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Toy Gun Causes Disturbance On Palmer Elementary School Bus

May 24th, 2013
PALMER, Mass. (WGGB) -- A plastic Lego sized gun caused a disturbance on a Old Mill Pond Elementary School bus Friday morning. Mieke Crane is the mother of the six-year-old kindergarten student who brought the gun on the bus. "I think they...

Washington State Report: I-5 Bridge had Gouges, Impact Damage

May 24th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy: MGN Online /KIRO) By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- Officials in Washington...

Official: 2 Dead after Angel Flight Crashes in NY

May 24th, 2013
EPHRATAH, N.Y. (AP) — A small airplane operating as an Angel Flight has crashed in upstate New York, killing two passengers as investigators...

Feds Fight Morning-After Pill Age Ruling in NY

May 24th, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- Department of Justice lawyers filed court papers Friday again asking a federal appeals court to delay lifting age restrictions and...

Communications Satellite Launched into Space

May 24th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy MGN-Online) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- A new military communications satellite has been launched into space. An unmanned Delta IV rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Friday evening. The satellite was...

Judge: Ariz. Sheriff’s Office Profiles Latinos

May 24th, 2013
(Photo Courtesy MGN-Online) PHOENIX (AP) -- A federal judge has ruled that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically racially profiled Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols. The decision Friday by U.S....

Damp and Cool to Start the Holiday Weekend

May 24th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- We have had our fair share of wet weather this week and it looks as though the weekend will be the coolest, wettest days we have had in a while. An area of low pressure will grind its way just east of Cape...

Deteriorating Bridges Concern Local Drivers After Washington Accident

May 24th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WGGB) -- Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has declared a state of emergency in three counties following last night's bridge collapse on a major interstate route. Four lanes of Interstate 5 plunged 120 feet, tossing...

Gun Law Listening Tour Stops in Chicopee

May 24th, 2013
CHICOPEE, Mass (WGGB) -- A week that included two deadly shootings in two days ends with a meeting about how to curb ]gun violence in the area. State Representative Harold Naughton is co-chair of the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland...

Camping in the Rain, No Problem!

May 24th, 2013
SOUTHWICK, Mass (WGGB)- The cool and wet weather will not stop most people this weekend from fulfilling their Memorial Day weekend plans. Campers were already setting up their sites this afternoon eager to begin their celebration. Cindi...

State Inspects Over 100 Gas Stations, Getty in Agawam Fined

May 24th, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- An Agawam gas station has been fined for missing a number of pump signs that were supposed to be properly displayed as required by law. According to the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation,...

Monson High Senior Wins ABC40 Ray Hershel Journalism Scholarship

May 24th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- For the last few months, we've been telling you about the ABC40 Ray Hershel Journalism Scholarship. We challenged local high school seniors interested in a career in journalism, communications, or a related field,...

Paradise City Arts Festival Set for This Weekend

May 24th, 2013
(ABC40 File Photo) NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- From jewelry to sculptures to home furnishings, there's plenty of things to see this weekend at the Paradise City Arts Festival. The festival begins Saturday and runs through Monday at the Three...

Local Company Delivers Comfort to Former Western Mass. Resident After Tornado

May 24th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Families in Moore, Okla. are still searching through the rubble and picking up the pieces after a tornado turned neighborhoods into what look like war zones earlier this week. One local company's small gesture...

16 Hurt in Shuttle Bus Crash Near Atlanta Airport

May 24th, 2013
(AP Photo/Ray Henry) By RAY HENRY, Associated Press COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) -- Sixteen people were taken to the hospital Friday, at least two in serious condition, after they were hurt in a crash between a hotel shuttle bus and a...

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