The union representing card dealers' at MGM Springfield was established last year, but management is questioning the validity of the unionization vote.

More than a half-dozen colleges will hold commencement exercises across western Mass., starting Thursday.

Rumors about a sale of the MGM Springfield casino began to circulate last year.

In less than a week's time, more than a dozen University of Massachusetts Amherst students who were preparing for careers in science, the humanities and other fields saw their goals take a sudden turn when their legal status to live and study in the U.S. disappeared.

A group of Springfield leaders are hosting a financial literacy fair for high school seniors this Friday. The event, called Credit For Life, will be held at the Springfield Technical Community College.

The new MassMutual Center parking garage in downtown Springfield officially opened this week. The five-story, $80 million facility replaces the old Civic Center garage that was built in the early 70's and demolished in 2022.

Western Massachusetts travel and tourism is expected to feel the impact of sweeping federal tariffs, if and when they're reinstated. After President Trump insisted he would hold the line with the tariffs, many big hikes were paused Wednesday afternoon for 90 days.

Red Fire Farm in Granby and Montague, Massachusetts, is among the small farms suing the Trump administration for unlawfully withholding grant funds for agricultural conservation, renewable energy projects for rural communities and farmers, forestry restoration and fuel reduction.

Members of the Belchertown, Mass., select board narrowly agreed Monday night to put a property tax override question on the annual town meeting ballot. If it passes, additional revenue could address a $2.1 million funding gap in next year's school budget.

Affordability is top of mind for Massachusetts residents. A new report showed that health care costs in Massachusetts surged last year strained household budgets.