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Lieutenant Governor to Resign

May 22nd, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Lt. Gov Tim Murray is expected to resign, according to a senior Patrick administration official. The resignation will take effect June 2. Murray will leave to become president and CEO of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce...

Police Investigating Homicide in Springfield

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield police confirm with ABC40 that a man has died after he was shot more than once Tuesday night in the...

AMR’s World CPR Challenge Day at ABC40

May 22nd, 2013
(WGGB) -- ABC40 and the American Medical Response have teamed up at our studios for the AMR World CPR Challenge, to teach as many people as...

House Fire Caused by Lightning

May 22nd, 2013
COURTESY MGN ONLINE WHATELY, Mass. (WGGB) -- Multiple fire departments worked to put out fire in Whately early Wednesday morning. Whately...

Okla. Residents Come Home to Pick up the Pieces

May 22nd, 2013
A man carries a drawer and a bag filled with clothes from Rachel Hernandez' home as residents of the Heatherwood Addition, on the south side of SE 4 and Bryant in Moore, Okla., returned to their homes Tuesday, May 21, 2013, to salvage any...

Wednesday’s News on the Go 5/22

May 22nd, 2013
(WGGB) -- ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz bring you the very latest on today's top stories with your News on the...

Anthony Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor

May 22nd, 2013
Photo Courtesy: MGN Online (AP) -- Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the...

More Showers & Storms This Afternoon

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) - The showers and thunderstorms we had overnight have moved out so conditions will continue to improve as things dry off. However, this is not the end of the story because more showers and storms will be moving in later...

Mass. Senate to Begin Debating State Budget Plan

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

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 attended the meeting. "We have an overabundance of low income housing, an overabundance of group...

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 the Tip-a-Cop event to raise money for the "Ride-to-Remember" which is a bike ride from Springfield to...

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 elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday...

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

May 21st, 2013
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 her professional...

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...

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