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Wednesday May 22, 2013

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Students Prepare Cemetery for Memorial Day

May 22nd, 2013
AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Massachusetts State Veteran's Cemetery in Agawam is a massive plot of land -- home to about 8,000 men and women who fought bravely for our country. When their annual Memorial Day ceremony begins on Monday, every last...


TODAY AT ABC40 – AMR World CPR Challenge

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- All it takes is two hands to save one life. It's called compression-only CPR and it's easy to learn and is...

Two Infants Among 10 Kids Killed in Oklahoma Tornado

May 22nd, 2013
(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- The Oklahoma medical examiner's office says two infants are among 24 people killed by the tornado...

Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Top $2 Billion

May 22nd, 2013
(AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) By RAMIT PLUSHNICK-MASTI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN, Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Insurance...




Three People Injured by Lightning Strike in Granby

May 22nd, 2013
GRANBY, Mass. (WGGB) -- Three people are recovering after being struck by lightning during Tuesday's storms in Granby. Granby Police Chief Alan Wishart says that around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, a 911 call was made from the MacDuffie School...




Remembrance Ceremony Held for Fallen Officers at STCC

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Law enforcement paused Wednesday morning to remember those officers who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Under cloudy skies, the Western Mass. Chiefs of Police Association held their 25th annual Memorial Day ceremony...




Man Questioned in Marathon Bombing Probe Shot and Killed

May 22nd, 2013
By KYLE HIGHTOWER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man being questioned in the Boston Marathon bombing case was shot to death at his home by an FBI agent Wednesday after turning violent, officials said. The agent and two...








Strong to Severe Thunderstorms Possible This Afternoon

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB)- The Storm Prediction Center has placed all of western Massachusetts and southern New England under a slight risk for Severe Weather this afternoon. A warm front will lift through the area this morning as clouds break to...




IRS Official Lerner: I Did Nothing Wrong

May 22nd, 2013
By ALAN FRAM and STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has...




Mass. Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray 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...




Police Identify Orange Street Homicide Victim

May 22nd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police have identified a man killed Tuesday night in the city's Forest Park neighborhood. Springfield Police Sgt. John Delaney says that officers responded to 273 Orange Street around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday for a...




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 Fire Chief John S. Hannum told ABC40 that lightning struck the roof of the house shortly after 3:00...




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...




Official: Treasury Played no Role in IRS Targeting

May 22nd, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Treasury Department's No. 2 official is telling Congress that his agency played no role in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups. In a prepared statement, Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin told the...