Palmer
CRIME & SAFETY
Firefighters Battle Train Fire In Palmer Overnight
Crews rushed to the scene just before 4 a.m. to a train stopped by Park Street that had caught fire. Firefighters had to use dry chemical extinguishers rather than hoses until they could be sure the power had been cut. Once they had confirmed the power was out, they could...
3 suspects arrested in connection with deadly I-391 shooting
CHICOPEE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Three people have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting along a busy highway. Jim Leydon, spokesperson for the Hampden District Attorney’s Office, said that a vehicle, that had several people inside, arrived at Baystate Medical Center on the night of March 12. Some of those people were suffering gunshot wounds and one of those people, 35-year-old Guyton Winspeare of Chicopee, died from his injuries.
4 adults, 2 children hospitalized after 5-vehicle crash in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Crews in Springfield responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Friday afternoon. According to the Springfield Fire Department, on Friday at around 3:40 p.m. firefighters were dispatched to the scene of Northampton Avenue for a 5-vehicle car accident. As seen in one of the photos from...
Suspect Now Faces Murder Charge In Domestic Case
A Springfield man who was charged in a domestic assault is now facing a murder charge. Sixty-seven-year-old Kenneth Robson was arrested last month after police responded to a home on Federal Street and found 45-year-old Quitiza Holmes suffering from serious head injuries. Holmes was taken to Baystate Medical Center, where...
Man bought hunting lodge with money stolen from Northampton company, feds say
A Michigan man is facing 29 criminal charges after prosecutors say he defrauded a Northampton construction company of close to $1 million, which he used for personal expenses such as the purchase of a luxury hunting lodge and snowmobiles, acting U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy’s office said in a statement.
Emergency crews respond to structure fire in Hampden
HAMPDEN, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Hampden crews responded to a fire in Hampden on Saturday afternoon. According to the Wilbraham Regional Emergency Communications Center, firefighters were on scene for reports of a structure fire on Main Street. Officials have just reported that the fire has been put out. No word on...
Owner of former home building business in West Springfield pleaded guilty to fraud conspiracy
A former luxury homebuilder, previously from Wilbraham, pleaded guilty Thursday for conspiring to defraud the United States and creating false documents to help one of his clients obtain a mortgage.
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