Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue

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As National Safe Boating Week comes to an end and the holiday weekend kicks off, local marinas gear up for their busy season.

We’re less than a week away from the debt ceiling deadline. We’re hearing White House officials and Republican negotiators are moving closer to an agreement to raise the debt ceiling while also capping spending.

Memorial Day weekend is almost here and many residents in Chicopee have voiced their disappointment as the city enters another holiday weekend without a parade.

The Ludlow school district in the spotlight after a school committee meeting on Tuesday night. One of the items on their agenda, a proposed library book policy that could lead to certain books being banned in Ludlow Public Schools.

Western Mass News is getting answers after a concerned parent reached out to our newsroom regarding a proposed policy in Ludlow Public Schools

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and across New England.

Four baby peregrine falcons were banded Monday afternoon in downtown Springfield.

The ongoing debt ceiling debate continues as negotiators try to strike a budget deal to avert an economic crisis.

The Amherst regional school district has named a new acting superintendent.

Holyoke residents of Bemis Road ask drivers to slow down.

The search for an interim Amherst-Pelham Regional Schools superintendent continues following the temporary leave of Dr. Michael Morris and amid a Title IX investigation that saw three staff members being placed on paid administrative leave.

Holyoke Police Captain Manuel Reyes is back in the spotlight as the city’s police department confirmed Monday that there is an open investigation into allegations that he performed an unwarranted background check on a man who was speaking to his estranged wife.

Massachusetts State Police are now speaking out about a growing string of car break-ins in western Massachusetts.

Town by town is taking you to East Longmeadow, Holyoke, and Ludlow.

There’s fallout from a Title IX investigation as three Amherst Regional Middle School staff members are placed on administrative leave after people spoke out at a school committee meeting a couple weeks ago.

Volunteers braved the sun and warm weather on Friday as they built a house for a family in need in Holyoke.

Title 42 is set to expire at midnight on Thursday. The policy, put in place in 2020 to curb the spread of COVID-19 gave the U.S. government power to swiftly expel migrants at the southern border.

The Springfield Board of Police Commissioners has taken up issues potentially reinstating two convicted police officers to the city’s police department. Recently, they have discussed how to handle the suspension of another Springfield Police officer.

The community of Springfield is mourning the loss of one of their teachers who was killed in a car crash in Palmer last week.

Thousands of people are expected to be in attendance for the 2023 Westfield International Air Show this weekend and local leaders are on-hand to prepare for the influx of people coming into the city.

This weekend, Barnes Air National Guard Base will be hosting the Westfield International Air Show to show off some of the best talent and technology in aviation.

Western Mass News has learned a Springfield police officer was suspended by POST, the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission.

There is new information on a story we first brought you on Friday about the arrest of a woman accused of bringing a loaded gun inside the Springfield courthouse.

We’re digging deeper into next year’s Springfield Public Schools budget, which was approved Thursday night and, specifically, the dollars set aside for mental health resources.

Western Mass News is getting answers as mass shootings across the country continue to make headlines, two of which happened on Wednesday

Under consideration in Amherst, expanding a nuisance bylaw to include a wider range of offenses.

Town by town is taking you to Springfield, Amherst, and Holyoke.

A brand-new elementary school is coming to the town of Amherst after a ballot measure for the new building received support from voters.

A part of a Holyoke building’s roof crumbled Tuesday morning and hit a nearby sidewalk.

Emergency crews have responded to a potential building collapse in downtown Holyoke.

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Chicopee, Longmeadow, and Springfield.

A Massachusetts Air National guardsman, who is accused of leaking highly classified military documents, appeared in federal court in Worcester on Thursday for a detention hearing.

Town by town is taking you to Chicopee, Springfield, and Holyoke.

Following several pedestrian fatalities and accidents in the Willimansett area of Chicopee, city officials are thinking outside the box to protect residents.

Bob Markel has held multiple positions in local governments across the Bay State, including mayor of Springfield, but when he was in high school, he was close friends with now President Joe Biden.

The Chicopee Police Department is hoping to lure officers from other departments with sign-on bonuses.

They said Tuesday that cases in the United States are the highest they have been since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Work is still underway in Springfield to clean up after Sunday’s heavy rain flooded nine people out of their apartments.

Could a four-day work week soon be the new normal in the bay state? One bill proposed at the statehouse would launch a pilot program with employers if passed.

It was a beautiful day out there and Springfield Police said its this type of day when they see illegal dirt bike riders more often. However, they told us they are prepared.

Developing news out of Chicopee, the driver of the car that crashed into a Chicopee home, killing his 13-year-old brother, has now been charged in the case.

We’re digging deeper into the revenue collected from sports betting in Massachusetts. The latest report from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission shows the commonwealth collected over $9 million in taxes from wagering in the month of March.

Wednesday’s detention hearing was postponed for Massachusetts Air National Guard Jack Teixeira accused of leaking highly classified military documents. But he did appear in a Boston courtroom.

MGM Springfield announced that they will be offering new culinary specials and expanded hours in their restaurants on Wednesday morning.

City leaders in Holyoke are pushing for safer roads and better driving after a 10-year-old boy was hit by a Holyoke Department of Public Works truck last week on Lyman Street.

Paul Traficante was arraigned in Eastern Hampshire District Court Tuesday morning, but he will not face any criminal charges regarding those chemicals that were seized from his Riverboat Village apartment.

The investigation is complete into the fatal officer-involved shooting in Springfield less than two months ago.

A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged in connection to the highly publicized leak of classified U.S. military documents on social media.

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