Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Updated: 13 hours ago
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
On Friday, the entire world observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which honors the millions of Jews and countless others who were killed in one of the worst mass genocides in history
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:34 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
While this winter has been mild so far, it hasn’t stopped people from hitting the slopes.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 4:32 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Efforts are underway in Springfield to request funding to battle the opioid epidemic in the city as Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno announced new action on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:24 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Pickleball has been in the headlines over the past few months as leagues and teams have formed all across the nation and that trend has made its way to parts of western Massachusetts
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:44 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and MGM Resorts International President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle discussed the next steps for MGM Springfield on Friday.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 7:38 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane, Libby Shaw and Photojournalist: Matt Lafreniere
A storm that is bringing a mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow is having an impact on the region.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 12:27 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Red Sox Winter Weekend will be returning to Springfield this weekend.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 5:11 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
We are just two days from thousands of people coming to downtown Springfield for the seventh annual Red Sox Winter Weekend
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 4:20 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield crews respond to fire on College St.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 1:12 PM EST
|By Mary Wilson, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A Holyoke catering company and banquet hall is back open after a December fire.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:03 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Officials provided an important lesson on fire prevention for a group of seniors in Holyoke.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 1:25 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Fans and businesses are getting ready for this weekend’s regular season finale between the Patriots and the Bills with New England needing a win to get into the playoffs.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 1:10 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield tourism has been slowly returning to pre-pandemic levels this winter.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:36 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Rich Crane, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Ludlow, Northampton, and Southampton.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:40 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
An act of kindness is on full display, thanks to the Springfield Department of Public Works.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 1:47 PM EST
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A Springfield family has been displaced two days before Christmas after Friday morning’s storm blew a tree onto their house.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 2:52 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
An Amherst couple is continuing their tradition of giving cookies to first responders in the area, two years after a near-tragedy.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
This holiday season is all about giving and that was on full display across western Massachusetts on Wednesday as the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department continued the tradition of giving toys to kids.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 4:23 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Crews respond to house fire on Liquori Dr.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
It is the holiday season, which means many will be celebrating their respective festivals, such as Christmas and Hanukkah.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2022 at 4:56 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Students of all grade levels at Deberry Elementary School in Springfield have created cards for patients and staff of a health center in Holyoke
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 7:21 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Jessica Michalski and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
The Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative is looking to switch school buses thanks to federal grant money.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
This comes after a university in Westchester County, New York reinstated its mask requirement following a surge in COVID cases across that state and the country.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 4:55 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
The snow overnight forced many school districts into a two-hour delay Monday morning, including at Holyoke Public Schools.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts has moved into a temporary office space in Holyoke just weeks after a fire damaged part of the Springfield Jewish Community Center.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 3:15 PM EST
|By Libby James, Matt Price and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
A water main broke Monday morning on Montgomery Street in Chicopee caused traffic delays and impacted school bus routes in the area.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 1:20 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
An important message about dating violence coming from Hampden District Attorney Anthony Gulluni when he spoke to students at one Springfield school
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 2:24 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Easthampton is one of 32 communities across the Commonwealth that is receiving state funding for police body cameras.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 6:37 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, West Springfield, and Westfield.
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 4:20 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
With Thanksgiving behind us, some people started off the week in line for a COVID-19 test.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The 29th annual Rock 102 Mayflower Marathon is rolling on with day two of their 52-hour event.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:57 PM EST
|By Libby James, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The annual 52-hour Mayflower Marathon is underway with non-perishable food donations going to the Open Pantry in Springfield
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 1:22 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The annual Thanksgiving week drive, Rock 102′s Mayflower Marathon, begins on Monday and at a brand-new location.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 11:58 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and WKYT News Staff
At least one person is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Route 2 in Greenfield.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:56 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The first snowfall of the season was experienced around western Massachusetts Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 6:28 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
For those who live in the area of Bright Nights, there’s a way to avoid the traffic backups around their homes.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 11:45 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The Western New England University women’s soccer team hit the road to play in the NCAA Division III tournament.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 4:59 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
On Thursday, one veteran in the Forest Park neighborhood of Springfield was “showered” with gratitude thanks to a home improvement company and volunteers.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:15 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A western Massachusetts cupcake bakery, that has been around for more than a decade, is closing its doors at the end of the week.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:31 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Not all students were off on this election day, as there were classes held at Mater Dolorosa School in Holyoke and one teacher took it upon himself to let students see what it’s like to fill out ballots.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
The largest ever Powerball jackpot is up for grabs tonight. How does $1.9 billion dollars sound?
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 1:24 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Dogs rescued from overcrowded breeders in the Midwest will soon be up for adoption in western Massachusetts and the Dakin Humane Society in Springfield has been caring for the pups.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 1:08 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
We’ve been telling you about the serious need for emergency dispatchers around western Massachusetts, but in Springfield, help is on the way as five new dispatchers officially joined the ranks on Thursday.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
We are just days away from people going out to the polls and voting and one thing people will answer is a ballot question regarding the sale of alcohol in the Bay State.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 4:48 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Thousands across the Commonwealth will soon decide what they want for Massachusetts, including ballot Question 2, which is about dental costs.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 4:53 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Monday may have been Halloween, but Tuesday will mark the start of November and that means we are just weeks away from an annual light display in the Springfield area that draws in thousands of people every holiday season.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A statewide ban will go into effect in a few days that will prohibit throwing away mattresses in the trash.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 2:55 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
A small pizzeria in Ludlow has been selling different styles of pizza for the last few years and recently, it earned a special recognition while attending a pizza and pasta expo in Atlantic City.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and other city officials are set to announce new parking and traffic plans for events happening downtown.
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