Hailey Morgan
Multimedia Journalist
Hailey Morgan joined the WCAX News Team in July of 2022 as a weekend Multimedia Journalist.
She was born and raised in New Hampshire and graduated in 2022 from Northern Vermont University at Lyndon.
She loves to paint, draw, spend lots of time outdoors, and take LOTS of photos.
She is excited to start her career here to be a part of this exceptional news team and is looking forward to growing as a professional and individual. As well as bringing meaningful stories to our viewers.
Killington town officials hope big incentives will help them hire more police officers.
Student protests over the war in Gaza continue at the University of Vermont and Middlebury College, and students on both campuses have now met with school administrators.
A group of University of Vermont students Thursday received accolades for creating a local start-up company.
City officials say the Winooski bridge project is on track, and they are shoring up who pays for what as the plan moves closer to construction.
Welch visited the Catamount Outdoor Family Center on Thursday to announce the introduction of his Energizing our Communities Act.
Members of Vermont’s congressional delegation will join state and federal officials at a ribbon cutting Tuesday morning in Bradford for the state’s first fast chargers under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.
An old convenience store is coming back to the town of Concord.
A local organization that helps people get out of jail to build a life for themselves is celebrating the retirement of their longtime director.
A sweet Ben & Jerry’s tradition was back Tuesday, along with long lines for a free cone.
The Champlain Housing Trust is expanding a program to help BIPOC Vermonters become homeowners.
The city of St. Albans is considering a first-ever flag to represent the Franklin County community.
A Vermont business is trying to generate buzz by taking its hydration game to a whole new level.
A Northeast Kingdom couple is celebrating a milestone -- a 70th anniversary.
A Winooski hotel project two decades in the making is finally coming to fruition.
The owners of Marty’s 1st Stop, a popular grocery store on Route 2 in Danville, are looking to expand next year.
In order to avoid a traffic jam downtown with thousands of people coming to watch the eclipse in Burlington, the city turned the Beltline into one big parking lot. Our Hailey Morgan shows you.
Kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Burlington took some time to learn about the Great American Eclipse.
The number of organ donations -- and those waiting waiting lists -- continues to grow. The New England Donor Services has tracked a 52% increase in organ donation with 16,000 donors nationally. For one central Vermont family, it turned a tragedy into a miracle.
Health care providers at the hospital in St. Johnsbury are still rattled after police say they were assaulted over the weekend.
Legislative leaders and victim advocates are taking a stand to make sure students all across Vermont feel safe on their college campuses.
The Caledonia Food Co-op has finally secured a space in St. Johnsbury for their community food hub.
The town of Danville is hopping on a million-dollar train to the future. A construction plan for their century-old train station is slated to be completed this summer.
Green Mountain Transit says it will cut back on services after facing some financial troubles.
Parts of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom are in the path of maximum totality for the April 8 eclipse. Our Hailey Morgan takes you to Newport to find out how the city is preparing.
Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark says she is running for reelection.
Northeast Kingdom Human Services is finally moving some of its staff into Lyndon.
With temperatures set to sink into the teens Thursday night in Burlington, dozens are expected to sleep out in a show of solidarity for local unhoused youth.
After summer flooding displaced the town of Cabot’s EMS building, officials are debating the future of the community’s ambulance service, even putting out a request for bids.
On the 20th anniversary of her disappearance, the FBI announced a reward of up to $40,000 in an effort to help solve the case of Brianna Maitland.
City officials say Burlington is making progress on its net zero energy goals.
Vermont Gov. Phil Scott ceremoniously tapped a tree Monday as maple sugar producers strapped in for an interesting season. Our Hailey Morgan has a check on how the season is going.
The city of South Burlington has finally closed the funding gap needed for a long-anticipated bike and pedestrian bridge over Interstate 89.
A pair of bills introduced by Vermont Senator Peter Welch aims to help people receiving food stamps get the most bang for their buck.
Wolcott is investing in a forestry project to expand green space and outdoor opportunities in Lamoille County.
The pandemic shed light on the issues health care and service workers faced dealing with their own mental health. Now, the Brattleboro Retreat is expanding a program to help more of those and other professionals.
What used to be an old Walgreens in downtown St. Johnsbury could turn into a community food hub for visitors and residents.
South Burlington continues to grow and needs more water to do it. Voters on Town Meeting Day approved funding for a new water tower which will help the community to meet those goals.
The state's Consumer Assistance Program fields thousands of complaints every year and a long-running partnership with the University of Vermont is also providing students with valuable skills.
The village of Swanton is going back to the drawing board after voters rejected a Town Meeting Day request for a new public safety building.
Hailey Morgan spoke with voters and Vermont GOP officials about what the results mean for the divided party come November.
While turnout is expected to be relatively low compared to the last two presidential primaries, the choices Vermonters make at the polls will send an important message about the candidates in this pivotal election.
The University of Vermont has revealed some of the costs associated with changing its logo and branding.
It was a slushy slog to get it there, but the cement block is now set for the annual Joe’s Pond Ice Out contest. And this year’s topsy-turvy temperatures could leave participants scratching their heads.
The University of Vermont is re-branding, phasing out its Old Mill tower-themed logo in favor of a more minimalist approach -- the letter “V” on a shield.
Lyndon is known as Vermont's covered bridge capital, but one bridge, in particular, continues to create frustration for the town and cost it money. Our Hailey Morgan reports.
Catamount Arts is finally making some headway to get back into their building in downtown St. Johnsbury.
The towns of Richmond and Hinesburg are in a bit of a bind without enough police officers to go around. Our Hailey Morgan found out why and what the towns plan for a solution.
As the countdown to the great American eclipse continues, communities both large and small that are in the path of totality are making plans.
Authorities say a three-year-old boy remains hospitalized in critical condition after falling through the ice on Lake Memphremagog Saturday,
A man armed with a knife led to a police standoff and closed two streets in Burlington’s Old North End Monday afternoon.
