Rachel Mann
Multimedia Journalist
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Rachel Mann is a multimedia journalist for WCAX.
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Some Vermonters say the language in the state’s Constitution still allows for slavery. Now lawmakers are looking to clarify that’s not the case.
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Athletes from all over the world will be heading to Beijing in less than two weeks to the Winter Olympics. One of them will be freestyle skier Megan Nick from Shelburne.
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Rachel Mann spoke with Vermont fire officials about what tenants can do to protect themselves and what they should expect from landlords.
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While many are turning up the thermostat this week, one Stowe family doesn’t have the option.
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The post-holiday spike in COVID-19 cases has already started in Vermont. Rachel Mann gives a look at what some schools are doing in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Vermont correctional facilities are seeing a rise in COVID cases, courtesy of the omicron variant. Right now, there are only three cases in incarcerated individuals but 33 among employees. Our Rachel Mann looks into what's being done.
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Health care workers still paying student loans could see up to $50 million in relief under a student loan repayment bill in the U.S. Senate.
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In an effort to preserve natural resources, South Burlington city officials are looking to update some land use regulations.
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People in South Burlington kicked off the new year with a glow parade.
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The Vermont Department of Health is tracking a growing COVID-19 outbreak at the Killington Resort.
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With a rise in COVID-19 cases, many organizations are modifying their New Year’s Eve celebrations.
The accreditation for an undergraduate public health program started before the COVID-19 pandemic, but faculty and students say this couldn’t be coming at a better time.
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It wouldn’t be Christmas without... ? We had you fill in the blank.
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Some families will be cooking this Christmas, while others will be getting it catered. That has companies in our region hard at work prepping for one of their busiest days of the year.
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A massive fire left the Charlotte town storage garage a total loss.
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It’s not Christmas yet but Santa is on the move in Vermont. On Tuesday, he made his way from St. Albans to Berlin.
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A St. Albans man took the cake on the show "Holiday Baking Championship."
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A Christmas tradition is back. Vermont Ballet’s performance of the Nutcracker opens Saturday afternoon at the Flynn. It’s their first time with a live audience in two years.
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A judge has denied the request for a new psychiatric evaluation for a man accused of a brutal attack in Burlington that left his wife dead. Our Rachel Mann reports.
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With outside experts backing them, the Burlington School Board will likely be moving forward with building an entirely new high school to replace the one vacated last fall because of PCB contamination.
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Burlington school officials are considering whether it’s possible to reoccupy parts of the high school building vacated last fall over PCB contamination concerns.
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The Burlington City Council Monday night advanced a charter change to decriminalize sex work in the Queen City. If endorsed by the mayor, it would go before voters on Town Meeting Day.
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Fire and rescue crews from six different departments respond to a home on Horseshoe Drive in Williston, just after 4 p.m on Friday.
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According to the National Fire Department Registry, 87.8% of fire departments in Vermont rely exclusively on volunteers, which is nearly 20% above the national average.
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Almost all of Burlington’s fire resources were called to the Catamount Studios on Church Street Thursday night.
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But we’re told it’s unlikely anyone will face the $50 fine, which increases after each offense.
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Champlain Valley School District members addressed equity within their community on Wednesday night. While holding their first town hall, district leaders fielded questions about what they could be doing better.
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The Burlington School Board took up the issue of cancer-causing PCBs at their meeting Tuesday. This is the first time they’ve met since the Department of Health issued new recommendations.
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A number of towns continue to take up the issue of mask mandates.
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The former East Haven Radar Base closed back in 1963. Ever since, the Cold War relic has become a kind of historical time capsule as well as host to a slew of sometimes bizarre accidents and vandalism.
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Starting Friday, masks will be required in certain places in Burlington.
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For the fourth night of Hanukkah, pre-school and elementary students gathered for the lighting of an ice menorah.
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Domestic violence advocates are responding following what police are calling a murder-suicide between a husband and wife in Elmore on Monday.
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Twenty years later and $78 million over budget, a long-abandoned copper mine in Strafford is now clean.
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The annual tree lighting on the Church Street Marketplace in Burlington marks the start of the holiday season for some. Despite the weather, crowds gathered for Friday's event. Our Rachel Mann takes you to the festivities.
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Many people are enjoying time off this week for Thanksgiving, but others are still hard at work. First responders, nurses, hotel employees and gas station attendants are just a few. Our Rachel Mann caught up with some of them.
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For those looking to hit the slopes, it’s a big weekend coming up. Wednesday, the lifts were running at Sugarbush and many other ski areas are set to follow.
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A first look at Vermont’s potential plan for battling climate change is out. The state’s Climate Council posted a draft of a proposed action plan aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Vermont by no less than 26% by January 2025.
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A spot devoted to cross-country trails, soccer fields and sports will keep the same management.
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18 year-old Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted from the five felony charges he was up against.
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For the first time since 2019, the theatre at Mt. Abraham Middle High school was full Thursday night for the return of the annual fall musical.
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In no time, you’ll be grabbing a turkey, your Christmas tree and everything in between, but before meeting up with family and friends for the holidays, state officials are urging people to get tested for COVID.
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The Essex Fire Department was one of 17 in the nation to take part in a Drexel University study on the mental health of firefighters.
Real estate experts say Chittenden County is facing a shortage of industrial spaces. This means no room for manufacturing areas, warehouses, and distribution centers
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A local restaurant is receiving backlash after a leaked internal email by management appears to suggest that sick employees keep working.
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Some Burlington business owners are taking safety into their own hands by participating in de-escalation training.
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"Let’s go, Brandon," is a phrase growing in popularity in recent months among Republicans nationwide. Now, Vermont’s recently elected GOP chair, Paul Dame, is attempting to make it something more positive by holding a rally in Brandon, Vermont.
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A shotgun was used to fire two bean bag rounds at a home in St. Albans.
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Many local musicians are still waiting to push play on live shows. Their bank accounts are taking a hit, but lot of them are using this slow time to work on their craft and come back better than ever.
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Worker shortages are impacting businesses big and small, but what sort of impact will they have during the holidays?