A fire that began in the chimney of a home and quickly spread left behind $450,000 in damage to an Amherst home.

Fire crews responded to a house fire in East Amherst early Saturday morning. All residents evacuated the home and no injuries ...

• On June 14, 2025 at 1535 hours, the Amherst Police Department responded to a single vehicle accident on Spring Road. No injuries were reported. • On June 15, 2025 at 1252 hours, the Amherst Police ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – The Amherst Business Improvement District (BID), in partnership with Amherst Recreation, has announced the return of the fifth annual Fire & Ice Festival and Luminaria. Diana’s ...

A home is likely a total loss after a fire on Tuesday, according to Amherst County Public Safety. This fire was on Poor House ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP)– Interim Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren has been appointed chief by Town Manager Paul Bockelman. Stromgren began his career with the Amherst Fire Department 42 years ago as ...

Several days after a Nov. 7 blaze at Olympia Place in Amherst, Massachusetts, was contained, union fire fighters are calling on town management to fully staff the department. The fire, which destroyed ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A student from UMass Amherst is expected to face criminal charges after a fire was started inside a dorm room, which prompted a building evacuation. The town of Amherst states ...

Firefighters from around western Massachusetts are still on the scene of a three-alarm fire that began Friday night in the town of Amherst, destroying a building that provided off-campus housing to ...

AMHERST, N.Y. — Amherst Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire that damaged three homes overnight. Firefighters were called to 210 Windermere Boulevard just after 2 a.m. Wednesday for ...