By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario and Ryan Trowbridge
Almost two months after lightning struck and fire erupted at the health science building at American International College, the school is still picking up the pieces as students return back to campus.
By Maria Wilson, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
It’s the start of the second full week of the Big E. But rainy conditions throughout the weekend and into Monday deterred many people from making the trip to West Springfield, but that didn’t stop everyone.
By Maria Wilson, Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
It’s the start of the second full week of the Big E. But rainy conditions throughout the weekend and into Monday deterred many people from making the trip to West Springfield, but that didn’t stop everyone.
City leaders are putting a new initiative in place to keep kids safe from gun violence in Springfield. Universal city passes will soon be handed out so teens can access community centers across their city.
By Daniel Santiago, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The law enforcement community here in western Massachusetts and beyond is breathing a sigh of relief that a Massachusetts State trooper is safe after being hit and dragged by a car during an attempted traffic stop in Holyoke last Friday.
By Addie Patterson, Photojournalist: Matt White and Ty Coney
The celebration is held each year on the second Saturday of the fair. Saturday, there were 29 different Vermont vendors, set up inside and around the historic Vermont building.
After a traffic stop ended with one state trooper sent to the hospital, we took a look at a local police department’s policies and procedures for when an officer pulls someone over.
By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Governor Maura Healey was back in western Massachusetts on Friday and joined Congressman Richard Neal and others in Springfield to announce new funding for the East-West rail project.
Two New York men are facing several charges after investigators said they tried to steal thousands of dollars of merchandise from a Holyoke supermarket.
For the past several months, Springfield Police FIU detectives have been conducting an illegal firearms investigation with Ethan Fitzgerald as a suspect.
By Olivia Hickey, Ryan Trowbridge and The Associated Press
Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday that she says will make Massachusetts the first state to ban the purchase of single-use plastic bottles by state agencies.
Western Mass News is getting answers after Governor Maura Healy’s framework for an updated health and physical education curriculum at Massachusetts public school students was unanimously approved this week.
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