James Paleologopoulos

Calling out a rise in “youth disturbances” at Union Station, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, is also now calling for an end to free busing in the city – a move that’s attracting criticism from riders and local leaders.

Fifteen years ago this week, a tornado touched down in Western Massachusetts, tearing through communities and scarring the landscape.

“Waste not, want not.” That was the sentiment as dozens of households made their way to a special “fix-it” event in western Massachusetts over the weekend.

Over a month after announcing the Amherst, Massachusetts, school would close following fall semester, Hampshire's leadership now says the college "does not have enough" funding for the final stretch it had planned.

Authorities say a bus driver from Staten Island is facing two counts of involuntary manslaughter, days after a crash in Virginia that killed a family of four from Greenfield, Massachusetts.

Earlier this month, about a dozen tenants were locked out of their apartments in Holyoke, Massachusetts, unable to access the multi-story building since it was condemned by the city.Inspectors deemed the structure “uninhabitable.” Now, the tenants and Holyoke officials are looking for answers.

The family of Benjamin Swan says the civil rights champion and cornerstone in Springfield politics died peacefully Monday morning.

Ahead of Memorial Day, a small group of veterans and family members made their way up Mount Holyoke in western Massachusetts. They continued an annual tradition of honoring military members lost during a tragic accident over 80 years ago.

In a joint letter to the campus community Tuesday, President Jennifer Chrisler and Board of Trustees Chair Jose Fuentes say the board has been meeting with the broker overseeing the sale of the campus.

A healthcare provider in western Massachusetts says it has picked a spot for a new facility - part of an effort to replace the hospital it previously closed in Hampshire County.