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More Charges For Western Mass Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse More Charges For Western Mass Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse
More Charges For Western Mass Man Accused Of 'One Of The Worst Cases' Of Child Sexual Abuse Federal authorities charged a 38-year-old Berkshire County man already facing more than four dozen charges of child sexual abuse with two more on Wednesday, May 29.  Brain Warner, of Cheshire, was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and attempted sexual exploitation of a child on Wednesday, May 29, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said. He previously lived in Adams.  Warner was arrested in April and charged with 51 counts of sexually abusing a minor, including multiple accusations of raping a child, indecent assault and battery, and 26 counts of child pornogr…

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by Josh Lanier
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No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought Intruder In Western Mass Home Who Later Died No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought Intruder In Western Mass Home Who Later Died
No Charges For Man, 73, Who Fought Intruder In Western Mass Home Who Later Died A 73-year-old will not face charges after he got into an altercation with a man at his home in Berkshire County in February, authorities announced on Tuesday, June 27.  The unnamed man told investigators he saw a stranger walking up his driveway and break into his Adams home while he was parked down the street, the Berkshire County District Attorney said in a news release.  The man grabbed a small souvenir bat and went into the home and found Mark Bednarz attempting to drill into his gun safe, the prosecutor said.  “Despite being armed with the small bat, the homeowner …

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by Josh Lanier
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Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass
Search Continues For Armed, Dangerous Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass Local and state police are continuing their search for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts this week. Jeffrey Cote, of Savoy in the Berkshires, is wanted in connection with the stabbing that happened on early Wednesday morning, June 7, Massachusetts State Police report.  Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Inves…

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by David Cifarelli & Josh Lanier
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Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass
Manhunt: Police Searching For Man Accused Of Stabbing His Ex In Western Mass Police are asking the public to be on the lookout for a man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend in Western Massachusetts early Wednesday morning, June 7. UPDATE: Police ID Man Accused Of Adams Attack On Ex Police officers were called to a home in Adams in Berkshire County just after 5 a.m. to reports of a woman being stabbed. Responders rushed her to a hospital with serious injuries, and she is expected to survive, State police said. Investigators believe her ex-boyfriend was behind the attack, but when SWAT teams and crisis negotiators went to his home in Savoy, he was not there, offici…

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by Josh Lanier
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COVID-19: New List Released Of Western Mass Zones At High Risk For Spread COVID-19: New List Released Of Western Mass Zones At High Risk For Spread
Covid-19: New List Released Of Western Mass Zones At High Risk For Spread More communities in Western Massachusetts are in the COVID-19 “red zone,” while nearly two dozen more have also seen an uptick in cases and have been placed into “yellow zones.” The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released its weekly COVID-19 health report on Thursday, April 8, highlighting the areas of the state that have seen an increase in new cases in relation to the area's population. Under the state’s new criteria, the Department of Public Health is taking population size into account when determining which are deemed “high-risk,” “medium-risk,” or “low-risk.” In the latest…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: 11 Western Mass Communities At High Risk For Virus Spread COVID-19: 11 Western Mass Communities At High Risk For Virus Spread
Covid-19: 11 Western Mass Communities At High Risk For Virus Spread More communities in Western Massachusetts are in the COVID-19 “red zone,” while nearly two dozen more have also seen an uptick in cases and have been placed into “yellow zones.” The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released its weekly COVID-19 health report on Thursday, April 1, highlighting the areas of the state that have seen an increase in new cases in relation to the area's population. Under the state’s new criteria, the Department of Public Health is taking population size into account when determining which are deemed “high-risk,” “medium-risk,” or “low-risk.” In the latest…

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by Zak Failla