Following the May 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, Amherst, like many communities, ...

The Town of Amherst has received statewide recognition for a collaborative youth initiative that blends physical activity, mentorship, and academic support before the school day.

Amherst residents face another parking ban as the town works to clear streets, and parking lots, days after the storm.

Walmart is deploying a vast network of accessible fast chargers at 100 locations, eliminating range anxiety for EV drivers.

Mary Lou ‘Bee’ Johnston Roblee of Amherst, Massachusetts, left this world peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on December 12, 2025. Bee loved nature, gardening, knitting, writing ...

College football bowl season is underway, with wall-to-wall games on TV, packed stadiums and multi-million-dollar broadcasts dominated by a few dozen powerhouse programs. In Amherst, Massachusetts, it ...

"It's tiiimeee!" as Mariah Carey would say. The holiday season is upon us, and retailers across the nation are bracing for Black Friday – one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Walmart stores ...

AMHERST — It has been a rocky few weeks at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. First came news of a cocaine sting in the Hotel UMass, the esteemed hospitality training hotel located in the Campus ...

Several days after a Nov. 7 blaze at Olympia Place in Amherst, Massachusetts, was contained, union fire fighters are calling on town management to fully staff the department. The fire, which destroyed ...

“This incident serves as a critical warning, as our town includes numerous high-occupancy structures housing vulnerable residents with complex mobility and health needs,” Amherst Firefighters Local ...

The Friday night fire that destroyed a four-story building under construction and an adjacent 75-unit apartment complex in Amherst, Massachusetts, still wasn't fully extinguished by Sunday afternoon.

(WJAR) — A devastating three-alarm fire tore through an off-campus apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts Amherst, displacing more than 230 students and prompting the town to declare a ...