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Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Scams Spike

    The F.B.I. is warning about a rise in scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

     Law enforcement and consumer protection groups alike say fraudsters are leveraging the fear and uncertainty brought on by the public health crisis to steal people’s money.

    MassPIRG has published an online guide with tips to help people protect their health and finances.  

      WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill spoke with Deirdre Cummings, MassPIRG’s Consumer Program Director.

The record-setting tenure of Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno. The 2011 tornado and its recovery that remade the largest city in Western Massachusetts. The fallout from the deadly COVID outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Those are just a few of the thousands and thousands of stories WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill has covered for WAMC in his nearly 17 years with the station.
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