Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick's budget proposal to add juice and water containers to the state's bottle deposit law has some private recycling centers worried. WFCR's Bob Paquette explains.
Two western Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing a bill that would limit so-called "robocalls" - the automated telephone messages political candidates and their supporters increasingly use as a cheap way to get their message to...
Investigators at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant continue to drill new test wells to search for the source of a leak of radioactive tritium. As they test water closer and closer to the plant itself, they are finding higher...
The future of logging on hundreds of thousands of acres of public lands in Massachusetts will be discussed at public forums in the next few days. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports.
A new study on hunger finds that the last year has seen a significant increase in the number of Americans seeking emergency food assistance. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports that the trend is real in Western Massachusetts.
In South Hadley, Massachusetts, parents, educators and students remain stunned and frustrated three weeks after high school student Phoebe Prince died of an apparent suicide after a series of bullying incidents. WFCR's Fred Bever...
Holyoke Medical Center is hoping a new report by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office will bolster its own lawsuit against the state. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.
No one under the age of eighteen would be allowed to handle a fully automatic firearm, even with a parent's permission, under proposed legislation that would overhaul Massachusetts' gun laws. WFCR's Fred Bever reports.
In the wake of an alleged police beating caught on videotape, Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno has detailed his plans for a new civilian board to review cases of alleged police misconduct. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.
U.S. Deputy Commerce Secretary Dennis Hightower was in Springfield to discuss local efforts to get what he calls the most complete count of area residents yet for this year's upcoming federal census. WFCR's Kari Njiiri reports.
Officials at the Vermont Yankee Nuclear plant are reporting more evidence of a radiation leak at the southern Vermont facility, which is located less than 10 miles from the Massachusetts border. And, as WFCR's Fred Bever reports,...
