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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...

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...

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...




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...




Antique Show Vendors Breathe New Life into Old Items

May 17th, 2013
BRIMFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Dozens of vendors are taking part in the Brimfield Antique Show, and many are not just selling older items as is. Some have taken old pieces and found new uses to make eclectic merchandise. Among those at the...




GMA’s Lara Spencer on Brimfield Antique Show: “I Love This Market”

May 17th, 2013
BRIMFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- When "Good Morning America" co-host Lara Spencer isn't discussing the latest issues and hot topics, she can be found scouring flea markets, antique shows, and yard sales for a great find. Spencer spent some time...








One Florida Man Makes Antiquing on the Road His Everyday Life

May 17th, 2013
BRIMFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Harry Morris loves antiques, so much so that he has dedicated the last 30 years or so to a life on the road. Morris didn't bring the U-Haul to deliver his antiques here. Everything came right in this van, which...




Local Police Departments Work Together to Solve Break-In Case

May 17th, 2013
SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WGGB) -- A recent rash of break ins has plagued Western Massachusetts. he towns of Hadley, Amherst, Easthampton, Southampton and Northampton have all been targeted. Yesterday, police were able to apprehend a suspect in...




8-Year Prison Term for Bulger Girlfriend Upheld in Mass.

May 17th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- A federal appeals court in Boston has upheld the eight-year prison sentence given to the longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger for helping him during his 16 years as a fugitive. The court ruled Friday...




Law Enforcement, Civilian Honored for Bravery During 2012 Shootout

May 17th, 2013
BOSTON (WGGB) -- Several of those involved in last year's shootout on West Street in Chicopee are being honored for their bravery. At a ceremony at the State House Friday morning, nine officers from the Chicopee Police Department, ten members...




Defense Bid to Photograph Marathon Bombing Suspect in Prison Rejected

May 17th, 2013
(Photo: FBI via AP) BOSTON (AP) -- A judge has rejected a request from lawyers for Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to allow them to take periodic photos of him in prison. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler denied the request...




Electrical Malfunction Eyed as Cause of Pine Street Fire

May 17th, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) -- Investigators believe they have determined the cause of a large fire that heavily damaged a Six Corners home Friday morning. Dennis Leger, aide to Springfield Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant, told ABC40...




Gov. Patrick Restores Some Funds Cut from Mass. Budget

May 17th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) -- Gov. Deval Patrick is restoring a limited number of budget cuts he ordered several months ago when tax revenues were running below expectations. Secretary of Administration and Finance Glen Shor said Friday that nearly $21...




Long Island College Student, Armed Intruder Killed

May 17th, 2013
(AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano) by FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a junior at Hofstra University and an armed intruder were fatally shot during an overnight house break-in next to the campus. The woman's twin...