Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Residents at Springfield Gardens still say they are still looking for relief from what they call unsafe living conditions.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:21 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
State leaders make their way to Big E fairgrounds for Massachusetts Day
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 7:32 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Olivia Hickey
Fairgoers travel from near and far for Massachusetts Day at The Big E
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Ludlow and Springfield.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 6:29 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Two kids are home safe Wednesday after going missing Tuesday night in Wilbraham.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
There was a relieving end to a scary story Tuesday night after two children went missing in Wilbraham. Thankfully, both were found safe two hours later.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Holyoke, and East Longmeadow.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Libby James, Kristin Burnell and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
A concerned parent reached out to the newsroom after her 8 year-old experienced a luring incident.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
One Holyoke family want to thank the off-duty police officer who came to the rescue when their mother took a fall this weekend outside of their home.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 8:07 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
As we continue to follow the latest developments from Northeastern’s campus, we took the case to our local experts.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:42 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
One local university is using the emergency at Northeastern University in Boston as a chance to educate their students and staff.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:20 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
A Holyoke man is behind bars as police investigate an animal cruelty report from Sunday evening.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
The pitch to bring ShotSpotter technology to the city of Holyoke came during a city council meeting, then came controversial comments by one city councilor who suggested that the tool would only do harm to the people of Holyoke.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
A city councilor recently made a comment about the Holyoke Police Department at a council meeting.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
The Holyoke City Council meeting turned tense on September 1st as members discussed a $50,000 federal grant that would partially fund ShotSpotter technology in the city, a system that identifies where a gunshot originated.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
We’re learning more about a stabbing outside the Family Dollar store in Holyoke Sunday afternoon.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 8:25 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Locals react to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Western Mass News took questions to both the Democratic and Republican tickets to see how they plan to prioritize people in western Massachusetts if they were to win the upcoming general election.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2022 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Fresh off Tuesday night’s primary wins, Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll, the Democratic nominees for governor and lieutenant governor in the Bay State, made their first public appearance as a ticket on Wednesday in Worcester.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
In the Democratic primary for the Senate seat in the 1st Hampden and Hampshire District, which is being vacated by Eric Lesser, the numbers are leaning heavily in favor for Jacob Oliveira.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Lesser's State Senate seat will be vacant since he is running for lieutenant governor.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
The big races on the ballot seem to be drawing in the voters despite the rain.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
UMass Amherst first-year students have moved in. This year looks a little different as the university tries to relax COVID-19 protocols.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2022 at 1:58 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
First-year UMass Amherst students are moving into their dorms.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2022 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
School is back in session this week and some police departments are taking extra precautions to make sure your kids are safe when they get on the school bus.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Jenna Reyes, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, Springfield, and Northampton.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News has learned studies are underway to look for a new location for Roderick Ireland Courthouse.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
We are just one week away from the state’s primary election night and early voting is currently underway.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 8:45 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Trash problems continue in the city of Holyoke and now, posts on social media are drawing attention to a particular apartment complex.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
President Joe Biden is expected to make a big decision on student loan forgiveness this week before monthly loan payments are set resume at the end of the month.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Olivia Hickey
Locals express road safety concerns after fatal crash on Route 116 in Amherst
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 8:32 PM EDT
|By Lexi Oliver, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Northampton’s school committee holds meeting for school year masking policy
Updated: Aug. 18, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Lexi Oliver, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Residents in Florence are planning to speak out at Thursday’s city council meeting in Northampton.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Surprising comments by Six Flags President and CEO Selim Bassoul are making headlines.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
One student is speaking out about a charge she’s facing for not needing a dorm room this year.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
The university announced there’s not enough rooms for the number of students they expect to have this year.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 8:19 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Costly share bike vandalism in Holyoke under investigation
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.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
A bicyclist was hit by a car Wednesday morning in Northampton and transported to the hospital.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
The repainting of the lines is in a different area than where the fatal crash occurred, but the goal is to prevent crashes, slow down traffic, and make sure people see where the lines are.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2022 at 4:26 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
On Monday, school superintendents across the state received a COVID-19 update for the upcoming school year from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Olivia Hickey
Springfield leaders: dirt bikes less common this summer compared to years past
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 7:40 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Olivia Hickey and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Local police departments continue work to serve community, keep officers safe in heat
Updated: Aug. 4, 2022 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
With this extreme heat, many people are searching for ways to stay cool.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
A crash in Holyoke between a car and tractor trailer Wednesday morning on Route 202 has claimed a life.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2022 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Leon Purvis, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
Officials say the call came in just after 8 a.m.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Hugh Zeitlin, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski
Western Mass News is getting answers after several viewers reach out to us with concerns over several Walgreens locations in Hampden, Hampshire, and Franklin Counties that have had their pharmacies “temporarily closed.”
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
A crackdown on speeding is underway in Chicopee after a 75-year-old woman and her son were killed following a crash on Memorial Drive.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 4:23 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Ryan Trowbridge
A deadly crash on Memorial Drive in Chicopee on Friday that left two people dead and the truck driver who hit their car accused of excessive speeding has led to questions about what is being done in the city to prevent more speeding crashes from happening.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2022 at 12:33 PM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Leon Purvis, Photojournalist: Jeff Kurowski and Olivia Hickey
Emergency crews are on the scene of a crash in Chicopee.