Wesley Days
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Wesley Days joined Western Mass News in July 2023 as a Multimedia Journalist.
Wesley is a proud Western Massachusetts native and a recent graduate of Emerson College.
Before coming to Western Mass News, Wesley worked as a Content Producer at NBC 10 Boston. Prior to that, he spent two years as an intern with NBC News. During his time with the network, Wesley worked with the TODAY Show and the network’s specials reports Unit. He also served as a tape producer for Meet The Press Reports.
When he's not reporting, you can find Wesley hanging out with his friends, binge-watching Succession, or shopping in Boston.
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Wednesday’s $1.2 billion Powerball jackpot is the third largest in the game’s history.
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Over in Forest Park, the links of greater Springfield got moving during their 28th annual walk for healthy living.
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We just entered the fall season, but Christmas is coming early in Chicopee as hundreds pick their Christmas trees ahead of the winter season.
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The city of Easthampton is using federal dollars to hire more firefighters.
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Bike riders with the help of the Western Mass Food Bank did their part to help end food insecurity in our area.
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The rain didn’t stop runners on Saturday from participating in the “Run Billy Run” 5K race in Holyoke.
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The Connecticut River is looking nicer after some much-needed clean-up by Eversource volunteer crews.
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Take an inside look at some of what’s being offered inside the Massachusetts building throughout The Big E.
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An increase in COVID-19 cases has prompted Baystate Health to reimplement their mask mandate and that started on Friday.
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It was a special day for nearly 200 new U.S. citizens as they were sworn in as Americans for the first time.
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Walkers in Northampton are getting a new tool to keep them safe as they make their way around the city.
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Sunday was the last day of the Longmeadowe Festival and hundreds of people came out to shop, sip, and savor sweet treats made by local vendors.
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It was a day of roads, riders, and remembrance.
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Officials with the Ironman 70.3 Western Massachsuetts have announced they’ll be coming back to the region next year.
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Cars are being unpacked, and dorms are being filled with eager students waiting to start their school year at the Catholic-based college.
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Kids were able to experience rides, while adults could shop and speak with members of their community.
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Jon Viruet is hoping to pin his way into Olympic history.
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While many students are headed back into the classroom, one class of new first responders just graduated.
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Some youth soccer teams in Chicopee are asking for adults to help as they face a coaching shortage.
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Community members in Springfield are coming together Wednesday to pray for and remember the victims of gun violence incidents in the city.
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Deliveries of school supplies donated to the United Way’s ‘Stuff the Bus’ campaign went out to school districts in the area on Tuesday, thanks in part to Western Mass News viewers who participated.
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A controversial indigenous statue in Shelburne Falls has been removed after months of conversation and petitioning.
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Heat is not just felt physically, but it can also affect you mentally.
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Nearly two decades after UMass Amherst student Maura Murray’s disappearance, her family, along with others, are renewing their calls for answers and justice in her case.
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Fans of Barbie gathered together at the Springfield museums for their first ever Barbie day on Friday.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending preventative shots for infants under 8 months old.
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A shooting victim has died after police say they were called to E. Columbus Avenue in Springfield early Thursday morning for the incident.
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We’re a little more than a month away from opening day of The Big E and, on Tuesday, people lined up for their chance to work at one of the nation’s largest fairs.
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One local mom has used her daughter’s successful scholarship winnings as inspiration to build her own scholarship business.
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Many Facebook users around the world are eligible for money after the social media platform’s owner, Meta, settled a privacy-related lawsuit.
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August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month, which is something the city of Springfield is celebrating in a special way.
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Food insecurity continues to be a hurdle for many American households and we’re learning one western Massachusetts organization needs a helping hand to get food into the hands of our community.
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West Springfield grandmother-grandson to appear on ABC’s ‘Generation Gap’
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What started as an innocent business for some boys in Easthampton turned into a summer they will never forget.
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We’re just hours away from team USA hitting the field at the women’s FIFA World Cup. We stopped by a girls’ soccer camp in Ludlow to see how they’ve been inspired.
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"You wake up and you don’t have to worry about looking for work anymore because there is no work."
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An attempted robbery at Holyoke Mall almost left one jewelry store without one of its priciest items.
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One week after devasting floods damaged multiple areas of Williamsburg, people in town are starting to clean up.
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Are you feeling lucky? Well, one store in Chicopee is after they found out they sold a multimillion-dollar scratch ticket.
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