MASSACHUSETTS

Springfield U.S Representative Richard Neal (D-Springfield) said if tax credits under the Affordable Care Act expire at the end of the month, about four million Americans might drop their health insurance due to soaring costs.

65-year old David Morrison, who had been serving a life sentence in California, pleaded guilty this week to a 1981 kidnapping in Berkshire County and a 1986 murder in Vermont.

We hear live music with Socks in the Frying Pan before they perform at The Iron Horse tonight, speak with folx from the Springfield Symphony Orchestra about the upcoming Holiday Pops concert and get word-nerdy with Emily Brewster.

The Pioneer Valley Project gathered community leaders and elected officials to stand in support of the Somali Bantu community against recent derogatory remarks from the president.

In 1907, a wealthy Massachusetts astronomer managed to convince much of the country there was proof of life on Mars. Science writer David Baron's book, "The Martians," traces the rise and fall of that theory, including the role of an Amherst college scientist and his writer wife.

We talk to David Machowski, market manager of the Amherst Winter Farmers' Market, speak with Claude McKnight, founding member of Grammy-winning acapella group Take 6, and talk to professor Ousmane Power-Greene about his feature in an amicus brief for a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

During a press conference Tuesday, the chief of the Massachusetts Health Connector cited rising premiums tied to expiring federal subsidies as a reason for people dropping their health care coverage.

We visit Red Fire Farm to see how they're rebuilding after their tragic barn fire nearly two years ago, speak with Michel and Hannah Moushabeck about the newly-formed Interlink Foundation and check in with Mr. Universe about Asteroid Bennu.

We talk to Camille Asia, the founder and organizer of the nomadic QTBIPoC open mic series, listen the live music with the Jeanines, and try bubbly wine at Provisions.

The renovation of the historic Kilroy House is yet another successful effort by the Springfield Museums and the City's Community Preservation Act to keeps unveiling city's prominent and famous residents through restoration of the monuments of the American cultural heritage across the city.