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Today: Some sun this morning. Increasing clouds with a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs: 60-64. Winds: South 5-10 mph. Tonight: Cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Lows: 51-55. Winds: South 3-5 mph. Have a great day. Don Maher
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Tornadoes Hit Kan., Okla.; No Injuries Reported

May 19th, 2013
(AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Travis Heying) By SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near...


Local Graduations mean Big Bucks for Businesses

May 19th, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) -- It's graduation season and local businesses are benefitting from it. The steady influx of families and friends...

93-Year-Old Student Graduates from AIC

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- More than 1,000 American International Students walked across the stage at Springfield's MassMutual Center during their...

MBTA Officer Shot in Marathon Showdown Vows to Return to Duty

May 19th, 2013
(AP Photo/Elise Amendola)by BRIDGET MURPHY, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - With a bullet still in his body, the police officer who survived a...




Commuters Warned of Traffic Mess for Up to 1 Week Following Conn. Crash

May 19th, 2013
by STEPHEN SINGER, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers,...




Pool Safety Concerns Take Center Stage

May 19th, 2013
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) --Bonnie Gascoigne says stressing  pool rules to her 3 and 6 year old grandchildren saved a life last year  when one of them fell in. “I taught them, you know, if they fall in and they don't have floaties on, you need to...




Sunday Scattered Showers Continue Through the Week

May 19th, 2013
REGION, Mass (WGGB)-Keep your umbrella handy! Scattered showers will continue into the evening and throughout tonight and skies will remain mostly cloudy. Tonight will feature cloudy skies with some showers around and low temperatures in the...








Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino

May 19th, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino is looking to expand next door in Massachusetts. The operators of the biggest casino in North America are proposing a $1 billion, 300,000-square foot resort off I-495 in Milford, Mass.,...




Pioneer Valley Youths Bring The Little Mermaid to Life

May 19th, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (wggb) --  Today marked the final performance for the Starlight's Youth Theatre production of Disney's The Little Mermaid. The performances which began on Friday featured a double cast of over 100 children representing more...




Longmeadow Continues Long Historical Tradition

May 19th, 2013
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (wggb) -- This weekend celebrated the 34th Annual Long Meddowe Days. The event marks Longmeadow's celebration of their colonial history on the Town Green. Antiques, music, food and activities like the community campfire Saturday...




Washington Scandals Intrude on Senate Race

May 19th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The controversies swirling around the Obama administration are threatening to engulf Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election. Those include the IRS targeting of conservative groups and lingering questions about last year's...




Sunday Morning News on the Go

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (wggb) -- We have a winner as a single ticket strikes it big winning the largest jackpot in powerball history, and Springfield Police investigate shots fired on Malden Street overnight. Abc40's Maggie Pereiras has all your...




Springfield Police Investigating Shots Fired Overnight

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) - Springfield Police are investigating a report of shots fired overnight on Malden Street in Springfield. The Shot Spotter program alerted police to the incident just after midnight Sunday. Responding officers found several...




$590M-Plus Powerball: One Winning Ticket Sold in Zephyrhills, Fla.

May 19th, 2013
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated...




WNEU Holds Graduation without IRS Speaker

May 18th, 2013
 SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) --    It was business as usual at Springfield’s Symphony hall this morning as 159 students graduated from Western New England University's School of Law despite the absence of  a keynote speaker. Earlier this week, Lois...