off on TIF projects and a major bond measure of its own.
The Vermont Principals' Association says cost, school location and lack of staff all contribute to the unfilled jobs.
Dom Amato spoke with Middlebury Union High School’s Michelle Steele and The Sharon Academy’s Fallon Abel about their work and the research they hope to accomplish.
Although the Grinch was finally caught a few days ago, Chief Cambridge says that may not be the last time we see him this holiday season.
The 114th Basic Training class is wrapping up their 4 month training with a ceremony at the Academy in Pittsford Friday.
Reporter Dom Amato got an exclusive look at some training scenarios and learned about the changes that some say were long overdue.
Non-alcoholic cocktails, known as temperance cocktails at The 126 in Burlington, have gained popularity over the last few years.
Amtrak says tickets are going quickly for travel before and after Thanksgiving.
Leaders in commercial real estate and development in Vermont are getting together to talk about future growth in the Green Mountains.
Jared Carter, a Vermont Law School professor and constitutional law expert, explains what happens now.
Vermont's secretary of state says town and city clerks across the state have received nearly 151,000 mail-in ballots.
Dom Amato spoke with Burlington attorney Tris Coffin, who represented Amanda Long, the former Modernizing Medicine vice president, behind the whistleblower complaint.
The defense rested its case Wednesday in the insanity murder trial of a man accused of murdering his wife with a meat cleaver back in 2017.
Gunfire has risen dramatically in Burlington in the last few years. In part two of his investigation, Dom Amato reports on the city’s effort to fund the New American Advisory Council, a Burlington-based nonprofit that is taking a hands-on approach to addressing gun violence within their community.
Gunfire has risen dramatically in Burlington in the last few years. So who’s responsible for the violence and what’s behind the sharp increase?
More family members took the stand Tuesday on day 3 of the trial of Aita Gurung, a Burlington man charged with the 2017 cleaver murder of his wife in Burlington.
Graphic police body-camera video and emotional testimony from the alleged killer's daughter-- that's what made up most of day two of Aita Gurung's trial. Our Dom Amato has details from court.
Police have connected Abukar Hilowle,19, to two incidents earlier this month that were less than 48 hours apart.
A fire tore through a New Haven apartment building Monday morning, temporarily shutting down Route 7.
In what is believed to be a first for Vermont, an incarcerated person is set to receive gender-affirming surgery.
In Chittenden County, policies and public safety are the sticking points in the Democratic primary. Ted Kenney from Williston is seeking his party’s nomination, against incumbent Sarah George.
Two Vermont start-ups were picked to take part in a global accelerator program that connects them with resources to help grow their business.
The Vermont Supreme Court is weighing whether cellphone location data should have been used in a 2015 Burlington homicide case.
This weekend Lieutenant Colonel Nathan Speanburg will transfer command of the Rutland-based battalion to Major Annaliese Baumer, the first woman ever to serve as commander of that battalion in its 100-year history. Dom Amato spoke with Baumer about the honor and the job ahead.
June is Men’s Health Month, and even though the month is coming to an end, it’s never too late to take of yourself.
Tuesday night, the Burlington Development Review Board signed off on the 30-pod project, but it has a few caveats.
Although slavery has been outlawed in Vermont for decades, a ballot question this November proposes to abolish it for good.
In the second part of his report, Dom Amato looks into how the Vt. Human Rights Commission investigates claims and reports findings.
A Vermont trooper accused of bias is raising concerns about the state’s Human Rights Commission and its practices. Our Dom Amato investigates.
Memorial Day isn’t about cookouts, parties, or an extra day off -- it’s about remembering our fallen heroes.
Many new college graduates are looking for jobs and apartments, while scammers try to steal their money. Our Dom Amato got tips from the BBB on spotting scams targeting new grads.
May is the busiest time for moving in the U.S., and if you’re packing boxes and getting ready to settle into a new home, there are a few things you should know to make sure you don’t get caught in a scam.
Burlington’s mayor says he’s hopeful work will start on CityPlace soon, and it’s crunch time for the developers.
A Franklin County Judge Friday sentenced a mother and daughter to serve what will amount to at least five years in prison for the murder of a Highgate man in 2017.
A mother and daughter who have pleaded guilty in the 2017 murder of a Franklin County man, faced a judge Thursday for a two-day sentencing hearing in St. Albans.
The Vermont Department of Health says both here and around the country, more people reported drinking greater amounts at one time and more often last year.
The glass door to the Pride Center of Vermont was found shattered on Tuesday morning. Police are investigating the vandalism as a possible hate crime.
The man shot during an alleged burglary attempt in Westminster will remain in prison.
The man accused of a shooting at a Burlington parking garage just steps away from busy Church Street says he's not guilty.
