Skip to content
  • News
  • Weather
  • Getting Answers
  • COVID
  • Consumer News
  • Live Newscast
  • En Español
  • Home
  • News
    • As Seen On Western Mass News
    • Consumer News
    • COVID
    • Getting Answers
    • Health Tips Tuesday
    • US & World News
    • Texas School Shooting
  • Live Newscast
  • Weather
    • Weather Alerts
    • Closings
    • Radar
    • Hurricane Tracker
    • Janna's Critter Corner
    • Ski Report
    • Request a Meteorologist Visit
    • Weather Cams
  • Surprise Squad
    • Nominate Your Cool School
  • Your School Authority
  • Wine Down
  • Your Style
  • Share It
  • Morning Messages
  • Traffic
  • Area Gas Prices
  • Sports
  • Local Events
  • Contests
  • Newsletters
  • Station Information
    • Contact Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Copies of News Stories
    • Careers
    • TV Schedule
    • Closed Captioning/Audio Description
  • En Español
  • Eat Local Eat Often
  • Steals & Deals
  • Latest Newscasts
  • Gray DC Bureau
  • Investigate TV
  • PowerNation

Police investigating explosion on Union Street in Greenfield

Police investigating explosion on Union Street in Greenfield
Police investigating explosion on Union Street in Greenfield

News

Mass. Gaming Commission meets to discuss next steps on sports betting
Mass. Gaming Commission meets to discuss next steps on sports betting

News

Costly share bike vandalism in Holyoke under investigation
Costly share bike vandalism in Holyoke under investigation

News

Town by Town: August 11
Town by Town: August 11

TOP HEADLINES

News

Greenfield Police investigate incendiary devices, one arrested, home evacuated.

Updated: 9 hours ago
|
By Ryan Trowbridge
A Greenfield road is closed while authorities investigate the detonation of an incendiary device.

News

Rattlesnake spotted on Quarry Road in West Springfield

Updated: 8 hours ago
|
By Leon Purvis, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A West Springfield man is sharing his story after spotting a large rattlesnake on Quarry Road while taking a walk.

News

Investigators determine cause of Palmer fire

Updated: 9 hours ago
|
By Jenna Reyes and Ryan Trowbridge
Investigators have been able to determine the cause of an early morning fire that sent one person to the hospital in Palmer on Wednesday.

News

Mass. Gaming Commission meets to discuss next steps for sports betting

Updated: 9 hours ago
|
By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
Work began Thursday to put regulations in place for legalized sports betting in the Bay State, one day after Governor Charlie Baker signed it into law.

US & World News

NBA retires Russell’s No. 6 jersey permanently leaguewide

Updated: 10 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press
The NBA and the National Basketball Players Association made the announcement Thursday.

US & World News

CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19

Updated: 8 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
First Alert Weather
First Alert Meteorologist Don Maher has a look at your Thursday evening forecast
Slight chance for a shower this evening. Drier air moves in through the weekend
Drier air headed our way for the end of the week

Video News Update

Thursday afternoon news update

Avances Noticiero En Español

LATEST VIDEO

News

Police investigating explosion on Union Street in Greenfield

News

Town by Town: August 11

News

One arrested, home evacuated as Greenfield Police investigate incendiary devices

News

Costly share bike vandalism in Holyoke under investigation

MORE NEWS

US & World News

Justice Dept. seeks to unseal search warrant of Trump home

Updated: 4 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press and ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Attorney General Merrick Garland cited the “substantial public interest in this matter” in announcing the request at a Justice Department news conference.

News

South Hadley marina benefiting from drought conditions

Updated: 8 hours ago
|
By Leon Purvis, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The U.S. Drought Monitor was updated Thursday morning and it showed a ‘moderate’ drought in western Massachusetts.

US & World News

Officials: Case of N.H. missing girl, Harmony Montgomery, shifts to homicide probe

Updated: 9 hours ago
|
By HOLLY RAMER
Authorities say the case of a missing New Hampshire girl, Harmony Montgomery, is now being treated as a homicide.

Getting Answers

Getting Answers: recent decrease in gas prices

Updated: 12 hours ago
|
By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
In case you didn’t notice, gas prices have been going down in the past few weeks.

