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A car crash in Westchester County, New York over the weekend has claimed the lives of five Connecticut children, including two sets of siblings.

Officials are asking everyone to avoid the area at this time.

The Chicopee Police Department announced Monday that they will offer a free women’s self-defense class throughout the month of April.

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

A South Hadley man has been indicted in connection with the death of his father.

Donald Trump announced on Twitter Saturday that he expects to be arrested Tuesday following a grand jury investigation.

The trial of a retired Westfield police officer, who is accused of murdering his wife, is coming to a close.

The Springfield Police Detective Bureau is investigating.

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.

Authorities in Springfield are looking for the public’s help in locating the birth mother of a newborn baby that was found Saturday morning.

For the first time in history, a former president of the United States may be indicted for a crime as Donald Trump announced on social media that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday following a grand jury investigation in New York.

Five children from Connecticut were killed when the car they were in hit a tree in Westchester County, NY over the weekend.

For the first time in program history, the Springfield International Charter School girls basketball team can call themselves state champions.

The list honors women across the country who make positive impacts.

A family-owned bus company, headquartered in western Massachusetts, was recognized on Monday for its 90 years of service.

It’s the time of year we all like to declutter our homes. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa spoke to an expert about ways you can also spring clean your finances.

One person is under arrest in connection with a bank robbery last week in Springfield.

A portion of Springfield Street in Agawam has reopened after a late night water main break on Sunday.

Three years later, the Bay State’s public health emergency is coming to an end and a sense of normalcy has returned as we learn to live with the coronavirus.

Western Mass News is following up with a UMass Amherst microbiologist on what has changed and what hasn't since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Crews respond to a two car crash on Northampton Street and Whiting Farms Road in Holyoke.

The Allsport Arena hosted a dodgeball tournament to support Ukraine in Northampton.

The parade may have wrapped up earlier on Sunday, but the celebrations are still underway in western Mass.

On Sunday, the ambassador award breakfast took place before kicking off the Holyoke St. Patrick’s parade.

Thousands lined the streets of Holyoke to take in the city’s 70th St. Patrick’s Parade.

Two Springfield teams hosted and won state championships on Sunday afternoon.

Crews in Springfield responded to Island Pond Road Sunday afternoon for reports of a 2-car accident.

Western Mass News not only marched in the parade, but also spoke to some of the thousands of residents in attendance to hear what this beloved tradition means to them.

Sunday’s festivities begin at 8 a.m. with the Ambassador’s Breakfast at the Wyckoff Country Club on Easthampton Road.

Freeman has since been found safe and back with her family.