New England News

     A large number of illegally possessed firearms have been seized in the largest city in western Massachusetts.

Vermont’s Attorney General is suing Purdue Pharma, saying the manufacturer of Oxycontin has driven the opioid addiction crisis. T.J. Donovan says the billion dollar industry must account for misleading marketing.

As the summer draws to a close, Berkshire County has been hit with a massive surge in its mosquito population. As the swarms thicken and reports of West Nile Virus emerge, WAMC checked in with Berkshire Mosquito Control Project superintendent Christopher Horton. In addition to explaining the approach to combating the threat, Horton also offered advice for residents looking to protect themselves from bites, and gave his best estimate for when the county will be free of the pests.

A Vermont high school has again raised a Black Lives Matter flag for the beginning of the school year.

Vermont is suing a major drug company over its prescription opioid marketing practices that the attorney general says led to the drug crisis in Vermont and around the country.

A Berkshire County man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Wednesday in a Springfield, Massachusetts courtroom for terrorism and assault charges.

Developers are proposing a $650 million year round water park resort in the western Massachusetts town of Palmer. 

The results of Tuesday’s Democratic Primary for Berkshire County District Attorney all but guarantee the election of the first woman to the post.

State Senator Adam Hinds easily fended off a primary challenge Tuesday as the Democrats seeks a second term representing the westernmost portion of Massachusetts.

Vermont wildlife officials say a moose drowned in Lake Champlain after people crowded around the animal to take its picture.

A Vermont inmate has died at the Camp Hill facility in Pennsylvania.

Today is primary day in Berkshire County, and city officials in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, say voting turnout is raising eyebrows.

Today is the end of a bitter Democratic primary campaign for Berkshire County District Attorney. It features three candidates who weren’t really on the radar for the job at the beginning of the year. District Attorney Paul Caccaviello succeeded the retiring 14-year DA David Capeless in March. Judith Knight and Andrea Harrington are each seeking to move the department in a new direction. 

Thousands of Northeast dairy farmers are receiving their share of a $50 million settlement nearly nine years after the farmers filed a class-action lawsuit against a national dairy marketing cooperative.

Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit to Vermont Friday and is expected to be in the state for the holiday weekend.