Paris Dunford
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Paris Dunford joined the Western Mass News team in June of 2021 as a morning reporter.
Paris is excited to return to her home state of Massachusetts. Before coming to Western Mass News, she was a multimedia journalist in the mountains of West Virginia for WVNS-TV.
During her time in West Virginia, Paris was passionate about telling the community's stories and covering all the latest crime in the area.
Paris moved here with her fiancé, Zack and her two dogs, Mully and Boomer. When she's not live in the morning shows, Paris can be found out walking her dogs or checking out a local restaurant.
Paris is thrilled to be back in New England and can't wait to tell your story! You can connect with Paris on Facebook or Twitter.
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|By Ryan Trowbridge and Paris Dunford
A jury has returned a verdict in the case against a retired Westfield police officer, who was accused of murdering his wife.
Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 6:36 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Ryan Trowbridge, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
The trial of a retired Westfield police officer, who is accused of murdering his wife, is coming to a close.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2023 at 1:22 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The streets of Holyoke were flooded with people dressed in green Saturday, all to either participate or to watch the St. Patrick’s Road Race, which 5,000 people registered for this year.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 4:21 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Firefighters across the country are calling for change with a lawsuit filed in Massachusetts, highlighting the dangers they’re exposed to by wearing their fire gear.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 4:41 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Cleanup efforts are still underway in many places after Tuesday’s nor’easter
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 2:05 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Cleanup efforts are still underway in some parts of Franklin County and many residents are still without power.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
As a Nor’easter pummels western Massachusetts, local DPW crews have had all hands on deck to keep roadways cleared and safe for drivers.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Roadways were covered in snow early Tuesday morning
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
About 5 acres sits unused on Burnett Road. It is privately owned, but now, an electric vehicle dealership has shown some interest in developing there.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 5:28 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The city of Holyoke is moving forward following a detailed audit of the police department.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
Authorities have been able to identify the victim in a decades-old unsolved homicide case in Granby.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 11:28 AM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann
Western Mass News caught up with cleaning crews who woke up early to clear off the sidewalks for residents.
Updated: Mar. 4, 2023 at 7:56 AM EST
|By Matt Price, Paris Dunford and Ryan Trowbridge
Old Man Winter has paid a second visit to western Massachusetts this week.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 3:57 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
The family of a Springfield woman murdered in 2014 is anxiously waiting for justice.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 2:53 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
It is now up to a jury to decide the fate of a Springfield man who is accused of murdering his female housemate back in 2014.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 6:33 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
As the announced closures of four nursing homes here in western Mass., a hearing was held on Wednesday night with families and legislators, and another is scheduled this evening.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 4:28 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
A name change has come to the Holyoke Soldier’s Home, as well as a new chain of command for veterans’ services in the state three years after a deadly COVID-19 outbreak claimed the lives of nearly 80 veterans.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 6:33 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
On Wednesday, the Healey-Driscoll administration released their first budget proposal after taking office in January.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 2:52 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Governor Maura Healey filed her 2024 fiscal year budget on Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Shoveling may be the worst part about snowstorms like this one, but if you do not clear off the snow on your sidewalk, it may cost you.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 5:03 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Some residents in Longmeadow may be experiencing some water service issues due to a water main break.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Western Mass News spoke with the owners of two landscaping companies who said that they are looking forward to Monday night’s storm in terms of money in their pockets and their employees.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:48 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Crews responded to downed electrical wires in East Longmeadow.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 2:23 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Crews responded to a major pile up on the Mass Pike
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 3:31 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue, Ryan Trowbridge and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The murder trial is now underway for a retired Westfield police officer, Brian Fanion, who is accused of shooting and killing his wife, Amy Fanion, in May 2018.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 3:20 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A new report details the strengths, weaknesses, risks, and opportunities of the Holyoke Police Department.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
The second murder trial started Tuesday for a man accused of killing a Springfield woman in 2014. He is being retried after a mistrial was declared in 2016.
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 3:40 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Three urgent care centers in western Massachusetts are set to close at the end of this month.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 2:24 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
The Chicopee community is mourning a man who was hit and killed by a car on Thursday, which is the latest in a string of deadly pedestrian crashes.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 2:32 AM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Josh Daley
The Northampton City Council considered a move to study past injustices on black citizens in the city.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 10:07 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
About 60 employees park in the garage located under Roderick Ireland courthouse on a daily basis. On Friday, employees said pieces of the concrete ceiling crumbled down, hitting multiple cars.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 3:24 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
We’re learning more about the man charged with two recent bank robberies and his criminal past, which is lengthy.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Parents said that this lockdown terrified them since they were unable to confirm with their students that they were okay.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 6:13 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
Multiple schools across Massachusetts received hoax threats again on Tuesday after a number of schools received them on Monday.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 6:50 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
A string of threats across the country sent schools into lockdown Monday, including one in Westfield. Investigators determined there was no credibility to them.
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. 10, 2023 at 9:35 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
One local legislator hopes a mental health bill they passed last year might help prevent similar murder cases from happening in the future.
Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 9:35 AM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
Nineteen years ago, a UMass Amherst student went missing after getting into a car crash in New Hampshire.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 2:47 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
Starting next month, you can place bets on your favorite sports team, all from the comfort of your own home in the Bay State.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:47 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
School was cancelled at Agawam Junior High School on Wednesday after officials said a threat of violence was found written in one of the boys bathrooms at school.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
A Springfield teacher has been arrested for statutory rape and now, a mother of a student at his current school is speaking out.
Updated: Feb. 7, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford and Ryan Trowbridge
A local seventh grader, who collapsed from cardiac arrest earlier last month, is now back in school with her friends and now, her mother is speaking out and urging other parents to learn CPR.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Molly's sister Heather told the story of how Molly wrote a letter to Holly’s family back when she went missing.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:36 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The mayor of Holyoke is offering his condolences to the family of the innocent bystander shot and killed at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday and he is calling for change.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Ryan Trowbridge and Samantha O'Connor
The suspect accused in a deadly shooting at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday appeared in court on Monday.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 5:02 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Western Mass News spoke with the director of the St. Thomas Catholic Youth Organization announcing the results of their investigation after the alleged rough play during last Saturday’s game.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 4:05 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News was in Springfield Superior Court Friday morning for the sentencing of 22-year-old James McColley.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 3:40 PM EST
|By Paris Dunford, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Longmeadow Superintendent closed the middle school Friday due to safety threat.
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