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A Springfield woman is facing charges after a stabbing incident in the City on Tuesday.

The conversation to build a new high school in East Longmeadow continued Thursday evening. 22News had a chance to go inside the building that has seen many issues over the years.

A Ludlow man was arrested after police seized two illegal firearms, cocaine, marijuana, Xanax, heroin, and more than $60,000.

SPRINGFIELD — A Level 3 sex offender who moved to Springfield and secured a role with the Jehovah’s Witnesses religious organization is now in prison. Jay Aaron Smith, 62, was sentenced recently in Hampden Superior Court to 15 years in prison for several counts of indecent assault and battery on a child. Aaron abused a 13-year-old at his home for months in 2020 and 2021.

A previously shut-down stretch of I-91 North reopened early Thursday. This closure was due to a car crash at the state line, leading to an emergency response by the State Police and the Enfield and Longmeadow fire departments. The incident, identified as a one-car crash into the middle divider, happened around 4 a.m. The driver sustained minor injuries. As of now, I-91 North is once again open for traffic.

SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The trial is underway for the man accused of kidnapping and raping an 11-year-old girl in Springfield in January 2020. Sealed envelopes containing new evidence against Miguel Angel Rodriguez were opened by a court officer on Thursday at Hampden Superior Court in Springfield. Rodriguez is now on trial, charged with kidnapping a girl as she walked home from her bus stop in Springfield on January 15, 2020.

A person was arrested in Ludlow in a joint operation involving several departments, leading to the confiscation of illegal weapons, drugs, and money. The Ludlow police department, State Police Gang unit, the Hampden District Attorney's office, and Hampden County's Narcotics Task Force and Sheriff’s Department took part in the operation.

For all of MassLive’s Big E coverage, click here. On Wednesday, The Big E had more than 70,000 guests — a considerable jump from Monday’s attendance. The Big E had its lowest attendance in at least two years Monday with 16,549 people. But on Tuesday, the fair had a daily attendance record of 57,802 people.

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The man accused of shooting two people in Brookfield, killing one and seriously injuring the other has been extradited to Vermont. Vermont State Police brought Devon Dennis, 43 of Hartford, Connecticut back to Vermont where he is set to face a Judge Friday. Dennis is charged...

As the new COVID variant continues to infect more people, free COVID tests are set to become available in the state and in the Greater Springfield area.

A serious car crash occurred in Springfield on Wednesday night, which resulted in one person being sent to the hospital. The crash was reported at 11 pm at the crossroads of Fiberloid and Worcester Streets.

Chicopee police were called to the intersection of Hampden and Center Streets around 1:30 a.m. to reports of gunshots. Officers found bullet casings but no victims or damage to property, Chicopee police said. An initial investigation found that someone had fired at a car, and it sped away toward Springfield.

Big Y Foods this week inaugurated a new grocery customer loyalty program, called myBigY Rewards. The Springfield, Massachusetts-based regional grocer said Wednesday that myBigY Rewards will bring customers new ways to save while offering more flexibility and choice. Under the program, members earn points on every purchase with Big Y,...

For decades, R/Cs have been enjoyed as a hobby, and has recently turned into a full-on sport.

We've been hearing about the arrival of the new trash barrels for residents of Holyoke since August, and now they're here. And as far as trash barrels go, they're kinda' pretty with those purple lids.

Crews worked to put out a car that was on fire that spread to a portion of a house in Springfield Thursday morning.

SPRINGFIELD — Even at 11 years old, the small girl’s intuition tingled while she walked home from her bus stop, where she noticed a strange man standing outside his car on her street in the city’s Hill McKnight neighborhood. Typically, her mom would have been waiting to...

Drivers were asked to avoid a portion of New Ludlow Road in Granby because of a crash involving a school bus on Thursday morning.

The Massachusetts COVID-19 Vaccine Bulletin for the week of September 14, 2023, recommends everyone aged 6 months and older to get the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine, including the XBB component. This is to guard against severe COVID-19 in the upcoming fall and winter. The bulletin also states that old versions of Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines are no longer authorized in the U.S., but new versions are available.

WILBRAHAM – Offense may win games, but defense wins championships. “That [motto] is a big thing for us,” Minnechaug coach William Nickerson said. “Keeping that motto is really important to be sound on both ends of the field.”. If you purchase a product or register for an...