Coats for Kids donations one step closer to families in need

Now, hundreds of coats are ready to warm local families thanks to Western Mass News viewers during our Coats for Kids Program ...

Demand surges in Mass. amid rising food insecurity

Nonprofits across Western Massachusetts are overwhelmed as food insecurity surges, with demand for meals rising sharply and ...

Government shutdown jeopardizes vital services for local families

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A critical warning from Community Action Pioneer Valley: thousands of local families could ...
Rolling Stone

At Least Two Children Dead After Mass Shooting at Minneapolis Catholic School and Church

A mass shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis has left at least two children dead, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. The shooting took place at around 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, Aug. 27, ...
WBUR

Some health centers in Mass. stop trans care for minors

Under pressure from the Trump administration, hospitals and clinics across the country have stopped offering minors care such ...
Mankato Free Press

The tragedy of a mass shooting at a children’s Mass

It was a mass shooting at a children’s Mass. Wednesday was the first all-school Mass for the first week of classes at Annunciation Catholic School. Maybe the little ones prayed for the school year and ...
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Why are flags flying at half-staff? Flags lowered after children killed in mass shooting

U.S. flags continue to fly at half-staff across the country today, Aug. 29. Hours after a mass shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school, President Trump ordered flags to be flown at half-staff across ...