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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...

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...




Anthony Weiner Launches Bid to Become NYC Mayor

May 22nd, 2013
Photo Courtesy: MGN Online (AP) -- Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the...




Marathon Bombing Victims Urged to Apply for Funds

May 22nd, 2013
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims' compensation fund says so far just five people have filed applications for a portion of the $30 million the One Fund has already collected. Kenneth Feinberg tells the...




Arias Speaks out About Case in Jailhouse Interview

May 22nd, 2013
By BRIAN SKOLOFF and JOSH HOFFNER, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) - In a surprise jailhouse interview just hours after a jury began deliberating her fate, Jodi Arias spoke out Tuesday about her murder trial, her many fights with her legal team...








Mass. Senate to Begin Debating State Budget Plan

May 22nd, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate is scheduled to begin debating hundreds of proposed amendments to its $34 billion state budget proposal. Senators will begin making their way through 725 proposed changes to the spending plan outlined by...




Springfield City Council Takes Up Segregation Issue

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Tonight the Springfield City Council took up the issue of segregation. City Council Vice President, Bud Williams attended the meeting. "We have an overabundance of low income housing, an overabundance of group...




Police Wait Tables to Benefit “Ride-to-Remember”

May 21st, 2013
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield police were the ones waiting tables tonight at Bertucci's in West Springfield. It was part of the Tip-a-Cop event to raise money for the "Ride-to-Remember" which is a bike ride from Springfield to...




Bruins Beat Rangers, 2-1; Grab Commanding 3-0 Series Lead

May 21st, 2013
NEW YORK -- Daniel Paille snapped a tie with 3:31 left in the third period, and the Boston Bruins put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination with a 2-1 victory in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday...




Singer Kellie Pickler Named New ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Champ

May 21st, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirrorball trophy Tuesday. Pickler and her professional...




13 Year-Old Abducted from Boston Located, Amber Alert Deactivated

May 21st, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Police have located a teenage boy who had been allegedly taken by his father. At about 7:30 p.m., the Boston police responded to a reported abduction at 9 Highland Street in Roxbury.  Police learned that Jonathan...




Stormy Weather Causes Damages, Lightning Strikes Home in Westfield

May 21st, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Rain, wind, and lightning is rumbling through tonight here in Western Mass. as well as Connecticut damaging trees, power lines, and even an apartment building in Westfield. Earlier a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was...




State Tightening Loopholes after Millions Lost in Welfare Fraud

May 21st, 2013
GREENFIELD, Mass (WGGB) -- Over $5.5 million dollars worth of welfare fraud was recorded in Massachusetts last year. State records show that 2013 is not off to a better start. From MassHealth to cash assistance, State Auditor Suzanne Bump has...