Within hours of the United States capturing the head of Venezuela, and as questions emerged over what comes next, “emergency protests” came together across the country, including in western Massachusetts.Standing in the cold, many denounced the Trump administration, with many calling out the President’s rationale, including interests in Venezuelan oil reserves.

The University of Vermont Health Network has named Dr. Stephen Leffler its new chief executive officer.

Former Lt. Gov. Molly Gray officially announced Monday that she is seeking to recapture the seat she had held from 2021 to 2023.

Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Mayor Peter Marchetti delivered his second annual State of the City address at the municipal governmental organization ceremony in City Hall this morning.

At the end of December, New York saw one of its worst single weeks for flu hospitalizations in years, while states like Connecticut have seen a similar surge. In Massachusetts, the latest numbers show the Commonwealth could surpass last flu season's record hospitalization rate. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos spoke with experts who say the situation is likely to get worse before it gets better — and that there’s still time to get a flu shot.

The Burlington, Vermont City Council held a public hearing Monday night on updates to the city's Open Space Plan, which hasn’t been revised in 25 years.

North Adams, Massachusetts, has sworn in a historic roster for the new City Council term. In two firsts, women now hold the majority on the nine-member body, which will be led by an openly trans president.

All politics is local, and the Pioneer Valley is no exception. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos spoke with Western Mass Politics and Insight editor-in-chief Matt Szafranski about some of this year’s top political stories. They include what could be a generational divide taking shape in Springfield and beyond, and political upheaval in Northampton, where a group devoted to securing public school funding took on the city government at the ballot box...

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced that the aerials and moguls World Cup competitions in January, originally scheduled for Deer Valley in Utah, have been moved to two sites in the Northeast.

One of the biggest stories of 2025 in Berkshire County was a debate in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, about how to remedy a long-running water crisis.