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Tuesday May 21, 2013

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Tornado Strike on Okla. Schools Brings Back Memories of Cathedral H.S.

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Seeing the images of the destruction of the Oklahoma schools is stirring memories of what happened nearly two years ago here in western Massachusetts. When a tornado raced through our area in 2011, it struck...


Former IRS Chief: Can’t Say How Targeting Happened

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER and ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who led the Internal Revenue...

Official: No Drugs, Alcohol Found in Conn. Gunman

May 21st, 2013
Adam Lanza (AP Photo) By DAVE COLLINS, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An official says toxicology tests on the Newtown school...

Longmeadow Police Searching for Repeat Shoplifter

May 21st, 2013
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police in Longmeadow hope that surveillance pictures may help them identify a repeat shoplifter. Longmeadow Police...




Marathon Bomb Victims Eligible for State Fund

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) BOSTON (AP) -- Those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings have an alternative to the widely-publicized One Fund when seeking compensation. The state's Victim Compensation Fund, administered by the attorney general's...




Severe Weather Threat Shifts East of Oklahoma City

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) - More severe weather is expected across the middle part of the country. The greatest area of concern today will be from Dallas to Little Rock including southeast Oklahoma and northwest Louisiana. More violent weather with...




Obama Offers Help for Oklahoma Tornado Victims

May 21st, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away." Obama calls the devastation that tore through the Oklahoma City suburbs, quote,...








Medical Examiner: 24 Dead in Oklahoma Twister

May 21st, 2013
(AP Photo/Steve Gooch) By NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEY, Associated Press MOORE, Okla. (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an...




AP Photographer Sees Kids Pulled From Okla. School

May 21st, 2013
A boy is pulled from beneath a collapsed wall at the Plaza Towers Elementary School following a tornado in Moore, Okla., May 20, 2013. (Sue Ogrocki/AP Photo) MOORE, Okla. (AP) - I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado...




Tuesday’s News on the Go 5/21

May 21st, 2013
(WGGB) -- The death of a seven-year-old in Westfield has authorities investigating the matter as the community mourns. Meanwhile, search and rescue teams continue to search for survivors who may be trapped in the rubble after a massive tornado...




UMass Students Urge Senators to Boost Funding

May 21st, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- UMass student trustees are calling on the state Senate to boost funding for the university so tuition and fees will not have to be increased in the next academic year. Democrats are expected to hold a caucus on Tuesday in advance...




Tea Party Activists Plan IRS Protest in Boston

May 21st, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Tea Party activists are planning to hold a demonstration in downtown Boston to protest the Internal Revenue Service for improperly targeting conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. The Greater Boston Tea Party said they plan...




Arias Speaks on Own Behalf as Jury Considers Death

May 21st, 2013
PHOENIX (AP) — When Jodi Arias addresses the jury in her murder trial one more time, the big question will be whether she pleads for mercy or repeats what she told a TV reporter minutes after her conviction: She would rather be executed than...




In Tornado’s Wake, Worried Parents Seek out Kids

May 21st, 2013
MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The parents and guardians stood in the muddy grass outside a suburban Oklahoma City church, listening as someone with a bullhorn called out the names of children who were being dropped off - survivors of a deadly tornado that...




Vermont is 4th State to Legalize Assisted Suicide

May 21st, 2013
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- After years of debate, Vermont became the fourth state in the country Monday to allow doctors to prescribe lethal doses of medicine to terminally ill patients seeking to end their lives. Gov. Peter Shumlin signed the...