CRIME & SAFETY
Infrared aerial video: Police officers form human chain to rescue injured suspect from Mass. river
A group of police officers formed a human chain to rescue an injured man from a Massachusetts river after he allegedly fled a traffic stop, infrared aerial video showed.
Video of UMass tour group confrontation goes viral
AMHERST, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - Arrests at Tuesday night’s pro-Palestine encampment at UMass Amherst are now affecting possible incoming students. In an exclusive interview, Western Mass News spoke with a high school student that was considering UMass Amherst for college and that’s being reevaluated after a confrontation during a tour on Thursday morning.
Holyoke crews respond to car striking guardrail on I-91
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Crews in Holyoke responded to a crash on Saturday night. According to the Holyoke Fire Department, at around 11:30 p.m. firefighters were on scene for reports of a single car accident on I-91. When crews arrived they located the driver who was able to remove themselves...
Accused murderer Jason Chapdelaine’s hearing rescheduled to June
HOLYOKE — Jason Chapdelaine’s pretrial hearing Monday morning was rescheduled to mid-June. Chapdelaine, a Chicopee firefighter, is accused of stabbing and killing his girlfriend, Eileen Monaghan, on April 14 in Holyoke. She was found behind a paper mill on South Water Street. Police discovered Chapdelaine at the scene and he and his car were covered in blood, they said.
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