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This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, dry & pleasant. Highs: 72-77. Winds: Light. Tonight: Clear & chilly! Lows: 43-48. Winds: Light. (Record Low: 45) Have a great day! Dan Brown
Wednesday June 19, 2013

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Humidity: 39%
Dew Point: 45
Wind: NE at 12 mph
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Feds: 2 NY Men Tried to Make X-Ray Weapon

June 19th, 2013
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal authorities have accused two upstate New York men of assembling a portable X-ray weapon they intended to use against opponents of Israel. Prosecutors say 49-year-old Glendon Scott Crawford, of Galway, and...


John Paul II Moves a Step Closer to Sainthood

June 19th, 2013
By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II has moved a step closer to sainthood. A Vatican official says...

Bipartisan Proposal on Student Loans Circulating

June 19th, 2013
By PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bipartisan group of senators is floating a proposal that would avoid the doubling of...

Mueller: FBI Uses Drones but Very Seldom

June 19th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller says the law enforcement agency uses drones for surveillance but does so rarely. In an...




A Beautiful June Afternoon!

June 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- It will be a beautiful afternoon with sunshine & blue skies. Temperatures and humidity levels will be nice and comfortable too with highs in the mid-70's and dew points in the 40's! It will be a nearly perfect...




Fmr. Chicopee Mayor Richard Kos Pulls Papers for Fifth Mayoral Run

June 19th, 2013
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) -- It's all about vision and values and that's why a former mayor wants to run the City of Chicopee again. Richard Kos took out nomination papers Wednesday morning at city hall. Kos, an attorney, served as...




Springfield Signs New Partnership With WMECo

June 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The City of Springfield just inked a new agreement with WMECo, designed to reduce energy consumption and save money. The three-year deal will reduce energy use in the city by more than 4 million kilowatt hours, which...








Granby Man Pleads Guilty to 2011 Arson

June 19th, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- A Granby man has been sentenced to at least four years in prison after pleading guilty to setting a house on fire almost two years ago. Mary Carey, spokesperson for Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan...




Mass. Couple’s 2001 Message in a Bottle Found

June 19th, 2013
(Image Courtesy: MGN Online) REHOBOTH, Mass. (AP) -- A message sealed in a champagne bottle and tossed into the waters off Tampa, Fla., more than a decade ago by a Massachusetts couple celebrating their engagement has been found. Karl and...




Todashev’s Body Brought to Russia for Burial

June 19th, 2013
bragim Todashev was arrested May 4, 2013 in Kissimmee, Fla. for alleged aggravated battery. (Orange County Sheriff's Office) GROZNY, Russia (AP) -- The father of a Russian man killed while being questioned about ties to the Boston Marathon bombing...




Buckland Teen’s Sentence Suspended in Traffic Death

June 19th, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A Massachusetts teen who was making a food delivery when his car struck a pair of motorcyclists, killing one, has avoided jail. Eighteen-year-old Jacob Earl of Buckland received a 2 1/2-year suspended sentence on...




Traffic Returns to Wash. Bridge That Collapsed

June 19th, 2013
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Traffic is moving again across the Interstate 5 Skagit River bridge at Mount Vernon, a key route in Washington between Seattle and Canada. The state Transportation Department announced it opened to southbound traffic...




8 Hurt, Some Seriously, When Car Jumps Curb in NYC

June 19th, 2013
KAREN MATTHEWS, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Fire authorities say eight people have been hurt, several of them seriously, in a Manhattan vehicle crash. A white car jumped the curb and hit a 24-hour grocery in the East Village around 7...




Former TWA Flight 800 Investigators Want New Probe

June 19th, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- Former investigators of the TWA Flight 800 crash off Long Island are calling on the National Transportation Safety Board to re-examine the case. The retired investigators claim that findings were "falsified." A documentary on the...




Wednesday’s News on the Go 6/19

June 19th, 2013
(WGGB) -- For the very latest check on today's top stories, ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz have your News on the...