Photojournalist: Andrew Evans

That fun event took place at the Student Prince and Fort restaurant in downtown Springfield.

Officials are asking everyone to avoid the area at this time.

The parade may have wrapped up earlier on Sunday, but the celebrations are still underway in western Mass.

It’s a big weekend in Holyoke, the 46th annual Holyoke St. Patrick’s 10k Road Race wrapped up on Saturday with festivities still continuing on Sunday.

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

The family and friends of a man who died after a car crash in December is now honoring him by fixing up his favorite car.

The mid-March Nor’easter left some towns in western Massachusetts cleaning up 1-2 feet of snow.

People in Pittsfield told Western Mass News that, after what they are calling a mild winter, they are due for heavy snowfall.

Parts of Berkshire County could see two feet of snow fall overnight Monday into Tuesday.

The upcoming storm is expected to hit our area starting on Monday, bringing in snow, rain and strong winds across Massachusetts. Eversource is ready to respond for what some are hoping is the last snowfall of the season.

We will be springing forward in just a few hours on Sunday. But not everyone is on board with the time change.

A vigil was held to commemorate three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Florence.

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Westfield, and West Springfield.

A recent tragedy across the border in Mexico has many reconsidering their travel plans ahead of spring break.

The oldest bocce player at Tuesday night’s game was 103 years old!

Dozens of students from area colleges were transported by ambulance on Saturday from excessive drinking at the “Blarney Blowout” in Amherst.

On Saturday, the West Springfield “Wood n Tap” had its official grand opening this evening.

Dozens of students were transported by ambulance and two were arrested during the annual Blarney Blowout weekend at UMass Amherst.

There has been no word on displacements at this time, however, the house was destroyed during the fire.

The event was free to any current and past Colleen with their sash and $5.00 for the general public.

As the winter weather is predicted in the forecast. Eversource spokesperson Priscilla Ress told us they are prepared for whatever comes our way.

The Hampden District Attorney’s Office has launched an investigation following a fatal officer-involved shooting in Springfield early Saturday morning.

U.S. President Jimmy Carter has chosen to enter hospice care and a Springfield woman reminisced working with his staff.

On Saturday night, the 67th Annual Grand Colleen Coronation and Ball Awards festivities were underway in Holyoke to crown this year’s winner.

On Sunday afternoon, crews responded to a six unit building fire in West Springfield.

A viewer contacted our newsroom about the concerning conditions of an apartment complex in Springfield.

The NFL’S big game is almost here and a local restaurant in Chicopee is preparing for major crowds.

On Saturday, the 2023 Lantern Festival and Chinese New Year Culture Fair celebration was held this afternoon.

The Stepping Stones group offered an open house of their facility on Williams Street in Springfield.

A water main break repair completed on Monday in Longmeadow has burst again..

The Harlem Globetrotters came to Springfield on Sunday.

On Saturday evening, we stopped by two warming centers and learned the need for these facilities can be more common than we think.

Our Western Mass News crew arrived just before 10:15 p.m. and saw a single SUV rolled onto its side on the grass with its roof removed.

On Saturday night, a shooting left one bystander dead in the city of Holyoke.

On Sunday night, State Senator John Velis and a professor at American International College, broke down what can expect in Monday’s arraignment.

Before Saturday’s big game, the Thunderbirds held their first ever Annual Stair Climb Event.

Community gathers for Lunar New Year Gala celebration

Brittany Tee was last seen in Brookfield over a week ago and investigators said the search will continue until the beginning of next week.

Rose Trojanowski celebrated her 102nd birthday Saturday afternoon at Captain Jimmy’s in Agawam.

Amherst Fire and Police Departments received multiple calls on Saturday evening about a barn with a wooden frame caught on fire.

The new book is a story of an inspiring doctor who made a difference by helping to create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community, including those sleeping on the streets called, “rough sleepers.”

Students from grades 6-12 were encouraged to attend, as well as family members.

The annual Hoophall Classic continued Saturday at Springfield College and it brought in crowds from all over the country.

The birthplace of basketball has welcomed some of the best high school talent from all over the country to play here at Springfield College.

Crews in Springfield were called to Lexington Street for a house fire Wednesday night.

Quarter auction benefits Foundation for TJO Animals

The accident is under investigation.

"Native Gardens" will run from Thursday, January 5th until Sunday, February 12th.

Wednesday night marked the 4th night of Hanukkah, which meant another event was planned by the Western Massachusetts Jewish Federation.

Gunnery Sergeant Sullivan, a 40-year-old Springfield native and two-time Purple Heart recipient, was killed in a domestic terror attack on a naval reserve center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on July 16, 2015.