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Friday May 24, 2013

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Longmeadow Police Make Arrest in September Bank Robbery

May 24th, 2013
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- A Connecticut man is under arrest after he allegedly robbed a Longmeadow bank last year. Longmeadow Police say that back on September 21, a man walked into the Hampden Bank on Shaker Road and passed a note to a...


Some Vt. Roads Flooded, Closed after Heavy Rain

May 24th, 2013
by WILSON RING,Associated Press JERICHO, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin says state officials are adding up the damage from overnight...

Wash. I-5 Bridge Collapse Caused by Oversize Load

May 24th, 2013
By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER, Associated Press MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major...

West Springfield Students Honor Veterans for Their Service

May 24th, 2013
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Students at the Fausey School in West Springfield personally thanked a group of veterans Friday, honoring...




Lawsuit Filed in Conn. Train Collision

May 24th, 2013
(AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Attorneys for a 65-year-old woman injured in last week's train crash in Connecticut say they have filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by the Metro-North...




Mass. Proposes Fees for Medical Marijuana Program

May 24th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- State public health officials are proposing a fee structure for the state's new medical marijuana program. Under draft regulations filed Friday, patients certified to receive medical marijuana would pay a $50 annual...




Funeral Held for Fallen Dalton Soldier

May 24th, 2013
PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Family and friends paid their final respects to a soldier from Massachusetts killed in Afghanistan. A funeral Mass with full military honors for U.S. Army Spc. Mitchell Daehling was held on Friday at St. Agnes Church...








UK Arrests 2 Men Over Incident with Pakistan Plane

May 24th, 2013
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and DANICA KIRKA, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been arrested on suspicion of endangerment of an aircraft after an incident on a plane flying from Pakistan to Britain, officials said, rattling the U.K. just...




Jersey Shore Reopens for 1st Post-Sandy Summer

May 24th, 2013
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez) By WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey rolled out some of its big guns Friday to proclaim that the shore is back following Superstorm Sandy, using Gov. Chris Christie and the cast...




East Longmeadow Man Charged with Child Rape

May 24th, 2013
EAST LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB) -- An East Longmeadow man is behind bars, charged with raping a child. 24-year-old Matthew Tannen was arrested Wednesday morning at his home on Cooley Ave., according to East Longmeadow Police Sgt. Patrick...




Obama Balances Threats Against Americans’ Rights

May 24th, 2013
President Barack Obama pauses as his speech is interrupted by CODEPINK founder Medea Benjamin, Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington. CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social...




Jury in Arias Case Gives Up After No Consensus

May 24th, 2013
Jodi Arias stands as the jury is excused after the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix, Ariz., on Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/The Arizona...




Friday’s News on the Go 5/24

May 24th, 2013
(WGGB) -- ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz bring you the latest information on today's top stories with your News on the...




Britain Braces for Possible Copycat Attacks

May 24th, 2013
A woman blows a kiss as she lays a floral tribute in memory of the victim outside the Royal Artillery Barracks near the scene of a terror attack in Woolwich, southeast London, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A member of armed forces was attacked and killed...




Boston Bombing Suspect’s Hearing Rescheduled Again

May 24th, 2013
(Photo: FBI via AP) BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rescheduled a probable cause hearing for surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (joh-HAHR' tsahr-NEYE'-ehv). U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler on Thursday...