Darren Perron

Anchor and Reporter at WCAX-TV (Burlington, VT)

4x Emmy, NLGJA Award, 17x Murrow, 3x VAB & 14x AP award-winning Anchor & Reporter at WCAX Channel 3 News. https://t.co/pXiIiBNU9t

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UVM trustees say interim president pick will give school continuity

Aug 20, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The University of Vermont board of trustees on Monday named an interim president to lead the school. The announcement comes after news of the departure of Suresh Garimella, who is leaving to become president of the University of Arizona. The board picked current Provost and Senior Vice President Patty Prelock to take the reins while the trustees search for a permanent replacement.
Burlingtonians adapt as drug use and safety concerns rise

Aug 14, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Downtown Burlington straddles two realities. Its green spaces are hangouts for yogis and young professionals but also dens of open drug use. Locally owned shops outnumber chain stores but are falling victim to brazen theft. The Flynn theater attracts top-tier performers, but at night, unhoused people seek refuge under its brightly lit marquee.
Vt. man charged with shooting Palestinian college students wants new lawyer

Jul 31, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The man accused of shooting three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington wants a new lawyer. Jason Eaton has been in jail for the last eight months after police say he shot three young men as they walked on the sidewalk by his apartment. The crime took place just after the start of the war in Gaza. All three survived, but one was seriously injured. Eaton is not facing a hate crime charge right now, but he is facing attempted murder charges.
Women take the lead on Vt. ballots this election cycle

Jul 25, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - If she gets the official party nomination, Kamala Harris will be only the second woman selected to run for the country's highest office, but when it comes to women on the ballot for office in Vermont, the numbers have skyrocketed in the last few years. Since Emerge Vermont launched in 2013 with support from former Governor Madeleine Kunin, the group has recruited and trained more than 200 women to run for political office.
An inmate's pleas about her dangerous cellmate were dismissed. Then she was attacked.

Jul 24, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Yvonne Frederiksen was scared, and she let prison officials know. Her cellmate, Veronica Lewis, was notorious: She'd been shuffled between prisons and psychiatric hospitals after she shot and nearly killed her gun range instructor in 2015. Then, on May 29, police say Lewis attacked Frederiksen as she slept, bludgeoning her head with a prison-issued tablet computer and a padlock tucked inside a sock.
Florida woman traveled to Vermont to choose how she died

Jul 17, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont is one of just two states that allow nonresidents to come here to end their own lives with medical assistance if they have fewer than six months to live. The state changed the Death with Dignity law last year to allow out-of-staters to do what was only offered to Vermonters since 2014. Alison Novak of Seven Days interviewed a Florida woman just a couple of days before she took the doctor-prescribed cocktail of medications to end her life in Vermont.
Meet the new president of the Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Jul 16, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

By BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The Vermont Chamber of Commerce has a new president. Amy Spear took over from Betsy Bishop on July 1, and Spear already has her hands full working to help Vermont businesses navigate flooding damage after the recent storm. Our Darren Perron spoke with Spear about some of the challenges she's facing in her first weeks on the job, and what she sees ahead for the chamber. Watch the video to see their full conversation.
Burial mix-up at Burlington cemetery has 2 grieving families at odds

Jul 12, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

By BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - A burial mix-up at Burlington's Lakeview Cemetery now has two grieving families in a legal fight. The ashes of two young men-- brothers-- were put in the wrong spot. Colin Flanders wrote the story for Seven Days. He walked our Darren Perron through what happened. Watch the video to see their conversation. Read Colin Flanders' story in Seven Days.
One-on-one with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott

Jul 10, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

By BARRE CITY, Vt. (WCAX) - A year ago, catastrophic flooding left parts of Vermont underwater. On the anniversary of the disaster, our Darren Perron spoke with Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, about his reaction to what happened, how Vermont did with the recovery and what the state learned from it all. Watch the video to see their conversation.
New taxes, fees start in Vermont as new laws take effect

Jul 1, 2024 | wcax.com | Darren Perron

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A new fiscal year means a new payroll tax in Vermont. It comes as fees for certain services saw an increase this year, too. More money could soon be coming out of your paycheck. Thanks to a bill passed last year, two new taxes will help pay for $120 million in child care subsidies. One is a 0.44% payroll tax. Employers could pick up the entire tab or take some from your pay.