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Tractor-trailer fire in Holyoke

Crews investigate tractor-trailer fire on Elm St. in Holyoke

Updated: 1 hour ago
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By Libby James
Crews investigate tractor-trailer fire on Elm St.

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Holyoke crews respond to house fire

Crews respond to a house fire on Hitchcock St. in Holyoke

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By Libby James
Crews respond to house fire on Hitchcock St. in Holyoke

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Chicopee officials postpone decision on new school superintendent

Chicopee officials postpone decision on new school superintendent

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Maria Wilson, Photojournalist: Josh Daley and Ryan Trowbridge
New information has emerged into the search of a new Chicopee school superintendent, who will permanently replace former superintendent Lynn Clark after she was arrested last year.

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An approximately 200 pound cement Shrek sculpture has gone missing.

Hatfield police look for missing 200 lb Shrek scultpure

Updated: 10 hours ago
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By Jessica Michalski
A Shrek sculpture in Hatfield weighing approximately 200 pounds has gone missing according to police.

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Springfield officer sentenced for misleading investigators in Nathan Bill’s case

Updated: 11 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Springfield Police Officer Jose Diaz has been sentenced to two years of probation for misleading investigators during the Nathan Bill’s assault investigation.

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Town by Town: The Mead reopens, paper making class, and soup drive

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge and Raegan Loughrey
Town by Town is taking you to Amherst, Holyoke, and Granby this Tuesday.

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Holyoke’s mayor calls for change following deadly mall shooting

Updated: 13 hours ago
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By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse and Ryan Trowbridge
The mayor of Holyoke is offering his condolences to the family of the innocent bystander shot and killed at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday and he is calling for change.

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Arraignment held for suspect in deadly stabbing in Springfield

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge
New details have emerged about the deadly stabbing of a woman early Sunday morning outside a nightclub in Springfield.

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Local Boy Scout council seeing increase in membership

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Raegan Loughrey, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Erik Rosario
The Boy Scouts of America is one organization that suffered greatly due to COVID-19 restrictions, but last year’s numbers show an uptick in interest in western Massachusetts.

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Officials optimistic about economic impact of sports betting

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
Now that sports bets can be placed in-person at casinos across the state, including at MGM Springfield, we’re getting answers on what this means for businesses in the city.
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9 people displaced following fire on Sitnik Avenue in Chicopee

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge
A busy Chicopee roadway is closed while emergency crews are on the scene of a fire.

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Bail reduced for suspect in deadly Holyoke hit-and-run

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Glenn Kittle, Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair and Ryan Trowbridge
The family of a man killed after a hit-and-run crash in Holyoke earlier this month filled a Springfield courtroom Tuesday morning as the driver charged in the case asked for his bail to be lowered.

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MGM Springfield marks start of sports betting in Massachusetts

Updated: 17 hours ago
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By Kristin Burnell, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Ryan Trowbridge
It’s a day that has been years in the making. Sports bets can now be accepted in Massachusetts, including at MGM Springfield.

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Sarno, Ray Bourque among first to place sports bets at MGM Springfield

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
Sports fans across the Commonwealth will celebrate the first day of legal sports betting on Tuesday

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CDC: U.S. seeing increase in birth rate

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge and Libby James
The longtime decrease in babies being born in the United States turned around in 2021.

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Hampden D.A. to release evidence in Holly Piirainen homicide

Updated: 20 hours ago
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Authorities are preparing to release new information in hopes of solving a decades-old case.

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Bridge repair delayed for I-90 in Russell, Montgomery

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Instead, bridge work will be conducted Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

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Shopper recalls chaotic moments following deadly Holyoke Mall shooting

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:25 PM EST
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By Maria Wilson, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue
She described those moments following the incident as confusing, chaotic, and traumatic.

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Springfield crews respond to rollover accident on Berkshire Ave.

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:21 PM EST
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By Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Andrew Evans
Our Western Mass News crew arrived just before 10:15 p.m. and saw a single SUV rolled onto its side on the grass with its roof removed.

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Holyoke crews respond to accident between school bus and scooter

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:04 PM EST
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By Robin Kimble and Samantha O'Connor
No students were on board the bus at the time of the accident.

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Town by Town: Citizen’s Police Academy, Latino business grants, and Learn & Lunch

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:34 PM EST
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By Joe Chaisson, Samantha O'Connor, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Photojournalist: John O'Donoghue and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Western Mass News is taking you town by town to Springfield, Holyoke, Chicopee, and West Springfield.

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Residents reacting from sticker shock as home heating bills continue to rise

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:31 PM EST
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By Raegan Loughrey, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Western Mass News is getting answers on the increase and what customers can do to ease the pain on their wallets.

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Springfield Police seize firearms, including two fully-automatic ghost guns

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
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By Joe Chaisson and Samantha O'Connor
Detectives also seized more than $650 in cash, marijuana, and a knife.

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Longmeadow’s Glenbrook Middle School reopens following Friday’s threat

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:25 PM EST
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By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Jeremy Fair
Classes resumed Monday with a 2-hour delay, a small police presence, and administrators greeting parents and students at the door.

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Getting Answers: Massachusetts gun laws

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:21 PM EST
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By Kristin Burnell, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
We spoke with a criminal justice professor to find out what the gun laws are in Massachusetts and what gun regulations are in place at the Holyoke Mall.

