AMHERST - Since 2013 when the University of Massachusetts hired a security company to look at dorm safety, officials have made nearly $1.5 million in improvements, including many at Pierpont Hall.

A shelter-in-place order was issued at UMass-Amherst Thursday after a student was attacked by two men inside his dorm at Pierpont Hall.Watch the reportA freshman, who only wanted to be identified ...

A shelter-in-place order was issued at UMass-Amherst Thursday after a student was attacked by two men inside his dorm at Pierpont Hall. Skip to content NOWCAST News 9 Tonight ...

The policy helps limit the number of students in dorms. ... UMass Amherst again limiting out-of-town guests allowed in dorms during Homecoming weekend. Updated: Sep. 30, 2016, 3:30 p.m.

Police say three masked men tried to break into rooms in Washington Hall around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. University officials say two students armed with knives were arrested as they tried to escape. A ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – 3 men were arrested for breaking into some dorm rooms on the UMass Amherst campus over the weekend; 2 were arraigned at Belchertown District Court on Monday, the 3rd is ...

A UMass Amherst student was attacked by armed men inside a freshman dormitory building Thursday night, sending the campus into lockdown. UMass Police Chief Tyrone Parham says two men, not believed ...

AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) -- A UMass Amherst student will be heading to court after a fire in a university dorm room. Amherst Fire Chief Lindsay Stromgren said that a passerby called 911 to report ...