Northampton police investigating white supremacist vandals
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police are investigating the discovery of racist graffiti found in the area of Childs Park recently.
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Army: Shooting suspect was bound for Afghanistan
An Army spokeswoman says the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings had been scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan to counsel soldiers suffering from combat stress.
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Spokesman says Obama to attend Fort Hood memorial
President Barack Obama will attend memorial service for those killed at Thursday's mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
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Firefighters battle house fire in Chicopee
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) -- Firefighters have been able to knock down a fire at a home in Chicopee.
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Whately Farm Has 12 Month Growing Season
A Whately farm is using cutting-edge growing technology to help keep its operation going all year, and they've been given an economic boost from the economic downturn.
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Police raid massage businesses across region
REGION (WGGB) -- Police in several communities have raided massage businesses Wednesday suspected of either being unlicensed or operating as brothels, according to law enforcement officials.
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Doctors, Patients Disagree Over Safety of Bioidentical Hormones
What if a doctor told you that you could get rid of all of your menopausal symptoms, the hot flashes, and night sweats, or get your energy and libido back with one prescription? Some doctors believe hormones derived from yam or soy plants can do just that.
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Bob's, Students, Give Gift of Life
Students offered to roll up their sleeves by the dozen at West Springfield High School on Thursday.
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UMass-Amherst cancels talk by former radical
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 6:44 PM ET AMHERST, Mass. (AP) - The University of Massachusetts in Amherst is canceling a talk by a former member of a radical group that had claimed...
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Mass. police kill suspect after trooper struck
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 12:24 PM ET NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) - A suspect in a New Bedford drug investigation has been killed by police after firing at a state trooper wearing body...
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Mass. man indicted on new charges in terror plot
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 5:34 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts man has been indicted on new charges in an alleged terror plot to kill two prominent U.S.
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Young woman killed by Mass. commuter train
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 3:24 PM ET BELMONT, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say a commuter train has struck and killed a young woman behind Belmont High School.
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Judge hears damages plea for victims of gangsters
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 3:24 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - A judge has heard arguments on whether the mothers of 2 women allegedly killed by FBI informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen...
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Pagliuca's wealth from hard work, risk - and cuts
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 2:44 PM ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Stephen Pagliuca's (pah-lee-OOH'-cahz) vast wealth has allowed him to buy a share of the Boston Celtics and underwrite his...
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4 Mass. correction officers hurt in scuffle
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 2:34 PM ET SHIRLEY, Mass. (AP) - A unit at the state's maximum security prison in Shirley is locked down after four correction officers were injured in a...
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Voters re-elect Sarno, Higgins, Bissonnette, Tautznik - Oust Boulanger - Pick Cohen
Voters have spoken in several Western Massachusetts cities. The City of Springfield will see a second term of Mayor Domenic Sarno, who handily defeated challenger City Councilor Bud Williams, while the voters also voted in favor or extending the mayors term to four years beginning in 2011.
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South Hadley fire leaves family of three burned from home
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WGGB) -- Fire officials are probing the cause of a fire at 20 Tampa St., shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday that sent a man and his daughter to the hospital and resulted in well over $100,000 in damages.
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Judge orders lien on Vt diocese's investments
Associated Press - November 5, 2009 7:25 AM ET BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A judge has ordered that a lien be placed on a portion of the investments of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington to...
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Obama nominates state police vet as US Marshal
Associated Press - November 4, 2009 8:04 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has nominated a state police detective lieutenant to be the next U.S. Marshal in Massachusetts.
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Macedonia Church of God in Christ - One Year Later
It has been just about a year since the Macedonia Church of God in Christ's new building burned to the ground. The allegedly racially motivated arson happened at the predominantly African American church in the hours after President Barack Obama was elected.
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Stakes are high in Maine's vote on gay marriage
Bolstered by out-of-state money and volunteers, both sides jockeyed Monday to boost turnout for a Maine referendum that could give gay-rights activists in the U.S. their first victory at the ballot box on the deeply divisive...
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Sarno Wins in a Landslide
Mayoral races highlighted election day throughout Western Massachusetts. In Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno was re-elected to a second term.
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GOP sweep: Big governor victories in Virginia, NJ
Independents who swept Barack Obama to a historic 2008 victory broke big for Republicans on Tuesday as the GOP wrested political control from Democrats in Virginia and New Jersey, a troubling sign for the president and his...
| Springfield Gets Ward Representation
Voters in Springfield have elected 13 city councilors. Five are at large and the other 8 are ward representatives.
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Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says
Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
| Conn. GOP chair says elections bode well for 2010
Associated Press - November 4, 2009 5:24 PM ET HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The chairman of the Connecticut Republicans says Tuesday's municipal election results bode well for the GOP in the upcoming...
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UMass police investigating sex assault in campus library
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) -- The University of Massachusetts Police Department is investigating a report of a sexual assault that allegedly took place in the W.E.B. Dubois Library Tuesday night.
| Uncertainty grows on Vermont Yankee future
Associated Press - November 4, 2009 1:45 PM ET MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - A key Vermont lawmaker says he thinks there's still a possibility the Legislature will vote this coming session on whether...
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East Longmeadow police probe possible morning home invasion
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police are investigating a possible home invasion and burglary on Stonehill Road Friday morning, and are trying to locate a man scene fleeing in a car from the scene, according to police.
| Maine gay marriage push to continue
Associated Press - November 4, 2009 12:05 PM ET PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - Supporters of the gay marriage law that was rejected at the polls by Maine voters are taking heart in the 47 percent their...
