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Tuesday May 21, 2013

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Crews Race to Find Survivors of Oklahoma Twister

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) By NOMAAN MERCHANT and SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Emergency crews searched the broken remnants of an Oklahoma City suburb Tuesday for survivors of a massive tornado that flattened homes and...


Hearing for Marathon Bombing Suspect Postponed

May 21st, 2013
(Photo: FBI via AP) BOSTON (AP) -- A judge has agreed to postpone a probable cause hearing for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar...

A Summer-Like Afternoon with Scattered Showers & Storms

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) - Things are heating up out there! It's a summer-like afternoon with temperatures into the low to mid 80's! Not only...

Tornado Strike on Okla. Schools Brings Back Memories of Cathedral H.S.

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Seeing the images of the destruction of the Oklahoma schools is stirring memories of what happened nearly two years...




Former IRS Chief: Can’t Say How Targeting Happened

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue Service when it was giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt...




Official: No Drugs, Alcohol Found in Conn. Gunman

May 21st, 2013
Adam Lanza (AP Photo) By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An official says toxicology tests on the Newtown school shooter's body did not turn up any alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medication. Twenty-year-old...




Longmeadow Police Searching for Repeat Shoplifter

May 21st, 2013
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police in Longmeadow hope that surveillance pictures may help them identify a repeat shoplifter. Longmeadow Police Det. Michael Jurkowski says that the same man has recently twice hit the CVS on Longmeadow Street...








Marathon Bomb Victims Eligible for State Fund

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) -- Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation. The state's Victim Compensation Fund, administered by the attorney general's...




Severe Weather Threat Shifts East of Oklahoma City

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) - More severe weather is expected across the middle part of the country. The greatest area of concern today will be from Dallas to Little Rock including southeast Oklahoma and northwest Louisiana. More violent weather with...




Obama Offers Help for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away." Obama calls the devastation that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs, quote,...




Medical Examiner: 24 Dead in Oklahoma Twister

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY, Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an...




AP Photographer Sees Kids Pulled From Okla. School

May 21st, 2013
A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo) MOORE, Okla. (AP) - I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado...




Tornadoes Rip Through Mid West & Southern Plains

May 21st, 2013
(WGGB) -- April and May are prime months for severe weather across Tornado Alley, but the events of yesterday will likely stack up as some of the deadliest weather events in a number of years. Cool air sliding in from the Colorado Rockies is...




Tuesday’s News on the Go 5/21

May 21st, 2013
(WGGB) -- The death of a seven-year-old in Westfield has authorities investigating the matter as the community mourns. Meanwhile, search and rescue teams continue to search for survivors who may be trapped in the rubble after a massive tornado...




UMass Students Urge Senators to Boost Funding

May 21st, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic year. Democrats are expected to hold a caucus on Tuesday in advance...