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Arraignment held for suspect in deadly Holyoke Mall shooting

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:20 PM EST
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By Paris Dunford, Photojournalist: Erik Rosario, Ryan Trowbridge and Samantha O'Connor
The suspect accused in a deadly shooting at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday appeared in court on Monday.

Getting Answers

Getting Answers: protecting yourself in active shooting situations

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:19 PM EST
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By Kristin Burnell, Ryan Trowbridge and Photojournalist: Kevin Culverhouse
Personal safety concerns have surfaced following the deadly shooting at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday.

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Gary Rome named TIME Dealer of the Year

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM EST
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By Liam Murphy and Ryan Trowbridge
Gary Rome has been officially been named the 2023 TIME Dealer of the Year.

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$613 million jackpot up for grabs on Monday’s Powerball drawing

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST
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By Matt Price, Photojournalist: Rich Crane and Ryan Trowbridge
This week, people across the nation will once again have a chance to win big, with the Powerball jackpot at more than half a billion dollars and Mega Millions currently in the double digits.

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Red Cross assisting several families displaced by Springfield fire

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 4:56 PM EST
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By Libby James and Ryan Trowbridge
An apartment building fire in Springfield over the weekend left more than a dozen families without homes.

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Police investigating robbery at Berkshire Bank in Longmeadow

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 4:49 PM EST
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By Ryan Trowbridge
There is a heavy police presence at one Longmeadow bank.

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Police: mother, child struck while crossing West Street in Pittsfield

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:46 PM EST
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Authorities are investigating after a mother and her young child were struck by a vehicle in Pittsfield this morning.

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Massachusetts abortion hotline now offers free legal advice

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 3:12 PM EST
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By MARK PRATT
Massachusetts has joined several other states in establishing a hotline that will offer free legal advice to women seeking abortions in the state, as well as their health care providers and helpers

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Former Westfield firefighter found not guilty of enticement of a minor

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:53 PM EST
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By Tessa Kielbasa and Ryan Trowbridge
A former Westfield firefighter has been found not guilty on one count of enticement of a minor.

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Two people injured in shooting on Suffolk Street in Springfield

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 2:03 PM EST
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Two people were hospitalized following a weekend shooting in Sprigfield.

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Woman dead following weekend stabbing in Springfield

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:50 AM EST
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Authorities are investigating a deadly weekend stabbing in Springfield.

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Search continues for missing Ware man

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:41 AM EST
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By Ryan Trowbridge
Police continue to search for a Ware man who has been reported missing in Worcester County.

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Pilot seriously injured in ejection from plane crash at Brainard Airport

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 10:19 AM EST
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By Olivia Kalentek and Zoe Strothers
A pilot suffered serious injuries from a plane crash in Hartford over the weekend.

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Officials identify suspect in deadly Holyoke Mall shooting

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 8:19 AM EST
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By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Saturday night, a shooting left one bystander dead in the city of Holyoke.

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Longmeadow School delayed Monday following threat

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 6:36 AM EST
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By Libby James
Glenbrook Middle School has a 2-hour delay following a school threat from last week.

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Local leaders react to deadly Holyoke Mall shooting, suspect to be arraigned on Monday

Updated: Jan. 30, 2023 at 12:26 AM EST
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By Olivia Hickey, Photojournalist: Andrew Evans and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Sunday night, State Senator John Velis and a professor at American International College, broke down what can expect in Monday’s arraignment.

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Crews respond to a house fire on Kirk Drive in Springfield

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 10:57 PM EST
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By Addie Patterson, Photojournalist: Andrew Wellmann and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Sunday night, crews responded to a house fire on Kirk Street in Springfield.

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Railroad Hobby Show is a ‘must-see’ in West Springfield

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 10:13 PM EST
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By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The fan favorite “Railroad Hobby Show” was held this weekend at the Big E fairgrounds.

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First responder soup drive kicks off in South Hadley

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 7:31 PM EST
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By Addie Patterson, Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
The community of South Hadley are doing their part to help those in need this winter.

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Crews respond to barn fire in Rowe

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 2:41 PM EST
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By Samantha O'Connor
Officials shared a photo on the department’s Facebook page, which shows the barn fully engulfed in flames.

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Hampden County Sheriff discusses what’s in store for department in 2023

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 1:02 PM EST
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By Glenn Kittle, Samantha O'Connor and Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa
Sheriff Cocchi highlighted how community involvement and philanthropic work will play a key role in engaging with the community in 2023.

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Authorities: ‘innocent bystander’ killed in Holyoke Mall shooting

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 8:10 AM EST
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By Abigail Murillo Villacorta and Ryan Trowbridge
One person is dead following a shooting at the Holyoke Mall on Saturday.

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Central high school holds JROTC drill competition

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 1:13 AM EST
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By Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
On Saturday, a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps drill competition was held at Central High School in Springfield.

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Bob’s Cruiser Care Packs help the homeless

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 12:43 AM EST
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By Photojournalist: Marcos Figueroa and Abigail Murillo Villacorta
The Chicopee community is coming together on Saturday to help the homeless.

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West Springfield St. Patrick’s Committee crowns 2023 colleen

Updated: Jan. 29, 2023 at 12:41 AM EST
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By Addie Patterson and Ryan Trowbridge
The West Springfield St. Patrick’s Day Committee crowned their 2023 colleen on Saturday.
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