Samantha O'Connor
Content Producer
Springfield, MA
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Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 1:45 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Eastern Equine Encephalitis and West Nile Virus have been found in more mosquito samples in Western Massachusetts.
Updated: Sep. 25, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
A Springfield woman was arrested and a loaded gun was seized following a traffic stop Saturday evening.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 12:48 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The Big E announced Monday the addition of another musical performance for the final Friday of the fair.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police have made two arrests after officers reportedly witnessed a drug transaction Wednesday night.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2023 at 2:08 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Western Mass News is getting you answers after viewers reached out with concerns about the current closure of the Fun-Z Trampoline Park in Westfield.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police made three drug and gun arrests Wednesday night following a traffic stop on Lionel Benoit Road.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 1:29 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The drawing will be the 22nd drawing since the jackpot was last hit on July 19.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2023 at 4:54 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca will be stepping down from her position, according to officials with the Healey administration.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The Ware Police Department is asking for your help in locating a wanted man.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2023 at 3:11 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The Red Bridge Pond state park in Ludlow is closed until further notice following a roof collapse at the Red Bridge hydropower plant on Tuesday.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2023 at 2:38 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Armata’s Market has announced that they will not be returning to their original location in Longmeadow.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2023 at 4:22 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Baystate Children’s Hospital has added a very special new member to their staffing: Isabela, the 17-month old golden retriever.
Updated: Aug. 21, 2023 at 7:48 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
A pup and his owner have been reunited after he went on the run in Downtown Springfield Sunday morning.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The town of West Springfield announced Thursday that they are considering a new measure to improve traffic safety.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2023 at 4:38 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin visited Springfield Wednesday afternoon to announce a new grant program for providers of services to victims of domestic violence.
Updated: Aug. 9, 2023 at 3:29 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The Springfield Police Department’s firearms investigation unit has now seized 100 illegal firearms so far this year.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
Springfield Police seized a loaded gun and a dirt bike on Jardine Street early Sunday morning.
Updated: Aug. 8, 2023 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police have arrested five juveniles in connection to several car break-ins in the early hours of July 31.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2023 at 10:54 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
National Night Out festivities on Monday night have been postponed.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2023 at 10:18 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
TSA officers seized a spring-loaded knife from a man’s carry-on luggage on Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 2:43 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The final day for the Christmas Tree Shops has officially been set.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The city of Springfield’s Department of Parks and Recreation has announced the temporary closure of the pool and splash pad at Forest Park for Thursday.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 2:19 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Wednesday’s Valley Blue Sox game is do-or-die as they take on the Bristol Blues in the final game of the best-of-three series
Updated: Aug. 2, 2023 at 1:25 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Easthampton officials have issued a notice of violations and order restricting occupancy at the city’s municipal building on Payson Avenue.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2023 at 11:37 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
MassDOT has begun overnight operations on the Mass. Pike east and westbound in Lee and Becket.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 10:47 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
The Valley Blue Sox’s journey to the Fay Vincent Sr. Cup kicks off Monday night at MacKenzie Stadium in Holyoke.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2023 at 1:46 PM EDT
|By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The Chicopee Moose Lodge hosted the 10th Annual Breathe Free Ride Hard Motorcycle Run to raise money for cystic fibrosis research.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2023 at 7:15 PM EDT
|By Glenn Kittle and Samantha O'Connor
The new Barbie movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling is projected to be a box office hit. Millions of fans across the nation are heading to local theaters in droves to see the popular plastic doll come to life on the silver screen.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 10:59 AM EDT
|By Wesley Days, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Anthony Garuti
An attempted robbery at Holyoke Mall almost left one jewelry store without one of its priciest items.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 10:26 PM EDT
|By Ty Coney, Maria Wilson, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Samantha O'Connor
One local lawmaker tells Western Mass News, the reconstruction of this very busy intersection is critical.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 9:02 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
Crews in Pittsfield responded to 33-35 Montgomery Avenue around 5:35 p.m. Tuesday evening for reports of a structure fire.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Anthony Garuti
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Holyoke, Springfield, and West Springfield.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Following another fatal shooting in Springfield Monday night, the seventh in as many weeks, community leaders are looking to make a change.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
A shed fire on West Ware Road in Palmer turned deadly Monday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 5:07 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
There has been no time provided for when the road may reopen, but drivers have been advised to avoid the area.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2023 at 9:45 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
A Holyoke man was arrested in Springfield early Sunday morning following a ShotSpotter activation on the 100-block of Northampton Street.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Maria Wilson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Governor Maura Healey spent Monday afternoon in western Massachusetts, hearing from farmers on the impact our recent wet weather has had on local agriculture.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 8:57 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor and Ryan Trowbridge
Warren Police responded to reports of an attempted juvenile abduction on Bridge Street Monday evening.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:58 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson and Samantha O'Connor
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court announced that it will uphold the 2007 murder conviction of a man connected to the strangulation death of a pregnant woman at a Deerfield gas station two years earlier in 2005.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
One person has died following a shed fire on West Ware Street in Palmer Monday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Addie Patterson, Samantha O'Connor, Glenn Kittle and Photojournalist: Rich Crane
Western Mass News is taking you town by town Holyoke, Springfield, and Granville.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 6:49 PM EDT
|By Daniel Santiago, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Issues related to flooding that has impacted different towns across western Massachusetts continue. This time, raw sewage made its way into the Connecticut River.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Glenn Kittle and Samantha O'Connor
Sunday’s early morning flooding damaged multiple areas in the small town of Granville, even washing out driveways. The heavy rain overwhelmed Granville’s small streams, causing water to spill wherever the terrain would lead it.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By Daniel Santiago, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
With the recent rain and flooding across western Massachusetts, we could be seeing an uptick in insects and pests.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 5:19 PM EDT
|By Matt Sottile, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
Weekend flooding took a heavy toll on local marinas throughout western Massachusetts. Western Mass News checked in with some residents spending their day cleaning up widespread damage.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2023 at 3:25 PM EDT
|By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
A Springfield man has been convicted by a federal jury for sex trafficking of a minor under 14 years old.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 8:35 PM EDT
|By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Our team storm coverage continues as heavy rains on Sunday morning caused minor flooding and damage in multiple towns in our area.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 11:35 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
A portion of North King Street in Northampton is closed after a tree fell across the roadway, making it impassible.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 11:26 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
Police in Deerfield are advising residents to take caution as Bloody Brook and several other areas in town experience additional flooding due to Sunday’s heavy rainfall.
Updated: Jul. 16, 2023 at 11:11 AM EDT
|By Samantha O'Connor
The Crayon 301 NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled for Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been postponed due to inclement weather.