AMHERST — A weekend fire that quickly burned one building to the ground and destroyed a second 72-apartment complex has reignited the long-debated concerns of understaffing at the town’s fire ...

Fire crews work on containing smaller fires at the Olympia Place student housing apartments, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Amherst. A construction site next to the complex caught fire the previous night, ...

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 ...

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 ...

A state of emergency declared over the weekend after a massive fire in Amherst, Massachusetts, has been rescinded, and the Red Cross is continuing to work to help find housing for over 200 UMass ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – A fire at the Olympia Drive apartment complex near UMass Amherst last Friday left 236 people, mostly students, without homes and belongings. The town of Amherst is urging ...

On Friday, Nov. 7, a three-alarm fire took place at the Olympia Place apartment complex near the University of Massachusetts. The building was deemed a safety hazard and has since been demolished, ...

AMHERST CO., Va. – The Amherst Fire Department announced the passing of Chief Trenton Richie Jr. on Friday. Amherst Fire Department is saddened to announce the passing of Chief Trenton Richie, Jr.

More than 2,000 people gathered at the Amherst Town Common on Saturday for the sixth annual Fire and Ice Festival and ...