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Former President Jimmy Carter is being ed by friends and fans from Massachusetts for his accomplishments in and out of the White House. Carter died Sunday. He was 100 years old.

Devin Lewis, 24, had two guns when he was fatally shot by police early Thursday morning in Springfield, officials said.

In the most hotly contested races for state Legislature, incumbent Rep. Kelly Pease in Hampden County and Democrat Leigh Davis in the southern Berkshires both declared victory.

We have the latest results from the AP in the race for president, as well as control of Congress.

In western Massachusetts voters are casting their votes not only for a presidential candidate but for various local races and five ballot questions as well.

Election Day has finally arrived! Before you head to the polls, do some research: read about the candidates, discover who is funding their campaigns, and dig deep into the arguments for and against each ballot question.

Current polls have Warren with a comfortable lead over Deaton. A UMass Amherst/WCVB poll released this week showed the Democrat ahead by 22 percentage points.

Durante estas elecciones NEPM News te informará sobre los candidatos, las preguntas en la papeleta, los asuntos importantes y los votantes en el oeste de Massachusetts. ¡Nos gustaría incluir tu opinión!

NEPM News is reporting on the candidates, the ballot questions, the issues and the voters in western Massachusetts — and we'd like to include your thoughts.

Many ballots across western Mass. featured zero contested races. But Republican voters statewide picked a nominee for the U.S. Senate. And Democratic voters had a choice to make in two Springfield-area legislative districts and another in southern Berkshire County.