Howard Dean offers his perspectives on national politics, including weekend actions by the Trump administration in Venezuela.

After announcing her 2026 campaign, Molly Gray explains why she wants to return to Montpelier.

Candidates in this year’s Democratic Massachusetts Senate primary are reacting to the Trump administration’s seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

For the first time in its history, Springfield’s city council will be led by a Black woman. During its first gathering of the year, councilors officially picked Councilor at Large Tracye Whitfield to lead as president, succeeding Ward 2 Councilor Mike Fenton.

A nonprofit in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is celebrating almost half a century of serving as a pipeline for vital equipment donations to a community in rural Honduras.

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.