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Unsettled Pattern May Bring Some Heavy Rain, Lightning Overnight

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- It almost felt as though we slipped right into the dog days of summer by surpassing the 90 degree mark Tuesday, but nevertheless the high did manage to reach 91 at Westover Air Base. Showers and...

Springfield City Council Takes Up Segregation Issue

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Tonight the Springfield City Council took up the issue of segregation. City Council Vice President, Bud Williams...

Police Wait Tables to Benefit “Ride-to-Remember”

May 21st, 2013
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield police were the ones waiting tables tonight at Bertucci's in West Springfield. It was part of...

Bruins Beat Rangers, 2-1; Grab Commanding 3-0 Series Lead

May 21st, 2013
NEW YORK -- Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of...

Singer Kellie Pickler Named New ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Champ

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/ABC, Adam Taylor) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirrorball trophy Tuesday. Pickler and...

13 Year-Old Abducted from Boston Located, Amber Alert Deactivated

May 21st, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police have located a teenage boy who had been allegedly taken by his father. At about 7:30 p.m., the Boston police responded to a reported abduction at 9 Highland Street in Roxbury. Police learned that Jonathan...

Stormy Weather Causes Damages, Lightning Strikes Home in Westfield

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Rain, wind, and lightning is rumbling through tonight here in Western Mass. as well as Connecticut damaging trees, power lines, and even an apartment building in Westfield. Earlier a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was...

State Tightening Loopholes after Millions Lost in Welfare Fraud

May 21st, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass (WGGB) -- Over $5.5 million dollars worth of welfare fraud was recorded in Massachusetts last year. State records show that 2013 is not off to a better start. From MassHealth to cash assistance, State Auditor Suzanne Bump has...

Wanted: Lorenzo DeJesus

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Lorenzo DeJesus has had his fair share of run-ins with the law. Most recently, on the night of March 8th at the Corner of Walnut St. and State St. in Springfield. "While he was driving in the Northbound lane coming...

Springfield Man Shot Multiple Times Has Serious Injuries

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A man who was shot more than once tonight in Springfield has been transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Emergency personnel received the call at 8:00 p.m. for a shooting incident at 273 Orange...

Red Cross Sending Local Volunteer to Oklahoma

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Red Cross here in Western Mass. is deploying to Oklahoma tomorrow morning to help with the disaster relief efforts. Registered nurse and Warren resident, Donna McKinney is going to Oklahoma on behalf of the Red...

Senate Panel Approves Immigration Bill

May 21st, 2013
(Photo Courtesy MGN Online) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved far-reaching immigration legislation that gives a chance at citizenship to millions living in the country illegally. The 13-5 vote clears the bill for...

Hampden County DA Recognizes Local Teens

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFEILD, Mass. (WGGB) --Facebook and Twitter users are getting younger and younger. That's exactly why students like Agawam High School Junior Kraeg Sheehan got involved the Youth Development Task Force. “My sister, who's in 4th grade...

Springfield Ranks #1 Most Segregated City

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- When City Councilor and lifelong Springfield resident Bud Williams found out that his city was the most segregated in the nation, he couldn't believe this was still the case. “Utter dismay, and completely in a state...

PVTA Bus Involved in Accident Near Armory Street

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Several people are hurt following an accident involving a PVTA bus Monday afternoon. State Police assigned to the Springfield barracks says that the call came in around 4:30 p.m. at the top off the off-ramp from...

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