Getting Answers

Getting Answers: spike in recent deadly crashes

Updated: 7 hours ago
|
By Mary Wilson, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Livi Stanford and Ryan Trowbridge
2021 was the most dangerous year to be on Massachusetts roads in more than a decade

News

Parts of Massachusetts experiencing ‘extreme’ drought conditions

Updated: 14 hours ago
|
By Dan Brown and Ryan Trowbridge
The latest drought monitor, which came out Thursday morning, showed that there has been little chance in western Massachusetts.

News

Springfield’s Forest Park Pool to remain open for extra week

Updated: 14 hours ago
|
By Jenna Reyes and WKYT News Staff
The Forest Park Pool will stay open an additional week.

News

Part of Easthampton road to be closed for crash investigation

Updated: 14 hours ago
|
By Jenna Reyes and Ryan Trowbridge
A portion of Northampton Street in Easthampton will be closed Thursday night as part of an ongoing crash investigation.

Sports

Rob Gronkowski hosting retirement party at Mohegan Sun next month

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 3:56 PM EDT
|
By Evan Sobol
Mohegan Sun will be hosting a retirement party for Rob Gronkowski next month.

US & World News

Gas prices dip just below $4 for the first time in 5 months

Updated: 7 hours ago
|
By The Associated Press
Falling prices for gas, airline tickets and clothes are giving consumers a bit of relief, although inflation is still close to a four-decade high.

US & World News

Farmers’ Almanac predicting extreme winter forecast for most of US

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 8:21 PM EDT
|
By Jordan Gartner
The Farmers’ Almanac is predicting a frigid winter for most of us here in the U.S., along with brisk temperatures.

News

Plane makes emergency landing at Bradley Airport

Updated: 16 hours ago
|
By Rob Polansky
A plane had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Thursday morning.

MORE NEWS

News

Springfield Puerto Rican Parade Committee hosts kick off event for honorees

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:16 PM EDT
|
By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
The event celebrates 32 years of Puerto Rican culture in Springfield.

News

Local legislators discuss what’s to come after sports betting legalization

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:14 PM EDT
|
By Lexi Oliver, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
On Wednesday, Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law that legalizes sports betting in the Commonwealth.

News

Greenfield School Committee votes to support use of Yondr pouches in schools

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 10:14 PM EDT
|
By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
So far, Springfield Central High School and Chicopee High School have already implemented the Yondr pouch program for cell phones.

News

Agawam Police respond to call for service on Cooper Street

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:47 PM EDT
|
By Samantha O'Connor
Police asserted that the public is not in danger as a result of this incident.

News

Northampton bicyclists voice safety concerns following Damon Road accident

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:19 PM EDT
|
By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
A bicyclist hit by a car Wednesday morning on Damon Road in Northampton. People are now speaking out, asking for increased safety measures on a dangerous stretch of roadway.

News

UMass Amherst implements new pedestrian safety measures on Massachusetts Ave.

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:21 PM EDT
|
By Leon Purvis and Samantha O'Connor
Construction is underway at UMass Amherst in the area where one student was hit and killed by a car in February and another student injured in March.

Weather Forecast

Slight chance for a shower this evening. Drier air moves in through the weekend

Updated: 8 hours ago
|
By Don Maher
Drier air headed our way for the end of the week

Getting Answers

Getting Answers: water levels at the Quabbin Reservoir

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|
By Jenna Reyes and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News is getting answers and has found out how the levels at the Quabbin Reservoir are looking right now amid drought conditions in the Bay State.

News

Zhukovskyy remains behind bars pending immigration hearing

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:22 PM EDT
|
By Paris Dunford and Ryan Trowbridge
Volodymyr Zhukovskyy is still behind bars, even though a jury found him not guilty Tuesday of vehicular homicide in connection with the deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire in 2019.

News

Town by Town: free health fairs, animal supply drive, Hooplandia details

Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|
By Ryan Trowbridge
Town by Town is taking you to Springfield, Holyoke, and West Springfield.
News
Weather
Sports
Contact Us
Careers
  • WGGB
  • 1300 Liberty Street
  • Springfield, MA 01104
  • (413) 733-4040
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
FCC Applications
Public Inspection File
EEO Report
FCC Applications
Closed Captioning/Audio Description
Public File: gary.rivest@westernmassnews.com - (413) 846-0118
Advertising
A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2022 Gray Television, Inc.