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Darren Perron

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Sep 23, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Darren Perron

    Off the beaten path: Exploring Sutton’s beloved Wheeler Mountain (opens the original)

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    SUTTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Chartered in 1782 as Billymead -- before fed-up residents voted in 1812 to rename it after a drunken bully founder’s son -- Sutton is home to just over 900 people. And as Darren Perron reports in this week’s installment of Vermont’s Own, the Caledonia County town is where a beloved outdoor landmark is now permanently protected from development. Claire Polfus knows the woods of the Northeast Kingdom. “It’s just a little bit off the beaten trail,” Polfus said as she takes us o

  2. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Darren Perron

    Burlington City Council president considers run for mayor (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Burlington City Council President Ben Traverse says he is seriously considering challenging Progressive Mayor Emma Mulvaney-Stanak if she seeks reelection. “I care deeply about the future of this community. I wouldn’t volunteer on the City Council if I didn’t care deeply about our city and the future of our community. And I think there are some changes that need to be made,” said Traverse, D-Ward 5. He says he will make a final decision on running for mayor in the coming

  3. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · Darren Perron

    The Hinesburg Town Forest offers trails, timber, and a happy place for residents (opens the original)

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    HINESBURG, Vt. (WCAX) - The Hinesburg Town Forest has just earned statewide recognition as the 2026 Vermont Tree Farm of the Year, a designation awarded by the Vermont Woodlands Association. As Darren Perron found out in this week’s Vermont’s Own, it’s one of the Chittenden County town’s main attractions. “It’s been really great riding,” said Chris Haviland. And he ought to know; he’s ridden the trails at the Hinesburg Town Forest 29 times this season, and he likes to challenge himself on each t

  4. Article · Sep 5, 2026 · Darren Perron

    Vermont’s Green Mountain Boys returning home after back-to-back deployments (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Sources tell Channel 3 News the Green Mountain Boys are coming home. About 200 airmen and a dozen Vermont F-35s deployed to the Middle East in early March as part of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. combat mission against Iran. That deployment came on the heels of a separate mission, the Trump administration’s operation to capture Venezuela’s president. The Vermont Air National Guard had to pivot, redirected from a base in Puerto Rico to the Middle East because of the war w

  5. Article · Sep 2, 2026 · Darren Perron

    Feds say human smuggler posted clients’ testimonials on TikTok (opens the original)

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    BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - At first glance, the videos look like testimonials for a travel agent. Happy customers speak into the camera and praise the safety and efficiency of their journeys. But these are no ordinary trips. Human smugglers are advertising their services by posting videos on TikTok of migrants they’ve helped cross illegally from Canada into Vermont. The practice shows the increasingly overt and creative ways smugglers market themselves by promising a seamless and stress-free shot

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