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A West Springfield man is sharing his story after spotting a large rattlesnake on Quarry Road while taking a walk.

The U.S. Drought Monitor was updated Thursday morning and it showed a ‘moderate’ drought in western Massachusetts.

A Greenfield road is closed while authorities investigate the detonation of an incendiary device.

Investigators have been able to determine the cause of an early morning fire that sent one person to the hospital in Palmer on Wednesday.

Work began Thursday to put regulations in place for legalized sports betting in the Bay State, one day after Governor Charlie Baker signed it into law.

In case you didn’t notice, gas prices have been going down in the past few weeks.

A portion of Northampton Street in Easthampton will be closed Thursday night as part of an ongoing crash investigation.

The Forest Park Pool will stay open an additional week.

The latest drought monitor, which came out Thursday morning, showed that there has been little chance in western Massachusetts.

A plane had to make an emergency landing at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks on Thursday morning.

The event celebrates 32 years of Puerto Rican culture in Springfield.

So far, Springfield Central High School and Chicopee High School have already implemented the Yondr pouch program for cell phones.

On Wednesday, Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law that legalizes sports betting in the Commonwealth.

On Wednesday, Governor Baker signed the legislation that would make legalize sports betting in the Bay State.

Police asserted that the public is not in danger as a result of this incident.

Town by Town is taking you to Springfield, Holyoke, and West Springfield.

Western Mass News viewers stepped in to help students in 25 communities by participating in our ‘Stuff the Bus’ school supply drive.

Western Mass News is getting answers and has found out how the levels at the Quabbin Reservoir are looking right now amid drought conditions in the Bay State.

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy is still behind bars, even though a jury found him not guilty Tuesday of vehicular homicide in connection with the deadly motorcycle crash in New Hampshire in 2019.

Construction is underway at UMass Amherst in the area where one student was hit and killed by a car in February and another student injured in March.

A bicyclist hit by a car Wednesday morning on Damon Road in Northampton. People are now speaking out, asking for increased safety measures on a dangerous stretch of roadway.

Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia is speaking out and is asking property owners in the city to clean up their trash.

Reaction continues to pour in after a jury found West Springfield truck driver Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty on Tuesday.

A South Hadley music shop is calling for the community’s help after a special tuba flower planter disappeared.

Holyoke’s city’s popular bike share program has recently been the target of vandalism.

A bicyclist was hit by a car Wednesday morning in Northampton and transported to the hospital.

According to troopers with the Massachusetts State Police in Lee, 16-year-old Nevaeh Mack has been missing since the evening of Thursday, July 29, 2022.

Authorities are looking for your help in locating a missing woman.

Effective immediately, all non-essential outdoor water use is banned.

One person sent to hospital after an early morning house fire.