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Millions across the world watched Tuesday's inauguration when Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States... And, as WFCR's Tina Antolini reports, President Obama's election brought new hope to some recent...

Massachusetts lawmakers have filed a bill they say would prevent "data mining" by pharmaceutical companies.

Officials are still trying to figure out how best to implement Massachusetts' new law decriminalizing the possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Several stipulations in the measure -- passed by voter referendum last...

Members of the Massachusetts House and Senate have voted to give Governor Deval Patrick expanded 9-C powers which will allow him to cut additional things from the budget the state is now operating on--including financial aid to the...

While crime was down in Springfield, Massachusetts last year, the city's police commissioner says his department is stepping up anti-crime initiatives in the new year. WFCR's Tina Antolini reports.

Veterans and their advocates in Western New England are questioning a recent Pentagon decision not to award the Purple Heart to those suffering with post traumatic stress disorder. WFCR's Tina Antolini reports.

Advocates for the mentally ill in western Massachusetts are worried about the loss of 100 case managers, who were laid off this week from the state department of mental health. WFCR's Tina Antolini reports.