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Winning Powerball Ticket Sold in Florida

May 19th, 2013
(WGGB) - The winning ticket from last night's record breaking Powerball drawing was sold in Florida. That's according to the official Powerball website. No word yet on a precise location where that ticket was sold. The single winner will take...

WNEU Holds Graduation without IRS Speaker

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- It was business as usual at Springfield’s Symphony hall this morning as 159 students graduated from Western New...

Cultural Group Performance Raises Money for Immersion Trip

May 18th, 2013
EAST LONGMEADOW (WGGB) -- It was a night of culture, drums and dancing Saturday night at Saint Mary's Church. The Wofa Drum and Dance Company...

Numbers Drawn for the $600 Million Powerball Jackpot

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/AP) -- The winning combination of numbers have been drawn for the largest Powerball jackpot in the game's...

Increasing Clouds Tonight… Change in Weather Pattern Ahead

May 18th, 2013
REGION, Mass (WGGB)- A nice Saturday, with temperatures reaching 73 here in Springfield today. More clouds for tonight though! Clouds on the increase in advance of a warm front approaching from the Mid-Atlantic states. Lows tonight will run in...

7-Year-Old Wilbraham Girl Drowns in Pool

May 18th, 2013
Wilbraham, Mass. (WGGB) -- A 7-year-old Wilbraham girl has died from what police believe was an accidental drowning in a pool. Police received a 911 call around 5:25 p.m. Saturday from a guest of 14 Shirley Street. Wilbraham Police Sgt. Robert...

Official: Broken Rail Eyed in Conn. Train Crash

May 18th, 2013
(AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play,...

Last Minute Lotto Players Dream of Hitting it Big

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- It's Powerball mania once again. 600 million. That's the magic number that has people rushing to convenience stores for Powerball tickets. Customer after customer at Springfield’s Buckeye Brothers Smoke Shop...all...

Authorities: Hofstra Student was Killed by Police

May 18th, 2013
(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano) By FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York college student being held by an armed home intruder was shot and killed by a Nassau County police officer who had responded to a report of a home...

Mass. Senate to debate $34B spending plan

May 18th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate is likely to spend several days considering a $34 billion state budget proposal. More than 700 amendments have been filed to the spending plan outlined by the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Debate is...

Police: Roommate dispute leads to attack with Hammer

May 18th, 2013
HOLLIS, N.H. (AP) -- Police say two men and a woman from Massachusetts are charged with attacking a man with a hammer and knife following a roommate dispute in Hollis, N.H. Police say three people connected to one of the roommates returned to the...

BBQ Celebrates and Benefits Troops

May 18th, 2013
HOLYOKE, Mass. (wggb) -- For the last five years The Rockin' BBQ for the Troops Benefit has been held on Armed Forces Day. The event kicked off today at noon at the American Legion in Holyoke. All the money raised from the event goes towards...

Springfield Hosts 2013 Pioneer Valley Heart Walk

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- Hundreds of people hit the trails today in forest park as part of the 2103 Pioneer Valley Heart Walk. It's organized by the American Heart Association as a way to raise money to end heart disease and strokes. More than...

Mass. Lawmaker: Recoup Benefits From Terrorists

May 18th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- A Republican lawmaker is pushing for a law allowing Massachusetts to recoup public benefits given to anyone later convicted of using of a weapon of mass destruction. Gloucester state Sen. Bruce Tarr is offering the proposal as an...

Bay State Bike Week Comes to a Close

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (wggb) -- This week has been Bay State Bike week and all week long Pioneer Valley Riverfront Club has been hosting events from Yoga for Bikers to a Biker Movie night. Their week long celebration came to it's finale today at...

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