Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

The state’s COVID-19 public health emergency will soon be coming to an end.

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.

There are tens of thousands of people in the dark here in western Massachusetts as a Nor’easter swept across the region.

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

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.

Town by town takes us to Springfield, Longmeadow, and Chicopee.

We’re a week out from Holyoke’s St. Patrick’s celebrations and the planning committee got together Friday to discuss safety measures.

Springfield Thunderbirds fans will be seeing pink this weekend with the annual ‘Pink in the Rink’ game to honor breast cancer survivors.

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

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

A proposal to ban nip bottles in the city of Chicopee has many people in the community talking.

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Agawam.

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.

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, Longmeadow, and Cinemark Theaters.

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.

The city of Northampton is bringing a project to life that will celebrate a world-famous comic series with roots in western Massachusetts.

Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield and Easthampton.

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.

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.

City leaders react after a key meeting on the living conditions at the Springfield Gardens apartment complexes.

Town by town took us to Springfield, Chicopee, and West Springfield.

A meeting is being held Thursday afternoon to potentially determine the future of the Eastfield Mall in Springfield.

Town by town took us to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke.

On Wednesday, Westfield firefighters responded to a home on North Road for reports of a fire.

With the snow and freezing rain expected Wednesday night, people are starting their winter storm preparations in western Massachusetts.

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.

Western Mass News has an update on these efforts after a whole year later.

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.

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

Another western Massachusetts school is the subject of a threat.

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

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

Local and state police are investigating a threat made against a Westfield school.

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.

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.

A Springfield teacher is facing several charges after his arrest late last month.

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.

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.

On Friday afternoon, a tree fell on a house on Beacon Drive.

Despite the weekend’s upcoming freezing temperatures, local fire departments will continue to respond to fires and other emergencies across our area.

With bitter cold temperatures and wind chills approaching for the next few days, we’re getting answers on how to keep your pets safe.

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.

Western Mass News is getting answers on the increase and what customers can do to ease the pain on their wallets.

Classes resumed Monday with a 2-hour delay, a small police presence, and administrators greeting parents and students at the door.