The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish standards to protect loan borrowers from unnecessary foreclosures. State representatives passed a modified version ofMore >>
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a bill that would establish standards to protect loan borrowers from unnecessary foreclosures.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Stockbridge town employee accused of sexually assaulting three young girls when he worked at a school has pleaded not guilty to 16 separate charges.Scott Muir was arraigned TuesdayMore >>
A Stockbridge town employee accused of sexually assaulting three young girls when he worked at a school has pleaded not guilty to 16 separate charges.More >>
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a budget amendment that would allow cities and towns to decide whether they want to adhere to public health guidelines banning the saleMore >>
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a budget amendment that would allow cities and towns to decide whether they want to adhere to public health guidelines banning the sale of sweets and some other foods from being sold during school hours.More >>
A Chicopee man told police that he set fire to several Berkshire County buildings because he considered them eyesores. An investigator for the state Fire Marshal's office said in court Tuesday that heMore >>
A Chicopee man told police that he set fire to several Berkshire County buildings because he considered them eyesores.More >>
Will Americans buy a Chinese smartphone? We're about to find out, as Huawei, one of the world's biggest phone makers, is planning a big push into U.S. cellphone stores. All four nationwide U.S. phoneMore >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Chicopee man told police that he set fire to several Berkshire County buildings because he considered them eyesores.An investigator for the state Fire Marshal's office said inMore >>
A Chicopee man told police that he set fire to several Berkshire County buildings because he considered them eyesores.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. - The Pittsfield Police Department's Patrol and Animal Control Units responded to multiple calls involving an aggressive fox on Friday night and Saturday morning.The fox was reportedMore >>
The Pittsfield Police Department's Patrol and Animal Control Units responded to multiple calls involving an aggressive fox on Friday night and Saturday morning.More >>
Massachusetts tax revenue collections are continuing to fall short of projections. The Revenue Department said Thursday that the state collected about $2.5 billion in taxes in April. That's up $3 millionMore >>
Massachusetts tax revenue collections are continuing to fall short of projections.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - General Electric Co. is contesting a $1.56 million bill from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for work associated with the Housatonic River cleanup.GE says in a 16-pageMore >>
General Electric Co. is contesting a $1.56 million bill from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for work associated with the Housatonic River cleanup.More >>
PITTSFIELD, MASS (WTEN) - Fire officials responded to a call at 7:04 p.m. at 141 Wendall Avenue in the city. The home suffered heavy fire damage on the first floor, and smoke and heat damage on the second.More >>
Fire officials in Pittsfield, Mass., responded to a call at 7:04 p.m. at 141 Wendall Avenue in the city.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Two more defendants have pleaded guilty in connection with the fatal stabbing of a former high school basketball star in a Pittsfield fast food restaurant parking lot two yearsMore >>
Two more defendants have pleaded guilty in connection with the fatal stabbing of a former high school basketball star in a Pittsfield fast food restaurant parking lot two years ago.More >>
Tuesday, April 10 2012 2:32 PM EDT2012-04-10 18:32:48 GMT
State Police say the driver involved in a multi-county police chase Monday night, who wrecked his vehicle on the Northway in Wilton, is now facing charges.More >>
Fruit plants budding and blooming weeks earlier than usual were damaged by frigid temperatures this week, but farmers in the Great Lakes and Northeast say they're still assessing the toll and some crop loss won't be apparent until mid-summer.More >>
A Pittsfield school department employee as well as a male high school student have been accused of making threatening phone calls to the women's ex-husband, who is a city police officer.More >>
One of three men facing murder charges in the stabbing death of a former high school basketball star outside a Pittsfield restaurant has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.More >>
A judge has ordered a member of the Hells Angels motorcycle club as well as two other men named as suspects in a triple slaying in Berkshire County to provide DNA samples to investigators.More >>
Tuesday, March 6 2012 10:56 PM EST2012-03-07 03:56:35 GMT
The Associated Press reports Mitt Romney won primaries in Massachusetts, Vermont and Virginia. Newt Gingrich has won in his home state of Georgia. Rick Santorum has won the Republican presidential primary in Tennessee.More >>
The head teller at a credit union in the Berkshires has been charged with embezzling $58,000 from her employer and concocting a story about a threat to her teenage daughter by an extortionist.More >>
Officials with a Pittsfield youth baseball organization say they have received several thousand dollars' worth of donations since their storage area was vandalized and hats and other equipment stolen.More >>
The baseball season is fast approaching and a Pittsfield youth league finds itself needing to replace up to $1,000 worth of gear after thieves broke into its storage area and stole hats, belts and socks.More >>
