Western Mass

Officials in Chicopee are slamming a bar patron’s “criminal stunt” after a false report of an active shooter Thursday triggered a massive police response. EveryRead More

A man accused of selling crack in the parking lot of the Advanced Auto Parts in Webster where he worked is facing drug trafficking chargesRead More

A Chicopee man is facing drug trafficking charges after detectives executing a search warrant at his home found a slew of drugs and paraphernalia earlyRead More

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a police officer opened fire on a man who struck him with his car in Massachusetts. Springfield police spokesmanRead More

WILBRAHAM, Mass. (AP) — Two Saudi Arabian students who were swept away in the current of a Massachusetts river have been identified. Authorities say 27-year-oldRead More

A police officer in Springfield rescued two young children who had accidentally been locked in a car in Springfield. Officials say they received a callRead More

WILBRAHAM, Mass. (AP) — The body of a swimmer has been recovered in Massachusetts. WWLP-TV reports Wilbraham police pulled the body of a missing swimmerRead More

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts newspaper reporter has resigned after falsely suggesting the perpetrator of the deadly shooting at a Maryland newspaper was wearingRead More

Orange firefighters rescued a kitten Wednesday that became trapped 50 feet up in a tree. “It was starting to rain, the sun was setting andRead More

Eleven Springfield residents were arrested Tuesday after police busted a large heroin trafficking operation, officials said. The Hampden County Narcotics Task Force executing 12 searchRead More