Josh Landes

Months after a controversial killing during a mental health crisis call, an independent review of the Hinsdale, Massachusetts, Police Department describes it as existing in a state of "disarray."

WAMC's Josh Landes spoke with Selectboard Chair Steve Bannon to untangle the situation involving Turner, who has led the fire department of Southern Berkshire County’s largest community since 2023.

In 2022 and again this January, young men of color were shot to death by police in Berkshire County while experiencing mental health crises. In both cases, law enforcement in Pittsfield and Hinsdale were legally exonerated. Since then, calls for reform have mounted. Massachusetts State Senator Paul Mark was part of a public conversation on the future of behavioral health support and collaborative crisis response. He spoke with WAMC's Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes.

From the bevy of ballot questions Massachusetts voters decided on in this week's election, the most resounding "yes" came for the first.

Berkshire Bureau Chief Josh Landes joined Sam Dingman on Northeast Notebook to discuss how the highly consequential ballot questions played out in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts voters made decisions on nine ballot questions Tuesday.

U.S. Rep. Richard Neal of the 1st Massachusetts District fended off a challenge from progressive candidate Jeromie Whalen in September's party primary before beating independent candidate Nadia Milleron in the general.

The town of Great Barrington, Massachusetts, has released new reports that call for millions of dollars of repairs and improvements to three municipal buildings.

Ahead of Election Day, Massachusetts officials are reporting that over one-fifth of the Commonwealth’s 5.2 million registered voters have already cast ballots.