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Today: Some sun this morning. Increasing clouds with a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs: 60-64. Winds: South 5-10 mph. Tonight: Cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Lows: 51-55. Winds: South 3-5 mph. Have a great day. Don Maher
Sunday May 19, 2013

Rocky's
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Drizzle
Feels like 55°
Humidity: 100%
Precip: 0.07%
Wind: SSE at 7 mph
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Local Graduations mean Big Bucks for Businesses

May 19th, 2013
AMHERST, Mass. (WGGB) -- It's graduation season and local businesses are benefitting from it. The steady influx of families and friends celebrating the achievement means green for restaurants like the Northampton Brewery near the area's 5 major...


93 Year Old Student is Graduated from AIC

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) -- More thaN 1,000 American International Students walked across the stage at Springfield's Mass Mutual Center during their...

Pool Safety Concerns Take Center Stage

May 19th, 2013
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) --Bonnie Gascoigne says stressing  pool rules to her 3 and 6 year old grandchildren saved a life last year  when one of...

Sunday Scattered Showers Continue Through the Week

May 19th, 2013
REGION, Mass (WGGB)-Keep your umbrella handy! Scattered showers will continue into the evening and throughout tonight and skies will remain mostly...




Foxwoods seeks a financial win with Mass. casino

May 19th, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut's Foxwoods Resort Casino is looking to expand next door in Massachusetts. The operators of the biggest casino in North America are proposing a $1 billion, 300,000-square foot resort off I-495 in Milford, Mass.,...




Pioneer Valley Youths Bring The Little Mermaid to Life

May 19th, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (wggb) --  Today marked the final performance for the Starlight's Youth Theatre production of Disney's The Little Mermaid. The performances which began on Friday featured a double cast of over 100 children representing more...




Metro-North: Train Outage Expected for Days

May 19th, 2013
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- The Metro-North commuter rail line says crews will spend days rebuilding 2,000 feet of track, overhead wires and signals damaged in a derailment and crash in Connecticut. Metro-North President Howard Permut said Sunday...








Longmeadow Continues Long Historical Tradition

May 19th, 2013
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (wggb) -- This weekend celebrated the 34th Annual Long Meddowe Days. The event marks Longmeadow's celebration of their colonial history on the Town Green. Antiques, music, food and activities like the community campfire Saturday...




Damaged Trains to be Removed from Wreck Site

May 19th, 2013
(AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- The transit agency that runs the Metro-North commuter rail line says trains damaged in a Friday crash are being removed in the first step to making repairs and...




Washington Scandals Intrude on Senate Race

May 19th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The controversies swirling around the Obama administration are threatening to engulf Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election. Those include the IRS targeting of conservative groups and lingering questions about last year's...




Sunday Morning News on the Go

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (wggb) -- We have a winner as a single ticket strikes it big winning the largest jackpot in powerball history, and Springfield Police investigate shots fired on Malden Street overnight. Abc40's Maggie Pereiras has all your...




Springfield Police Investigating Shots Fired Overnight

May 19th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) - Springfield Police are investigating a report of shots fired overnight on Malden Street in Springfield. The Shot Spotter program alerted police to the incident just after midnight Sunday. Responding officers found several...




$590M-Plus Powerball: One Winning Ticket Sold in Zephyrhills, Fla.

May 19th, 2013
By BARBARA RODRIGUEZ, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated...




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 England University's School of Law despite the absence of  a keynote speaker. Earlier this week, Lois...




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 consists of students from the Pioneer Valley Performing Arts School, who held the concert to raise money...