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Today: Some sun this morning. Increasing clouds with a chance of showers this afternoon. Highs: 60-64. Winds: South 5-10 mph. Tonight: Cloudy skies with a chance of showers. Lows: 51-55. Winds: South 3-5 mph. Have a great day. Don Maher
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Friday’s News on the Go 5/17

May 17th, 2013
(WGGB) -- For all of the very latest information on today's top stories, ABC40's Tom Lewis and Emily Volz have your local, and worldwide news...


Viral Sensation ‘Hatchet Hitchhiker’ Arrested in NJ Homicide

May 17th, 2013
ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) -- They were an unlikely pair -- an itinerant hitchhiker turned Internet celebrity and a lawyer three times his age. Now...

NYers Furious Over Photos Taken Through Windows

May 17th, 2013
In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a...

Pioneer Valley Celebrates Baystate Bike Week

May 17th, 2013
REGION (WGGB) -- This week is Bay State Bike Week. Around the Pioneer Valley people are leaving their cars at home to take out their...




North End Community Renews Pledge for Pedestrian Safety

May 16th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- A neighborhood is once again pleading for pedestrian safety after a deadly crash. 58 year-old, Edwin Simonetty was killed on Plainfield Street Tuesday night. Neighbors say they've warned for years that tragedy would...




Medical Marijuana Creates Concerns For Local Leaders

May 16th, 2013
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is set to finalize Medical Marijuana regulations by May 24th. It will allow for 35 marijuana dispensaries, with up to five in each county, to open up around the...




American Idol Season 12 Winner Announced

May 16th, 2013
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Candice Glover was crowned the new "American Idol" on Thursday after defeating country singer Kree Harrison. The booming 23-year-old R&B vocalist from St. Helena Island, S.C., looked stunned when "Idol" host Ryan...








Wanted: Johnathan Rojko

May 16th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield Police say Jonathan Rojka is a violent guy with a criminal past, but they didn't learn about him until recently. "There are over a dozen warrants out of Chicopee, but the warrant we're looking for him...




Friends of the Homeless Receives Award to Establish the Good Deeds Fund

May 16th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Springfield's Friends of the Homeless will now be able to do more for those in need. Tonight the organization was presented with the Jerome Gurland Human Relations Award.  The Award was established in honor of Rabbi...




“Springfield Stands With Boston” T-Shirts Now Available

May 16th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Eastfield Mall is doing its part to help victims of the bombings. Today the mall unveiled "Springfield Stands With Boston" t-shirts. Pretty much all of the money raised through the shirts will benefit the One...




NY Authorities Probe Money Trail in Smuggling Ring

May 16th, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) -- A smuggling ring that made a fortune selling more than a million cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York may have funneled some of the illicit proceeds to terrorist groups, authorities said Thursday. The traffickers lived...




Bulger Prosecutors Want Criminal Checks On Jurors

May 16th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in the upcoming racketeering trial of Massachusetts' reputed gangster Whitey Bulger want to do criminal background checks on potential jurors. In a court filing Thursday, prosecutors cited the case of convicted...




Lawyer Requests Bail for Cara Rintala

May 16th, 2013
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (WGGB) -- A new request for bail has been made for Cara Rintala the Granby woman accused of killing her wife. Rintala is being held while waiting for a new trial after her trial in March ended in a mistrial. Rintala's...




104th Fighter Wing Honored For Alert Readiness

May 16th, 2013
WESTFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing in Westfield is recognized as one of the country's best. On Thursday, the unit was acknowledged during a ceremony at the base. The 104th's F-15's guard the entire East...




Largest Manufacturing Trade Show, Eastec, Hits West Springfield

May 16th, 2013
WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- The East Coast's largest manufacturing trade show completed a three-day stay at the Big E in West Springfield on Thursday. It's called Eastec. You can find machinery and industrial equipment both large...