Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Westfield.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
A “baby safe haven” sign will now hang on Springfield Fire Department Station 3 as Springfield Police continue to look for the mother of the abandoned baby boy.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:51 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Wilbraham, and West Springfield.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
The driver who died in that crash has been identified as a 16-year-old boy from Connecticut, who was driving without a license or permit.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 8:10 PM EDT
|By Maria Wilson, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Excitement is building in Holyoke as we approach the 46th Annual St. Patrick’s Road Race on Saturday. Many of those competing headed over to the starting area in preparation for the race.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Town by town is taking you to Springfield, Chicopee, and UMassFive.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 11:09 AM EDT
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The state’s COVID-19 public health emergency will soon be coming to an end.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is getting answers from Eversource, who said that power outages first started in the Berkshires and the hilltowns, but widespread damage has since spread across the region and they are bracing for a second wave.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
There are tens of thousands of people in the dark here in western Massachusetts as a Nor’easter swept across the region.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2023 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Chicopee, Longmeadow, and Easthampton.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:41 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Massachusetts lottery is calling for the state legislature to consider an online lottery platform, as one local business owner is weighing in on how online sports betting could affect his revenue stream.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 7:19 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Olivia Hickey, Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Town by town takes us to Springfield, Longmeadow, and Chicopee.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 3:16 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
We’re a week out from Holyoke’s St. Patrick’s celebrations and the planning committee got together Friday to discuss safety measures.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 2:04 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Thunderbirds fans will be seeing pink this weekend with the annual ‘Pink in the Rink’ game to honor breast cancer survivors.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2023 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Westfield, and West Springfield.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:45 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Westfield, and Holyoke.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
A proposal to ban nip bottles in the city of Chicopee has many people in the community talking.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:35 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Agawam.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 5:13 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
State officials have issued a warning about eating fish at two fishing spots in western Massachusetts because those sites are on a list of places where chemicals dangerous to humans have been detected.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 8:25 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, Longmeadow, and Cinemark Theaters.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 3:29 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
Similar to urban neighborhoods across the United States, for decades, downtown Springfield has been branded a food desert due to a lack of grocery stores in the heart of the city.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 4:40 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
The city of Northampton is bringing a project to life that will celebrate a world-famous comic series with roots in western Massachusetts.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 7:06 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Easthampton.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:26 PM EST
|By Libby James, Ryan Trowbridge, Samantha O'Connor, Joe Chaisson and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
With the winter weather on Tuesday, it was a beautiful day to enjoy the snow. However, in some cases, it wasn’t the best weather for sledding.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
In downtown Greenfield, there is a lot of foot traffic and drivers on the roads getting ready for what is projected to be the first major snowfall of the year.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:14 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
City leaders react after a key meeting on the living conditions at the Springfield Gardens apartment complexes.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 7:26 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Libby James, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Olivia Hickey and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Town by town took us to Springfield, Chicopee, and West Springfield.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 3:36 PM EST
|By Matt Sottile, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Ryan Trowbridge and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A meeting is being held Thursday afternoon to potentially determine the future of the Eastfield Mall in Springfield.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:42 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Town by town took us to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 7:03 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Wednesday, Westfield firefighters responded to a home on North Road for reports of a fire.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 4:10 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
With the snow and freezing rain expected Wednesday night, people are starting their winter storm preparations in western Massachusetts.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
On Monday, President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country will be marked this week.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 4:11 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News has an update on these efforts after a whole year later.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 10:45 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Four candidates are in the race to be the mayor of Springfield and Western Mass News heard from one candidate’s goals if elected as mayor.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 9:13 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Chicopee, and Northampton.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Another western Massachusetts school is the subject of a threat.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:37 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Agawam, Springfield, and Longmeadow.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Belchertown, and Chicopee.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Ryan Trowbridge, Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Local and state police are investigating a threat made against a Westfield school.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 3:27 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair, Ryan Trowbridge and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The Springfield school safety subcommitee will hold a meeting Wednesday night with one item on their agenda: an update on metal detectors in the district.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 2:37 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria on Monday has claimed the lives of over 11,000 people, making it one of the worst natural disasters of this century.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
A Springfield teacher is facing several charges after his arrest late last month.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Following the damaging winds in our area just days ago, we spoke with an insurance agent to find out who is liable in these types of situations.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 5:29 PM EST
|By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
Over the weekend, several Springfield Gardens tenants reached out to our newsroom to express frustrations with claims that the heat was not working in the freezing cold temperatures.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:05 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Friday afternoon, a tree fell on a house on Beacon Drive.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 3:23 PM EST
|By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
Despite the weekend’s upcoming freezing temperatures, local fire departments will continue to respond to fires and other emergencies across our area.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 4:53 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
With bitter cold temperatures and wind chills approaching for the next few days, we’re getting answers on how to keep your pets safe.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 2:52 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
The family of a man killed after a hit-and-run crash in Holyoke earlier this month filled a Springfield courtroom Tuesday morning as the driver charged in the case asked for his bail to be lowered.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:31 PM EST
|By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is getting answers on the increase and what customers can do to ease the pain on their wallets.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
|By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Classes resumed Monday with a 2-hour delay, a small police presence, and administrators greeting parents and students at the door.