A Greenfield woman faces animal cruelty and other charges for allegedly dragging her dog to death by driving four miles with its leash stuck in her vehicle's door.More >>
Three men facing murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of a former high school basketball star in the parking lot of a Pittsfield restaurant are headed to trial in April.More >>
Fourteen people have been arrested during a post-Super Bowl disturbance at the University of Massachusetts that took police in riot gear and smoke bombs to break up.More >>
A bill to impose sanctions on Syria proposed by New York Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand is progressing after passing a key committee ThursdayMore >>
A Pittsfield man listed as a sex offender for previous convictions has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison for kidnapping, chaining, threatening to kill, and repeatedly raping a coworker.More >>
Prosecutors have turned over so much evidence to defense lawyers in a triple slaying case in the Berkshires that a judge has changed a pretrial hearing originally scheduled for late March.More >>
Berkshire District Attorney David F. Capeless announced Tuesday a Grand Jury found no probable cause to charge a 25-year-old man with murder after the December 2011 shooting death of 23-year-old Nikolas Carnute.More >>
A young man has admitted to police that a phone call he made, which caused Mt. Greylock Regional High School to go into lockdown for nearly an hour Thursday, was just a "bad joke".More >>
Photo of the blaze at the Dresser-Hull Lumber and Building Company in Lee, Massachusetts. (PHOTO: Jennifer Krause)
State Fire Marshal Stephen D. Coan has ruled the fire that did heavy damage to a Lee lumber yard was started by a malfunctioning engine block heater.More >>
Authorities in Massachusetts say recent forensic tests link evidence found near the body of a 10-year-old girl killed more than 18 years ago to a deceased man.More >>
Massachusetts health officials are urging consumers not to eat cheese under the brand Fromagerie Marie Kade because it may be contaminated with potentially fatal listeria.More >>
The attorney general's office says just 45 cents of every dollar raised for charity by professional fundraising organizations in 2010 actually went to charity.More >>
A lawsuit brought by the parents of Phoebe Prince, a 15-year-old Irish immigrant in Massachusetts who committed suicide after relentless bullying, was settled for $225,000.More >>
Experts say Marcellus Shale natural gas production is expected to keep rising in 2012, yet landowners may find that signing lease deals isn't as easy as in years past.More >>
WAYLAND, Mass. (AP) - Wayland police say five people are facing charges after a late-night drunken canoeing excursion on a town pond.Police responded to Dudley Pond just after 2 a.m. on Wednesday afterMore >>
Wayland police say five people are facing charges after a late-night drunken canoeing excursion on a town pond.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - A Stockbridge town employee accused of sexually assaulting three young girls when he worked at a school has pleaded not guilty to 16 separate charges.Scott Muir was arraigned TuesdayMore >>
A Stockbridge town employee accused of sexually assaulting three young girls when he worked at a school has pleaded not guilty to 16 separate charges.More >>
BOSTON (AP) - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will bring the Wrecking Ball Tour to Massachusetts, including his second performance at the world's oldest baseball park in Boston.Springsteen madeMore >>
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will bring the Wrecking Ball Tour to Massachusetts, including his second performance at the world's oldest baseball park in Boston.More >>
BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts has received $33.7 million to help fund 11 community health centers across the state.U.S. Sen. John Kerry plans to announce the funding during a visit Friday to the Joseph M.More >>
Massachusetts has received $33.7 million to help fund 11 community health centers across the state.More >>
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Someone has been stealing solid brass flag holders from veterans graves at a Pittsfield cemetery, and the thefts may have been going on for a while.St. Joseph's Cemetery superintendentMore >>
Someone has been stealing solid brass flag holders from veterans graves at a Pittsfield cemetery, and the thefts may have been going on for a while.More >>
BOSTON (AP) - The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a budget amendment that would allow cities and towns to decide whether they want to adhere to public health guidelines banning the saleMore >>
The Massachusetts House of Representatives has passed a budget amendment that would allow cities and towns to decide whether they want to adhere to public health guidelines banning the sale of sweets and some other foods from being sold during school hours.More >>
Will Americans buy a Chinese smartphone? We're about to find out, as Huawei, one of the world's biggest phone makers, is planning a big push into U.S. cellphone stores. All four nationwide U.S. phoneMore >>
BOSTON (AP) - A retired Massachusetts state trooper who was a model for Norman Rockwell's 1958 Saturday Evening Post illustration, "The Runaway," has died.Massachusetts State Police said 83-year-old retiredMore >>
A retired Massachusetts state trooper who was a model for Norman Rockwell's 1958 Saturday Evening Post illustration, "The Runaway," has died.More >>
Massachusetts tax revenue collections are continuing to fall short of projections. The Revenue Department said Thursday that the state collected about $2.5 billion in taxes in April. That's up $3 millionMore >>
Massachusetts tax revenue collections are continuing to fall short of projections.More >>
Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100, more than they paid for their tickets. The Miramar, Fla., airline currently charges $45 for a carry-on bag. As ofMore >>
Putting a bag in the overhead bin will soon cost some Spirit Airlines passengers $100, more than they paid for their tickets.More >>
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill requiring Massachusetts school districts to establish well-organized and written medical response plans for life-threatening emergencies.More >>
Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill requiring Massachusetts school districts to establish well-organized and written medical response plans for life-threatening emergencies.More >>
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has agreed to make about $33 million in upfront payments to the city of Taunton as part of a casino deal with the mayor of the southeastern Massachusetts community.More >>
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe has agreed to make about $33 million in upfront payments to the city of Taunton as part of a casino deal with the mayor of the southeastern Massachusetts community.More >>
The Red Sox are looking to avoid a two-game sweep at Tampa Bay tonight. The Sox lost 2-1 in last night's opener. Felix Doubront takes the mound for Boston. He'll face Tampa's Matt Moore.More >>
A Sturbridge man whose 4-year-old son drowned at a town-run summer camp is pushing Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a bill he says could prevent similar tragedies.More >>
A Sturbridge man whose 4-year-old son drowned at a town-run summer camp is pushing Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a bill he says could prevent similar tragedies.More >>
The highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a 3-year license suspension given to a man who refused to take a breath test after being arrested on a drunken driving charge, finding that a law designed to increase...More >>
The highest court in Massachusetts has overturned a 3-year license suspension given to a man who refused to take a breath test after being arrested on a drunken driving charge, finding that a law designed to increase...More >>
Officials say the state's unemployment rate has dipped again. New figures from the Office of Labor and Workforce Development show the state's jobless rate was 6.3 percent in April, down two-tenths of a point from...More >>
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials say they had to terminate a bear that was wandering Thursday near the UAlbany campus and Guilderland town line. DEC isMore >>
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officials say they had to terminate a bear that was wandering Thursday near the UAlbany campus and Guilderland town line.More >>
BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. - A Waterford man convicted of raping his ex-girlfriend in an attempt to infect her with HIV will be sentenced in Saratoga County Court on Thursday afternoon.Samuel Serrano-GonzalezMore >>
A Waterford man convicted of raping his ex-girlfriend in an attempt to infect her with HIV will be sentenced in Saratoga County Court on Thursday afternoon.More >>
Thursday, May 17 2012 3:56 PM EDT2012-05-17 19:56:59 GMT
GREENWICH, N.Y. - The Greenwich teen who went missing while camping over the weekend has been found dead, the family tells NEWS10. 18-year-old Jesse Cale, of Greenwich, was found Thursday near the campsiteMore >>
The Greenwich teen who went missing while camping over the weekend has been found dead, the family tells NEWS10.More >>
By Anya TuckerALBANY, N.Y. - Happy birthday Willard Skidmore! Skidmore, a local man who was an interpreter during the Nuremberg Trials as well as a UAlbany professor, is celebrating his 100th birthdayMore >>
A local man who was an interpreter during the Nuremberg Trials as well as a UAlbany professor is celebrating his 100th birthday Thursday.More >>
ALBANY, N.Y. - Anthony Clement, current principal of Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, died Thursday morning of cancer. Clement was 47. In his 18-years with the district, he had previously beenMore >>
Anthony Clement, current principal of Philip J. Schuyler Achievement Academy, died Thursday morning of cancer.More >>
NORTH GREENBUSH, N.Y. - A black bear that spent the day Wednesday in a North Greenbush tree was released by the state Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday morning.The DEC says the bear wasMore >>
A black bear that spent the day Wednesday in a North Greenbush tree was released by the state Department of Environmental Conservation Thursday morning.More >>
ALBANY, N.Y. - A two-year old girl suffering from a worsening onset of paralysis after being bitten by a tick was cured this month by an Albany Medical Center physician who recognized the girl's unusualMore >>
A two-year old girl suffering from a worsening onset of paralysis after being bitten by a tick was cured this month by an Albany Medical Center physician who recognized the girl's unusual condition.More >>
ALBANY, N.Y. - Governor Andrew Cuomo Thursday announced that New York State will end the finger imaging requirement for all food stamp applicants and recipients.Cuomo says this will help simplify theMore >>
Governor Andrew Cuomo Thursday announced that New York State will end the finger imaging requirement for all food stamp applicants and recipients.More >>
Thursday, May 17 2012 1:38 PM EDT2012-05-17 17:38:17 GMT
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Stewart's at Franklin and Nott Terrace in Schenectady shut down briefly Thursday morning after a car crashed into the side of the building.Officials on the scene say the femaleMore >>
The Stewart's at Franklin and Nott Terrace in Schenectady shut down briefly Thursday morning after a car crashed into the side of the building.More >>