TRAFFIC ALERT: Brush fire on Mass Pike in Chicopee, highway shut down
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - I-90 has been shut down in both directions in Chicopee due to a brush fire. This is according ...
Rockefeller Christmas tree enroute from Western Massachusetts
A giant Norway spruce that will serve as this year’s Rockefeller Christmas tree was enroute to New York City on Thursday from ...
President Biden delivers remarks following Trump’s win, ensures peaceful transition
President Joe Biden addressed the nation Thursday morning in his first appearance on camera in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Kamala Harris.
1 person hospitalized after car crash; transported by helicopter
ORANGE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - One person was air-lifted to the hospital after a serious crash in Orange Wednesday afternoon. According to Orange Fire Rescue that call came in just before 4:30 p.m. The ...
16-year-old brought back to Mass in connection to Springfield murder
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A 16-year-old was brought back to Massachusetts from New Hampshire in connection with a murder on October 19th. The teen was arrested in connection to the Springfield ...
Crews respond to water main break in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - A water main break in downtown Springfield flooding a nearby building Wednesday night. When our Western Mass News crews arrived around 8 o’clock we could see crews ...
Mutual aid called to put out brush fire in South Hadley
SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Multiple fire departments called on the scene of a brush fire in South Hadley on Wednesday afternoon. Crews from Granby and Westover helped to contain the flames ...
Hampden County Sherriff Nick Cocchi addresses OUI arrest
The sheriff is opening up to Western Mass News about that fateful day, what he’s learned, and how he’s been humbled by what he called the overwhelming support he’s received from the community.
Educators react to end of MCAS requirement following passage of Question 2
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey spoke to reporters Wednesday to address the results of the 2024 election. We knew early Tuesday night that Vice President Kamala Harris took Massachusetts and it’s 11 ...
Trump supporters in Massachusetts react to election night victory
Western Mass News went to a few local communities Trump won to hear his supporters’ thoughts on that after plenty of areas came out red in our blue state.
Janna's Thursday Forecast - Mild and Breezy
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey spoke to reporters Wednesday to address the results of the 2024 election. Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a ...
State's highest court hears arguments in Karen Read's bid to dismiss murder charge
Read is accused of ramming into John O’Keefe with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowstorm in January 2022.