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Believe it or not, the Berkshires have over 20 stunning waterfalls, here are a couple that when we get sunny hot weather you can cool off in one of these waterfalls. Take a look at this list of some of our top waterfall destinations.

“Big is Back” is the theme of this year’s Fair. Currently, the fifth largest fair in North America, The Big E will debut some big surprises this year including The Super Wheel, a 150 ft. high Ferris wheel with 36 climate-controlled gondolas that seat up to six people.

Dozens of firefighters from across Massachusetts and Southern Vermont are continuing to battle a stubborn forest fire in the Clarksburg State Forest today after the fire tripled in size over the weekend.

There are a lot of states in this country that can claim they have the best pizza. This also means there are a lot of states that won't like hearing someone say they don't. And there are many different types of pizza, I think the ranking should have been done by category, you know Deep Dish, Rustica ( which is my fav) stuffed crust, New York-style, Neapolitan, thin crust. And I am sure you can think of your favorite style.

For towns that have a population below 10,000, the state considers any community with more than 25 total cases in the past two-week period to be at high risk for transmission.

The Police Chief Search Committee has it down to five semi-finalists from a stack of 28 resumes of law enforcement personnel who want to succeed Police Chief Timothy Sorrell.

Many residents still chasing vaccine appointments, I can say is that some people are luckier than others to get their appointment, As of 6 p.m. Monday, new vaccine appointments were listed for the Berkshires, but demand for the appointments continues.

Authorities arrested a juvenile for homicide in the death of Benjamin Martinez, 34, of Springfield. The State Police Detective Unit assigned to the Berkshire District Attorney’s Office, Adams Police, North Adams Police, and the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office investigated the suspicious death of Martinez in an apartment at 1 East Hoosac Street in Adams.

The COVID-19 infection rate in Berkshire County is in an uptick up to 1.34 as of Wednesday, according to the nonprofit monitor COVIDACTNOW.ORG.

The identities of the man and woman whose bodies were found in a river in Colrain Saturday morning have been released by the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office.