The deadly fire last Sunday that killed now 10 residents at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, has lead to government officials ordering all 273 assisted living facilities in the state to send letters to residents and families detailing fire safety protocols, evacuation procedures and key points of contact.

An occupational therapist in western Massachusetts is campaigning to change the image depicted on handicap parking space signs, from a passive stick figure in a wheel chair to a stick figure leaning forward and in motion.

As part of a national class action lawsuit, drug companies and pharmacies have to pay $1 billion to Massachusetts over 18 years. Sixty percent of the money goes to the state to distribute, and 40 percent to cities and towns directly.

Western Massachusetts and other parts of the region have been stuck in a hot, humid weather pattern over the last week, which has produced some heavy thunderstorms.

After a prospective deal to sell the long-vacant Calvin Theater in Northampton, Mass., evaporated, the city's license commission is offering up the building's liquor license.

A similar bill passed the house in 2022, but was not taken up by the Senate. And there's another push on Beacon Hill to restrict how the technology is used by law enforcement.

The former city council president is looking ahead at his plans for the next three months on the job.

"Cottage Street Studios: Past and Present" brings together artists who formed a community at a former mill building in downtown Easthampton before rents went up.

The first week of NEPM’s Media Lab summer program introduced youth to journalism, media literacy, and audio recording.

A State House News Service reporter digs into that supplemental budget request and explains what Mass. Gov. Maura Healey is seeking.