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Power restored to South Hadley residents
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WGGB) -- A squirrel has been identified as the cause of a power outage that caused most of South Hadley to lost power Wednesday morning.
| Dejection fills ballroom after gay marriage vote
Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. When they joined about 1,000 other gay marriage supporters for an election night party in a Holiday Inn ballroom, they hoped to celebrate the vote that...
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Education Dep't: Massachusetts did not break rules
The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly.
| Agawam Mayoral Candidates Make One Last Plea for Votes
With just hours left before the big day, candidates for mayor in Agawam did everything they could Monday to ensure a win.
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Baystate Health keeps out young visitors as swine flu spreads
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Baystate Health has announced children under 13 will no longer be permitted to visit patients at its three regional hospitals beginning Wednesday as a way to combat the spread of swine flu.
| House GOP pens 230-page health bill draft
After months spent criticizing Democrats' health overhaul plans, House Republicans have produced a draft proposal of their own. It's much shorter and focuses on bringing down costs rather than extending coverage to nearly...
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Northampton Mayor Uses Humor in Campaign Ad
Topping the ticket in Northampton is the hotly contested mayoral race.
| UMass student sent to the hospital after being struck by vehicle
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) -- A University of Massachusetts student has been treated and released from Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton after being struck by a car on the Amherst campus Monday.
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Bishop Grants Immaculate Conception Parish an Extension
Seven months. It may not seem like a long time, but for parishioners at Immaculate Conception, it's an immaculate number.
| Vatican seeks to clarify review of US sisters
VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Vatican defended its review of U.S. women's religious orders on Tuesday amid criticism from the sisters that the process is secretive and amounts to a crackdown.
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Neighbors Recall Halloween Tragedy
Members of the South Maple Street neighborhood in Westfield say they're still trying to get over the Halloween tragedy that happened just one year ago.
| Judge rethinks denying damages in Mass. mob case
BOSTON (AP) - A federal judge is reconsidering his decision that the mothers of 2 women allegedly slain by FBI informants James "Whitey" Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi are not entitled to compensation for loss of emotional support.
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Protestors push for more nurses at local hospitals
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Patient Safety Act will go to a public hearing in Boston Tuesday, but various groups lobbying for more nurses in hospitals took to the streets of Springfield Monday.
| Northampton shelter opens for colder months
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- As the colder weather moves in, people across the valley without a home are moving into shelters, but many of those shelters are bracing for a season of low funding and high demand.
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Northeast learns lessons from '08 ice storm
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 12:35 PM ET JAFFREY, N.H. (AP) - As the cold season returns to the Northeast, residents, utilities and emergency managers say they're better prepared, thanks...
| Mass. town puts limits on cat ownership
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 12:14 PM ET DUDLEY, Mass. (AP) - It's now illegal in one Massachusetts town to own more than three cats without getting a special license.
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Voters go to polls in 162 Conn. towns
Associated Press - November 1, 2009 10:04 AM ET HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut voters are going to the polls on Tuesday in 162 towns where some races for top local offices are contentious -...
| Veteran Mass. officer faces child porn charges
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 8:24 AM ET ADAMS, Mass. (AP) - A veteran Adams police officer has been charged with viewing child pornography on a computer in the evidence room at the...
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Police identify teen killed by car in Hartford
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 7:14 AM ET HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Hartford police have identified a teenager struck and killed by an out-of-control car, and they've arrested another teen...
| Mass. Marine to be laid to rest
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 6:14 AM ET NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - A memorial vigil and a funeral service for a Marine helicopter pilot from North Attleborough who died in...
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Politics at play as Obama helps anemic Democrats
President Barack Obama lent his popularity and cash-raising abilities to embattled fellow Democrats on Friday, defending White House allies whose potential losses would deliver embarrassments to the president.
| Mayoral elections held in nearly 30 Mass. cities
Associated Press - November 3, 2009 3:14 AM ET BOSTON (AP) - Nearly two dozen incumbent mayors are facing challenges on Election Day in Massachusetts.
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Mass. utility regulators slam Unitil
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 6:14 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts regulators have ordered electric utility Unitil Corp. to hire an independent auditor to review its management system...
| Springfield daycare destroyed by early morning fire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A Springfield daycare was declared a total loss after a stubborn early morning fire.
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Springfield shop owner indicted for 2008 murder near his store
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Indictments have come down against a Springfield shop owner and another man a little more than a year after the 2008 shooting death of a 28-year-old man.
| Feds to monitor Springfield, Lowell elections
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 4:54 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - The Justice Department says it will be monitoring municipal elections in Lowell and Springfield to help ensure that the rights of...
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GOP's Baker says he's raised $500K governor race
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 3:54 PM ET BOSTON (AP) - Republican Charles Baker says he's raised another $500,000 for his gubernatorial campaign.
| Pagliuca: Kennedy aired 'inaccurate' ads in 1994
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 2:54 PM ET CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - Senate candidate Stephen Pagliuca (pah-lee-OOH'-kah_ says his fellow Democrat and the man he's trying to replace in the...
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Ground beef recalled over E. coli illnesses
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 9:44 AM ET ASHVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because, according to health officials,...
| Romney: Obama economic stimulus plan is a failure
Associated Press - November 2, 2009 7:44 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney says the time has come to stop the economic stimulus program, contending that it has not worked as...
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Local Leaders Relieved State Aid Spared
Area mayors are relieved that Governor Deval Patrick wants to spare education funding and local aid as he works to trim $600 million from the state budget.
| State Budget Cuts Affect Homeless
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WGGB) -- Gov. Deval Patrick has been making budget cuts, and individual homeless shelters are losing almost $3 million.
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