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Mass. Teen Birth Rates Fall to Record Low Levels

May 23rd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Teen birth rates in Massachusetts fall to record low levels. The Massachusetts teen birth rate has dropped more than 50 percent since 1989. The latest numbers from the Massachusetts Department of Public...

Bail Denied for Rintala While She Awaits Retrial

May 23rd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A judge has denied a defense request to have bail set for an accused murder suspect while she awaits a new...

Convicted Mass. Rapist who Fled Sentenced to 36 Years

May 23rd, 2013
(Photo: Cumberland County (Maine) Sheriff's Office/AP) By BRIDGET MURPHY, Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) -- A man convicted of raping...

Mass. Senate Approves Changes to Sex Offender Laws

May 23rd, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously backed a plan to overhaul the state's procedures for classifying convicted sex...

Obama: America at ‘Crossroads’ in Terror Fight

May 23rd, 2013
by JULIE PACE and LARA JAKES, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring America at a "crossroads" in the fight against terrorism, President Barack Obama on Thursday revealed clearer guidelines for the use of deadly drone strikes,...

Hurricane Forecast: Another Busy Atlantic Season

May 23rd, 2013
by SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Federal forecasters are predicting yet another busy hurricane season. Thursday's outlook calls for 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6...

Two More Arrests in London Attack Investigation

May 23rd, 2013
(AP Photo/Sang Tan) By PAISLEY DODDS and GREGORY KATZ, Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say two more people have been arrested by officers investigating the hacking death of a U.K. soldier in London. Scotland Yard said...

Teen Arrested in Death of His Two Brothers in Utah

May 23rd, 2013
by PAUL FOY, Associated Press WEST POINT, Utah (AP) -- Police say a teenager has been arrested in the deaths of his two younger brothers, ages 4 and 10, at the family home. The disclosure came on Thursday after authorities questioned the...

Extra Patrols Ordered in Forest Park Neighborhood After Two Deadly Shootings in Two Days

May 23rd, 2013
(Angel Llorens) SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – Two deadly shootings in two days leaves Forest Park residents nervous. Jackie Rosado arrived at the Belmont Avenue shooting scene just in time to see her little brother, 22 year old Angel...

Five People Arrested in $4M Jewelry Robbery in Connecticut

May 23rd, 2013
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say five people have been arrested in the robbery of $4 million in jewelry from a Fairfield store in a heist that began with the kidnapping of store employees in a town more than 40 miles...

Images and Trauma of Devastating Tornado can be Long-Lasting

May 23rd, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- With the two-year anniversary of the Western Massachusetts tornado around the corner, the images of that devastating twister still haunt many people. Phil Yanni took over 100 pictures of the devastation from...

Northampton Removes Main St. Benches

May 23rd, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- Kate Brown-Hill is tired of Northampton loiterers making her uncomfortable. “I know some of them say kind of vulgar things to you as you walk by. I know I’ve heard it, being a girl, which makes me a little...

Father of Man Shot in Boston Probe Shares Regrets

May 23rd, 2013
bragim Todashev was arrested May 4, 2013 in Kissimmee, Fla. for alleged aggravated battery. (Orange County Sheriff's Office) BY: MUSA SADULAYEV, Associated Press (AP) -- The father of a Chechen immigrant shot dead by U.S. law enforcement...

Britain: Soldier Slaying Suspects Had Been Probed

May 23rd, 2013
GREGORY KATZ and PAISLEY DODDS LONDON (AP) - Two men accused of butchering a British soldier had featured in previous investigations by security services, a British official said Thursday, as investigators searched several locations and...

Thursday’s News on the Go 5/23

May 23rd, 2013
(WGGB) -- Two overnight shootings are being investigated by Springfield police while family and friends will honor fallen soldier Mitchell Daehling who was killed in action last week. ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz bring you the latest updates...

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