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Disbelief, anger, frustration and fear — those were the emotions expressed by Berkshire County residents and elected officials to Friday's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Convicted arsonist William P. Cascone will remain in state custody as he waits to learn whether he’ll get a new trial, nearly 35 years after a jury found him guilty based on evidence prosecutors now agree was flawed.
The chief law enforcement officer in Berkshire County says she does not believe the removal of a reform-minded district attorney in San Francisco holds lessons for her re-election bid.
District Attorney Andrea Harrington officially announced she is running for reelection on Saturday.
On a filing deadline for countywide office, three candidates are in the running Berkshire District Attorney.
Family members of the man shot and killed March 25 by Pittsfield police say they await what a spokeswoman termed the “independent” investigation being run by the Berkshire District Attorney’s office. They expressed hope for a fuller picture of what happened on the night Miguel Estrella lost his life.
In a ruling sharply critical of the Berkshire District Attorney's office, a judge this week dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case brought against Adams foster parents. "This is not the standard of conduct the court expects from the Commonwealth in grand jury proceedings," Judge John Agostini wrote.
In a ruling sharply critical of the Berkshire District Attorney's office, a judge this week dismissed an involuntary manslaughter case brought against Adams foster parents. "This is not the standard of conduct the court expects from the Commonwealth in grand jury proceedings," Judge John Agostini wrote.
Berkshire District Attorney Andrea Harrington said Tuesday she has asked that the ongoing investigation into the fatal use of force by Pittsfield police be made a priority by the people conducting it, many of whom are overseen by her office.
An outside inquiry commissioned by the town of Dalton has found that “catastrophic miscommunication” between the Dalton Police Department and the Berkshire District Attorney's office, not misconduct by a former chief, led authorities to drop prosecution in the alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.
