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Today: Cloudy skies with periods of rain. Windy & cool. Highs: 43-47. Winds: N 15-20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Tonight: Cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Breezy. Lows: 35-39. Winds: NW 10-15 mph with gusts to 25 mph. Have a great day. Don Maher
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Saturday May 25, 2013

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46°
Light Rain
Feels like 41°
Humidity: 92%
Precip: 0.19%
Wind: N at 10 mph
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Springfield Diocese Ordains Five New Deacons

May 25th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield has five new deacons. Bishop Timothy McDonnell ordained the deacons during a ceremony on Saturday at St. Michael's Cathedral. They are David Culliton of Greenfield; Keith Davies...


Local Veteran Receives Promotion

May 25th, 2013
BELCHERTOWN, Mass. (wggb) -- Army Lt. Col. David Preston was promoted to Colonel this morning. The Belchertown native was able to enjoy his first...

Northampton Protests Bench Removal

May 25th, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (wggb) -- Residents of Northampton gathered Saturday to protest the city's removal of 6 of it's 16 benches. The benches were...

Runners Brave the Rain for Run to Remember

May 25th, 2013
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (wggb) -- Runners braved the rain today at South Hadley's Run to Remember 5K. The event is a fundraiser to allow the town's...




Rescuers Look for Pilot in Deadly NY Angel Flight

May 25th, 2013
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) -- Rescuers are searching for the pilot of a volunteer Angel Flight that crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers. A dispatcher for the Fulton County Sheriff's Department says divers went to a large pond Saturday...




Hundreds Running Boston Marathon’s Final Mile

May 25th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Hundreds of runners are joining victims of the Boston Marathon bombings to finish the last mile of the race, reclaiming the triumph of crossing the finish line after explosives went off while many athletes were still running. More...




Saturday Morning News on the Go

May 25th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (wggb) -- Springfield Police are searching for three men after an armed robbery overnight, while Wilbraham Police have arrested two men on multiple drug charges, and one person is still missing after a plane crashes in upstate...








Springfield Police Seek Three in Armed Robbery

May 25th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) - Springfield Police are looking for three suspects involved in an armed robbery overnight. Three men, all wearing masks and dark clothing, approached a woman at 150 Ellendale Circle just before 2:30 this morning. One of them...




Rainy, Windy & Chilly Saturday

May 25th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- sure does not feel like late May out there. Today is going to be a rainy, chilly and windy day. A cold front has stalled just off the New England coast. A storm will form along the front then get captured by an...




Two Arrested in Wilbraham Drug Raid

May 25th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy: MGN Online) WILBRAHAM (WGGB) - Two men were arrested on multiple drug related charges Thursday, following an investigation and subsequent raid in Wilbraham. Sgt. Edward Lennon tells us that the investigation, lead by...




Toy Gun Causes Disturbance On Palmer Elementary School Bus

May 24th, 2013
PALMER, Mass. (WGGB) -- A plastic Lego sized gun caused a disturbance on a Old Mill Pond Elementary School bus Friday morning. Mieke Crane is the mother of the six-year-old kindergarten student who brought the gun on the bus. "I think...




Washington State Report: I-5 Bridge had Gouges, Impact Damage

May 24th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy: MGN Online /KIRO) By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because...




Official: 2 Dead after Angel Flight Crashes in NY

May 24th, 2013
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A small airplane operating as an Angel Flight has crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers as investigators search for the pilot, who is missing. The Federal Aviation Administration says the flight originated in...




Feds Fight Morning-After Pill Age Ruling in NY

May 24th, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and prescription requirements on an emergency contraceptive popularly known as the morning-after...




Communications Satellite Launched into Space

May 24th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy MGN-Online) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was...