HOLYOKE, MA. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Hampden County Sheriff’s Department was called to assist the Holyoke Police Department in finding an elderly woman with dementia Friday afternoon after she wandered from ...

As part of its push to lead the emerging energy storage market, Massachusetts is advancing more battery storage projects ...

The Senate is expected to vote next week on a request from the White House to claw back funding for international aid and public broadcasting.

Baystate’s chief financial officer said in a statement late Monday that officials at the health system were still working ...

The dean of Massachusetts’s Capitol Hill delegation, joined by two dozen state, regional, and local leaders from across ...

As a state budget takes shape in Massachusetts, several lawmakers continue to fight for more rural school funding. Advocates ...

Bills proposing $60 million for rural schools are necessary to ensure their continued survival, several western Massachusetts ...

Once at the town level there is still a rural-urban gap, some of the least densely populated areas in central and western Massachusetts vote red. Five-year American Community Survey data and election ...

A state analysis found that the percentage of residents in western Massachusetts who said they had a primary care provider was lower than in several other regions of the state. Dill said the impact of ...

That's not surprising, as many workplace surveys show the supply of primary care doctors has fallen well below the demand, especially in rural areas such as western Massachusetts.

The opioid crisis continues to impact western Massachusetts, and one state official wants to make sure resources are available for rural communities.