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When 51-year-old Carlos Lopez-Torres, a Springfield father, was killed Sunday evening in a jet ski crash while enjoying the day with family and friends on the Connecticut River in Northampton, he left behind many loved ones reeling from his sudden loss.

On Thursday, May 25, Westfield High School held its annual Senior Awards Night. Westfield Chamber Chairman Steve Rupp presented four scholarships on behalf of the Chamber. Congratulations to the awarded seniors for all their hard work. Photos provided by Westfield Chamber of Commerce.

Alfred H. Riberdy to Gregory A. Riberdy and Mary Beth Riberdy, 509 N Westfield St., $250,000. Bernard Frank Wilkes III, and Kelly Cristina Rocha Wilkes to Ian Ireland and Brianna Fox, 520 School St., $400,000.

WESTFIELD — A social media post asking for help identifying teenagers believed to have stolen a touchscreen kiosk inside the Taco Bell on East Main Street worked. Westfield Police Detective Richard Mazza said that on Wednesday, a day after the department published several photographs of the teens fiddling around with the customer-ordering kiosk, he got a call from the principal of an Agawam school.

WESTFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - On Thursday night, there was a power outage throughout Westfield due to a lightning arrester that caught on fire. According to Thomas Flaherty of Westfield Gas and Electric, a third arrester that was operated caught on fire on Grand Street, which shut off the majority of electricity throughout the city.

Sadly, those came to an end on Monday, May 30, when he drowned in a swimming pool in the Feeding Hills area of Agawam. He would have turned 18 next week. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the teen's death. Family members said in social media posts that he was swimming alone Monday night and was found by a family member following his death.

WESTFIELD — After 13 years of schooling, seniors at Westfield Technical Academy had to wait half an hour longer to graduate when a power outage delayed Thursday night’s ceremony. “It was pretty interesting — we lost power right at 7 p.m. as soon as they started marching in,”...

A trafficking weight of cocaine was seized in Springfield after an investigation into illegal activity at Johnny’s Family Convenience Store.

HOLYOKE — Trulieve will lay off 90 employees just in Holyoke, according to a notice the Florida-based marijuana company filed this week with the state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. All told, Trulieve said Thursday it will lay off 128 employees in Massachusetts closing retail operations in...

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A woman is in the hospital after being stabbed on Union Street in Springfield.

NORTHAMPTON — A 23-year-old Chesterfield man was released on cash bail after he entered a plea of not guilty to a grand jury’s single charge of manslaughter in connection with the December 2022 shooting death of a Northampton man. Brian Camp walked out of the Hampshire Superior Court...

WESTFIELD — Gene Theroux does his work on behalf of veterans buried in Westfield cemeteries. Recently, he’s also done his work alongside veterans, earning a rebate on their city taxes. “I couldn’t be happier with the great work these gentlemen are doing. They picked it up really quick...

For decades American shad have been one of Western Massachusetts’ signature fish, flooding the Connecticut River in the spring when they head upstream from the Atlantic Ocean to spawn. This is a story about their present and future. During their trip, they come up against the Holyoke Dam. To...

Multi-state cannabis company Trulieve is closing all its properties in Massachusetts and will no longer operate in the commonwealth. Trulieve reached a settlement with OSHA following the death of a worker from inhaling ground marijuana dust at its Holyoke factory last year. In addition to that facility closing, Trulieve is...

In this update, crews spent much of the afternoon tackling a large barn fire in Amherst yesterday, 3 western Massachusetts YMCA employees have been charged with theft of state funds that were intended for domestic violence victims, and 23-year old Brian Camp of Southampton pleaded not guilty yesterday in connection to the shooting and death of a Northampton man. Plus, Meteorologist Liam Murphy has your latest forecast.

WESTFIELD — ArtWorks Westfield, in collaboration with Westfield Pride, will host its second annual Art with Pride show from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 3, on the Park Square Green in downtown Westfield, as part of a month-long celebration of Pride Month. “It’s an art show for...

Crews from several local towns are working to put out a fire on Meadow Street in Amherst. Juliette Mooers from Valley Art Supplies in Easthampton shows us some festive and colorful options to help decorate your summer gathering. Crews battle three-alarm fire on Keeler Street in Pittsfield. Updated: Jun. 2,...

It's the second annual Springfield Pride Parade.

Three employees have allegedly defrauded the YWCA of almost $30,000, according to the Springfield Police Department, all three people allegedly used grant money intended for victims of domestic violence, for personal expenses.