Six arrested after student unrest at UMass-Amherst following Super Bowl

AMHERST, Mass. (WHDH) — A student riot after the Super Bowl Sunday night led to several arrests. Thousands took to the southwest plaza of theRead More

Ex-Hadley officer sentenced for pharmacy robbery, high-speed chase

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer convicted of robbing a pharmacy and leading police on a 75-mile high-speed pursuit has been sentencedRead More

Greenfield woman claims apartment complex is evicting her for using medical marijuana

GREENFIELD, MA (WHDH) — A Greenfield woman said she’s being kicker out of her apartment because she smokes medical marijuana. Anita Nelson said she’s livedRead More

Southwick Fire: Dog tried to eat food off stove-top, hit ignition button causing fire

SOUTHWICK, MA (WHDH) — The Southwick Fire Department said a dog tried eating food off a stove-top, and ended up hitting the ignition button causingRead More

Massachusetts newspaper editor says he was fired for seeking better pay for women

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning editor of a Massachusetts newspaper group says he has been fired for seeking pay equity for women inRead More

Man who made food run after hitting pedestrian pleads guilty

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – A Massachusetts man police say made a Taco Bell run after striking and killing a pedestrian with his vehicle has beenRead More

Man sentenced to prison for kidnapping, robbing co-worker

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to five years in jail for kidnapping, robbing and threatening a former co-worker after sheRead More

Chicopee man acquitted in shooting of teen mistaken for burglar

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with shooting and killing a teenager he thought was trying to break into his home has beenRead More

State Police rescue owl, name it “Gronk”

TOLLAND, Mass. (WHDH) — Massachusetts State Police posted a video Monday of an owl rescued by a trooper in Tolland. In the video, the owlRead More

Man dies when car plunges into Massachusetts river

CHESTERFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a 23-year-old man has died after his car crashed into a western Massachusetts river. Police say at about 11:30Read More