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Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and the Westfield Starfires announced Tuesday that baseball will be played in Forest Park this summer.

Police officers from the Northampton Police Department are working extremely long hours. We were told that, on a normal day, they could work anywhere from a 12 to 16 hour shift.

Western Mass News is getting answers on where things stand with the Molly Bish cold case as this week marks 20 years since her remains were found in the woods of Palmer, and 23 years since she went missing in Warren.

Smoke from over 150 wildfires in Canada has made its way into the United States, prompting an air quality alert in many states, including Massachusetts.

Bish was working as a lifeguard in Warren at Comins Pond in town before she went missing on June 27, 2000. Western Mass News is getting answers on where things now stand with this case.

You could see and even almost taste the smoke in the air from the Canadian wildfires on Tuesday.

There was a bombshell in the world of golf on Tuesday as the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf announced.

Important training played out in Franklin County on Tuesday as members of the Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue Team practiced for an emergency on top of Mount Sugarloaf.

Authorities are investigating an armed robbery in Springfield.

Nearly 9 in 10 Americans between the ages of 50 and 80 say they would like to age in the comfort of home. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa talks to an expert from Spectrum Medical about how you can age in place.

A person in Pelham was nearly stuck by lightning Tuesday afternoon.

Two people are facing several firearm charges after Springfield Police responded to a gun threat call on Friday.

Kirsten Prouty-Slater, a speech and swallowing therapist at Baystate Bronson Acute Rehabilitation, spoke to Western Mass News on Tuesday about the disorder.

With an event of this size, drivers should expect road closures and delays.

Police in Westfield say the missing woman they were looking for has been located.

One person is under arrest after police investigated a reported suspicious vehicle at a Chicopee business.

With The Big E just 101 days away, officials have announced another slate of entertainment coming to this year’s fair.

Connecticut State Police made arrests following street takeovers that happened over the weekend Route 9 and I-84.

The Division of Asset Capital Management and Maintenance, or DCAMM, has released a list of possible new courthouse locations for the Roderick Ireland Courthouse in downtown Springfield. Western Mass News is getting answers on what that could mean moving forward.

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

The Dakin Humane Society in Springfield is in urgent need of help. Their shelter is now overcrowded with cats and dogs, and the situation is getting worse as a large number of animals continue to arrive.

A string of car break-ins in western Massachusetts has several towns on high alert, especially since the suspects are still at large.

Two communities in western and central Massachusetts are rallying together after fires caused by lightning destroyed both J & J Farms in Amherst and the First Congregational Church of Spencer.

For the first time ever, world-class athletes are flying into western Massachusetts to compete in the Ironman.

The life of Springfield Police Officer Kevin Ambrose was taken eleven years ago while responding to a domestic violence disturbance call. His sacrifice ultimately saved the lives of a mother and her child.

Two fires in two different towns in Massachusetts destroyed two structures on Friday.

As we are approximately 100 days away from the start of this annual event, we are getting a preview of what we can already expect this time around.

A Pelham man was arrested in Chicopee following a traffic stop back on Monday, May 29th.

It’s summertime, so that family vacation you’ve been waiting for is likely coming up soon. Consumer Investigator Rachel DePompa share expert tips from Virginia Credit Union to make sure your next trip is hassle and anxiety free.

A traffic alert has been issued out of Hampshire County.