Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Town by town is taking you to Chicopee, Springfield and Wilbraham.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Abbey Carnivale, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Changes from the latest iPhone operating system update could have you unknowingly sharing your contact info with those around you.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 4:32 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
We’re getting new details on a house fire in Westfield that left two people without their home and thousands of others in the dark on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2023 at 3:28 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
We’re learning more about an electrical fire on Grand Street in Westfield that knocked out power for thousands of residents and damaged one home.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2023 at 4:19 PM EST
|By Abbey Carnivale, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The Springfield Rescue Mission served Thanksgiving meals to those in need on Wednesday ahead of the holiday on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 7:04 PM EST
|By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
With Thanksgiving just two days away and many traveling the roads to reunite with friends and family, driver safety should be top of mind.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 5:19 PM EST
|By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Crews and town officials in Amherst are gearing up for messy weather could impact parts of western Massachusetts into Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 5:32 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Town by town is taking you to Holyoke and Chicopee.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
In Springfield, 18 people have lost their homes right before Thanksgiving after two fires just hours apart have shocked the local community.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2023 at 4:21 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
18 people have been displaced after a pair of fires broke out just hours apart in Springfield on Sunday. We spoke to one of the victims who was impacted by the fire.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 6:06 PM EST
|By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Holiday travel is officially underway and it’s expected to be busier than we’ve seen in a while on the highways and at the airports and train stations.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2023 at 3:07 PM EST
|By Daniel Santiago, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Thanksgiving is less than a week away and people are officially beginning to travel all over the country to reunite with friends and family for the holiday.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2023 at 4:18 PM EST
|By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Matt Lafreniere
Town by town is taking you to Chicopee, Ludlow and Springfield.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2023 at 5:39 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
Members of Save Main St Northampton tell Western Mass News their alternative proposal will correct some of the concerns of local business owners and residents with the current plan to revamp downtown Northampton.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 6:40 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Town by town is taking you to Springfield and Chicopee.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A group from western Massachusetts made the trip to Washington D.C. to show their support for Israel.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 3:25 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A ‘March for Israel’ rally will be held Tuesday in Washington D.C.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
As we approach the winter season, we’re also starting to feel those colder temperatures. We’re learning more on the resources available to the homeless who can’t easily access the warmth.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 4:34 PM EST
|By Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Addie Patterson and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
It was a fun day at the Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center in Springfield where community programs are held.
Updated: Nov. 13, 2023 at 3:40 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Two local organizations are working to help the homeless and you may be surprised to see just how shelters are working to keep people warm this season.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Addie Patterson, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Winter is almost here and so are those high energy and heating bills.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2023 at 3:30 PM EST
|By David Horwitz, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A junior from Westfield High School is doing all she can to help out the troops and that means 800 ‘Thank You’ bags that Jillian Battles has been able to collect for the third year in a row.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 3:42 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A new school security system is being considered at a meeting in Springfield on Thursday. It’s designed to keep weapons out of the schools and comes as the city faces an uptick in gun violence this year.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 8:25 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
It was short notice when Hadley’s Town Administrator Carolyn Brennan found out Hadley was going to grow in size, but that didn’t stop residents from lending a helping hand.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2023 at 4:32 PM EST
|By Wesley Days, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Taylor Smith
State officials are focusing on new plans for migrant families once emergency shelters reach max capacity.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2023 at 3:10 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Taylor Smith
A string of car break-ins and thefts on Westfield State University's South Lot.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Students, staff, and community members gathered at UMass Amherst on Friday to show solidarity for those held hostage in Israel and to call attention to how the war has sparked acts of antisemitism in western Massachusetts.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Town by town is taking you to Holyoke, Springfield and West Springfield.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
Authorities say Card is an army reservist and was recently committed to a mental health facility after threatening to shoot up a military base this summer.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2023 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Robert Card, 40, is accused of killing 18 people and injuring 13 others after opening fire at a local bar and bowling alley Wednesday night.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2023 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Mass shootings in public places like the one in Maine puts personal safety in question.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
Reeves is one of the four teens of the Pa’lante Restorative Justice Program in Holyoke appealing to state legislators to make opioid consumption sites legal in the Bay State.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2023 at 4:07 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Town by town is taking you to Springfield and Holyoke.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Concerns and questions continue to linger over the proposal to rebuild East Longmeadow High School.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 1:06 PM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Kristin Burnell and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
A Springfield man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant woman during a weekend fight.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2023 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
Western Mass News in Springfield District Court on Friday as 44-year-old William Scott appeared following his arrest Thursday, charged with 16 felonies in connection to a police pursuit back in June.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2023 at 5:13 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
According to Holyoke police, Wednesday’s increased patrols led to 285 motor vehicle stops, with 130 citations and 126 verbal warnings.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The Springfield man, who was found guilty of kidnapping and raping a young Springfield girl in 2020, will find out his fate by a judge.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 3:41 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
As war continues in Israel, local Palestinian students and Jewish organizations are feeling the pain thousands of miles away.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 4:30 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
We continue to follow the war in Israel after getting answers on America’s possible involvement.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 4:24 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Addie Patterson
Over the past 24 hours, rallies have been held across western Massachusetts with many people in support of Israel, but others also expressing support for Palestine.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Western Mass News spoke with someone from East Longmeadow on Monday who is currently teaching English in Israel. She described what she has witnessed overseas since the attacks began on Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 at 2:35 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The impact of the violence in Israel is being felt overseas and in the Bay State.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2023 at 4:10 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
A local five-year-old girl is using her voice to sing the national anthem and is getting attention for it. On Friday, she will be in the spotlight at the Thunderbirds game.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A crash involving two cars in Chicopee claimed one life and injuring two others.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2023 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Police responded to a report of a stabbing Tuesday morning in Holyoke and the search is on for a grey pickup truck.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A motion was filed for a new trial for the man convicted of stabbing and killing a 24-year-old woman in her Springfield apartment and lawyers said new evidence reveals his innocence.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2023 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A motion for a new trial was filed Monday on behalf of a man currently serving a life sentence in the stabbing death of a woman back in 1984.
Updated: Sep. 29, 2023 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ty Coney
Both Swifties and football followers want to be there.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse, Photojournalist: Matt Lafreniere and Ty Coney
Town by Town is taking you to Chicopee, Springfield, and Longmeadow.