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Partly to mostly cloudy with a few left over showers or rumbles of thunder. Areas of patchy fog by morning. Lows: Near 60.
Wednesday May 22, 2013

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Specialist Mitchell Daehling Funeral Arrangements Set

May 22nd, 2013
DALTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Funeral arrangements have been set for Mitchell Daehling, the United States Army Specialist who was killed in action May 14 in Afghanistan. Daehling was 24-years-old and lived in Dalton.  He was a graduate of Wahconah...


Federal Officials:Tamerlan Tsarnaev Took Part in a 2011 Triple Homicide in Waltham

May 22nd, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB/AP) -- The Chechen immigrant who was killed by police today took part in a triple homicide that occurred in Waltham back in...

Quiet Weather For Now, But More Rain Is On The Way.

May 22nd, 2013
While we starved for some wet weather in late April and early May, we have certainly made up for lost time with showers and thunderstorms rolling...

Fire that Displaced 3 Families in Greenfield Accidentally Caused from Cooking

May 22nd, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A multi-family home in Greenfield caught fire early this evening leaving 3 families displaced. The Greenfield...




Lightning Strike the Cause of a House Fire in Shelburne

May 22nd, 2013
SHELBURNE, Mass. (WGGB) -- A home in Shelburne caught fire this evening when a tree on the property was struck by lightning and fell onto the house during the severe thunderstorm that rolled through earlier. Emergency personnel received the call...




Protecting Yourself from Lightning Strikes

May 22nd, 2013
HADLEY, Mass. (WGGB) -- With spring comes severe weather, and with severe weather comes lightning. Just since yesterday we had three lightning strikes here in western Massachusetts - a student at MacDuffie, and two houses, one in Westfield...




Tornado Warning Canceled for Franklin County

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado warning for Franklin County. The warning was to remain in effect until 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, but was canceled around 6:15 p.m. as the storm cell moved...








Northampton Removes Main St. Benches

May 22nd, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) --Kate Brown-Hill is tired of Northampton loiterers making her uncomfortable. “I know some of them say kind of vulgar things to you as you walk by.  I know I’ve heard it, being a girl, which makes me a little scared. I...




Images of Devastating Tornado Can be Lasting

May 22nd, 2013
(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) (WGGB)--With the two-year anniversary of the Western Massachusetts tornado around the corner, the images of that devastating twister still haunt many people. Phil Yanni took over 100 pictures of the devastation from the...




Publisher: Sen. Warren Book Coming Out in 2014

May 22nd, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and attacks against the financial industry, has a book deal. Henry Holt and Company announced Wednesday that the Massachusetts...




Driver of Jeep Involved in PVTA Bus Crash Arraigned

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The driver of a Jeep involved in a crash with a PVTA bus Tuesday has faced a judge. 49-year-old Russell Adams of Springfield was arraigned in Springfield District Court Wednesday. Police allege that Adams was...




Mass. Senate Begins Debating State Budget Plan

May 22nd, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has begun debating hundreds of proposed amendments to its $34 billion state budget proposal. Senators began Wednesday making their way through 725 proposed changes to the spending plan outlined by the...




TOMORROW ON ABC40 – ABC40 Road Trip: Hyde Park, N.Y.

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A three day weekend is here and it's a perfect time for another Road Trip! This week, we head to Hyde Park, N.Y., a town rich with history and the Culinary Institute of America, where you can enjoy the work of...




City Issues Cease and Desist Order to Mt. Carmel Society

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The city's law department has issued a cease and desist order to the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Society after it allegedly didn't pull the proper permits for two May events. On May 4, a flyer was circulated...




Remembrance Ceremony Held for Fallen Officers at STCC

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Law enforcement paused Wednesday morning to remember those officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Under cloudy skies, the Western Mass. Chiefs of Police Association held their 25th annual Memorial Day ceremony...