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Hartford Holds Gun Buyback Program

May 18th, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Hartford police and the city's hospitals are teaming up to offer a daylong gun buyback program, giving out gift cards in exchange for working weapons. Connecticut residents can drop off unwanted firearms at the Community...

Saturday Morning News on the Go

May 18th, 2013
Springfield, Mass. (wggb) -- Gunfire leads to two different Springfield neighborhoods leads to two different arrests, and Governor Dannel Malloy...

Sunny and Pleasant Saturday

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- We are waking up to mostly sunny skies this morning and that will be the trend throughout the day today with just...

Police Respond to Multiple Shots Fired in Springfield

May 18th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD (WGGB) - Two Springfield neighborhoods heard gunshots last night, resulting in two separate arrests. Just before midnight Friday,...

Two Winners in MegaMillions Drawing

May 18th, 2013
(WGGB) - Two lucky ticket holders beat the 175 million to one odds last night, matching all six numbers in last night's MegaMillions drawing. One of those tickets was sold in New Jersey, while the other was sold in Virginia. Those winners will split...

60 People Injured After Conn. Commuter Trains Collide

May 17th, 2013
by SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov....

Falcons Season Comes to an End in 5-2 Loss to Crunch

May 17th, 2013
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (falconsahl.com) - The Springfield Falcons (3-5) saw their postseason run come to an end on Friday night in a 5-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch (7-0) at the War Memorial Arena. The Falcons were swept by the Crunch in the...

Venturi, US Open Champion and CBS Analyst, Dies

May 17th, 2013
(AP Photo) By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Former U.S. Open champion Ken Venturi has died just 11 days after he was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. He was 82. His son, Matt Venturi, says he died Friday afternoon in a hospital...

Flesh-Eating Disease Victim Gets Prosthetic Hands

May 17th, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) -- A metro Atlanta woman who lost both hands, her left leg and right foot after contracting a flesh-eating disease was on her way back from Ohio Friday after being fitted with prosthetic hands. Aimee Copeland, 25, is returning from...

Lottery Fever Reaches Western Mass.

May 17th, 2013
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB) -- The big drawing for the $600 million Powerball jackpot is tomorrow and that has brought a lot of people out buying tickets. Local businesses we talked to say they've seen a big increase in lottery sales. At the...

Relay For Life Held in Agawam

May 17th, 2013
AGAWAM, Mass. (WGGB) -- Tonight was the Relay For Life in Agawam at the high school on Cooper Street. The Relay For Life is a walk designed to not only remember those impacted by cancer, but also raise awareness and funds for cancer...

Officer Shot in Bomb Suspect Gun Battle in Rehab

May 17th, 2013
(Ofc. Donohue and his wife Kim. Photo Courtesy: MBTA Transit Police) BOSTON (AP) -- The MBTA police officer who was critically injured in a shootout with the Boston Marathon bombing suspects has moved to a rehab hospital. A hospital...

Lengthy Driving Record For Driver In Deadly Accident

May 17th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WGGB) --Ale Moultrie is 60 years old. He's been driving for about three decades, so the fact that his driving history includes a few violations isn't surprising. The question is if any of his citations could indicate if he's a...

Berkshire County Soldier Killed in Afghanistan

May 17th, 2013
DALTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- A soldier from Berkshire County has died while serving overseas. U.S. Rep. Richard Neal says in a statement that U.S. Army Specialist Mitchell Daehling was killed in action earlier this week while serving in...

State Trooper Wounded in Chicopee Shootout Receives Medal of Honor

May 17th, 2013
BOSTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- A Massachusetts State Police Trooper who was wounded during a shootout in Chicopee last year receives the Medal of Honor. Trooper John Vasquez received the award during a ceremony on Friday at the State House. The...

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