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This region's U.S. representatives and senators are struggling -- to varying degrees - to formulate their positions on whether U.S. military intervention in Libya's internal conflict is warranted. WFCR's Fred...

Hampden County in Massachusetts has its first new district attorney in 20 years. In January, Mark Mastroianni -- previously a criminal defense attorney in Springfield -- took over for longtime D.A. William Bennett. At his office in...

A new Massachusetts study confirms what public health officials have been saying for a long time -- many low-income neighborhoods are lacking in supermarkets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables. WFCR's Karen Brown reports.

Massachusetts shoppers have enjoyed a sales tax-free weekend for several years. WFCR's Bob Paquette reports legislation has been proposed to give restaurants a piece of the pie.

After 12 years in office, Northampton, Massachusetts Mayor Mary Clare Higgins announced Friday that she will not seek a seventh term. WFCR'S Anne Mostue reports.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service has officially declared extinct a sub-species of the mountain lion that once roamed the eastern U.S. and Canada. The declaration comes despite reports by some in this area who say they have...

There's no certainty about what will follow the uprisings sweeping the Middle East and Nothern Africa, including the fate of the dictator of oil-rich Libya. But in the midst of the unrest one thing is known,oil and gas prices are...