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Two Wilbraham Residents Arrested on Drug Charges

June 18th, 2013
WILBRAHAM, Mass. (WGGB) -- Two people are under arrest after police say they were allegedly growing marijuana inside a Wilbraham home. Wilbraham Police Capt. Timothy Kane says that just after 6:00 a.m. Tuesday, officers from Wilbraham...


Mom: RI Theater Threw Out Disabled Girl Over Noise

June 18th, 2013
(Image Courtesy: MGN Online) NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) -- A New Bedford mom says she and her 5-year-old developmentally disabled daughter were...

NH Man Sentenced for Raping Foster Brother

June 18th, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to up to 10 years in prison for sexually abusing his 7-year-old foster brother...

Tuesday’s News on the Go 6/18

June 18th, 2013
(WGGB) -- A frantic search for a Holyoke man comes to a halt as police identify the body of an 18-year-old in the Connecticut River, meanwhile...




Police Identify Holyoke Drowning Victim

June 18th, 2013
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police have recovered a body in their search Monday night for a man who fell into the Connecticut River off of what's known as High Rock in Holyoke. Emergency personnel received the call at 7:46 p.m. for an...




2 Accused in Bleach Attack on Boston Bus

June 18th, 2013
(Surveillance Photos Provided by MBTA Transit Police) BOSTON (AP) -- Police have arrested two people, including a 15-year-old girl, in connection with a bleach attack and robbery on a Boston bus. Authorities say three people were involved in...




Chrysler Expected to Formally Refuse Jeep Recall

June 18th, 2013
This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died when a Jeep Grand Cherokee was struck from the rear...








UMass Lowell Team Wins NASA Robotics Contest

June 18th, 2013
LOWELL, Mass. (AP) -- A robot that students from University of Massachusetts-Lowell designed has won a NASA contest. School officials say the team designed a robot that they operated with a remote control to test its durability and precision...




Fewer Young People Getting Credit Cards

June 18th, 2013
(CNN/WGGB) - New data suggests that young people are less likely to sign up for credit cards than in previous years. In 2007, only 8% of 18-29-year-olds didn't have at least one credit card in their wallets, but by the end of 2012 that number...




Police Investigate Gas Station Armed Robbery

June 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield Police are investigating an armed robbery that happened in the early morning hours of Tuesday. Police told ABC40 that the Shell gas station at 1110 Wilbraham Road was robbed at 2:52 a.m. Two men in...




Gomez, Markey Prep for Final US Senate Debate

June 18th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Republican Gabriel Gomez and Democrat Edward Markey are prepping for their final debate in Massachusetts' special U.S. Senate election. The candidates go head-to-head in an hour-long debate Tuesday night at the studios of WGBH-TV....




Warrants: Conn. Murder Suspect Threatened Victim

June 18th, 2013
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Police say a man charged with murdering a Connecticut college student threatened to kill her after she tried to break off their relationship shortly before she disappeared in April. Arrest and search warrant...




Bruins Shutout Blackhawks in Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final, Take Series Lead

June 17th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The Bruins have shutout the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, in front a packed home crowd at TD Garden. Both teams were scoreless after one period of play, but the Bruins came out in the second ready to...




Man Arrested in Westfield Stabbing

June 17th, 2013
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Westfield police have arrested the man they say stabbed another man Monday night. It happened around 8:30 p.m. on Elm Street near Chapel Street.  Police say they stabilized the victim, a white man in his 30's, before...




Proposed Improvements for Western Avenue in Westfield

June 17th, 2013
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Some proposed changes to Western Avenue were discussed tonight at a public hearing in Westfield. Residents met with city officials to discuss the plans for the road. The project would begin at Bates Road and...