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Holyoke Fire officials now believe that two of the brush fires that burned for hours Tuesday were intentionally set. Those we...
One person was killed and two others were injured after they were crushed between two trailers at the State Department of Tra...
144 people are now reported injured in Monday's bombing near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, while the death toll...
Several brush fires broke out across the state over the weekend, including one on Warner Road in Belchertown Sunday evening. ...
News release from Northampton Fire Department:IMPROPER DISPOSAL OF SMOKING MATERIALS CAUSE OF NORTHAMPTON FIREState Fire Mars...
The victims in a fatal fire in Whately Thursday morning have been identified as 64 year old Sonia Golonka and her mother, 94 ...
You've just dug out your car and home, now it's time to check the roof. Governor Patrick and the Mass Emergency Manag...
The State of Emergency declared by Governor Deval Patrick remains in effect Saturday morning. The statewide driving ban remai...
Travelers are stranded at airports throughout the Eastern seaboard as a result of the blizzard that has left as much as three...
With a Blizzard Watch posted for much of Massachusetts Friday, the state Emergency Management Agency is in full operation in ...
Amtrak says the expected blizzard later Friday will make major impacts on its system in New England. The passenger rail carri...
The home of a Hatfield firefighter is severely damaged after a fire at his home Tuesday. The flames and smoke destroyed a gar...
Fire investigators say their probe into the cause of Monday's fatal fire in Amherst is a very determined type of investig...
At least four units of the Rolling Green apartments in Amherst are damaged after an early morning fire. Firefighters were fi...
Fire officials in Hadley are crediting working smoke detectors for saving a couple from a weekend house fire. Fire and smoke ...
A retired teacher for the Clarke School in Northampton is being mourned after her death in a car accident Friday. Authorities...
The driver of a car that struck an Amherst middle school student Friday afternoon will not face charges. Amherst Police say t...
Northampton's Department of Public Works will try to meet an Army Corps of Engineers deadline for repairing and upgrading...
Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver who injured an elderly woman on I-91 in Easthampton Wednesday morning. Police s...
A Hatfield doctor has died from injuries suffered when he was hit by a pickup truck in downtown Northampton on Halloween. The...
Western Mass is stepping up to the plate to help storm-ravaged Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Roger Crandall, CEO of M...
Emergency storm centers are now open in Northampton and Greenfield. Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz says that's the pla...
Upload your pictures from Sandy to WHMP's Interactive blogGovernor Deval Patrick has declared a State of Emergency for Ma...
From the mass.gov websiteGovernor Patrick Declares State of EmergencyFRAMINGHAM, MA – At 12:45 on Saturday, October 27t...
State and local emergency management officials say they're keeping an eye on Hurricane Sandy and they want residents to b...
Just days away from the anniversary of last year's October snowstorm, Massachusetts is again eyeing a possible pre-Hallow...
New England residents are checking for damage around their homes this morning after an earthquake struck Main Tuesday, and wa...
A standoff in Hadley between the past and the future. The town's Select Board is appealing a Hadley Historical Commission...
Two men killed in Friday night's wrong-way, head-on collision on the Mass Pike in Ludlow have been identified. Robert Mag...
Both lanes of 1-91 northbound near exit 18 in Northampton have been re-opened after being closed for several hours due to a t...
An Amherst man wants to develop an indoor-outdoor soccer facility in Chicopee, but officials from the Westover Air Base are o...
Three local firefighters have been called West to help fight one of the massive wildfires there. Across the West, dozens of f...
Heavy storms over the weekend caused some damage in Western Mass. including lightning strikes, downed trees and minor street ...
Mountain Road in Easthampton was closed overnight into this morning due to a motor vehicle accident. Police responded to a si...
A Buckland teenager is charged with negligent driving in the wake of a crash that killed a motorcyclist over the weekend. Sta...
An outbreak of salmonella across the Northeast has led to a ground beef recall in several states, including Massachusetts, Ve...
A good samaritan is being credited with alerting a homeowner on Winthrop Street in Northampton that their house was on fire. ...
Construction begins Monday to replace Northampton's Kennedy Road bridge. DPW officials say the project will repair a seri...
Two people are being credited with saving a man's life after he was in a car accident in Belchertown Monday afternoon. Po...
Holyoke City Councilors are reacting to the sudden departure of Deputy Fire Chief Tim Moran. Moran was forced to retire after...
The Carriage House at the Deerfield Inn has finally re-opened several months after last year's Tropical Storm Irene cause...
Six people are at least temporarily homeless after an overnight fire in Greenfield. Fire officials tell WHMP news, a fire at ...
State Police investigators are working to figure out why a car went out of control and crashed into a home in South Hadley We...
Closing arguments are set for Monday in the Lake Norwich boating death trial. Steven Morse of Westfield is accused of killing...
Two men face multiple charges after being arrested in connection with an early morning car crash Thursday at Northampton'...
Two males are under arrest after crashing a car through a fence and landing it next to the Jackson Street Elementary School i...
A woman who was badly burned in the backyard of her Northampton home over the weekend has died from her injuries. Officials s...
A Southampton man is being treated at a Boston Hospital for serious burns over nearly a third of his body after an accident M...
A Northampton woman is being treated at a Boston hospital for severe burns she suffered in a fire Saturday in her yard. Offic...
A Haverhill teenager has been convicted of negligent homicide in a landmark case for causing a deadly crash by texting while ...
Emergency personnel in Hadley responded to a situation last night involving a military helicopter that was forced to land the...
Tornado warnings were put up for parts of the region Tuesday, but no twisters were spotted. Warnings were in place in Berkshi...
An 18-year old bicyclist from Hadley who was involved in a collision with a car Saturday night in Northampton has died from h...
An 18-year old bicyclist is critically injured after being hit by a car at a busy intersection in Northampton. Police say the...
State Police confirm at least one person is dead after a late night crash on Route 202 in Belchertown. Police say a driver co...
A Sunderland woman has been indicted on charges of felony motor vehicle homicide and other violations in connection with an A...
The state fire marshal continues to invetigate what he calls a suspicious fire that badly damaged a house in Worthington on M...
A fire that damaged a vacant house in Worthington yesterday is being called arson, but an official ruling would have to be ma...
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash of a small aircraft in Westhampton Sunday afternoon. Westhampt...
Fire crews from Irving, Orange and Turners Falls were back on Rattlesnake Mountain in Erving today for the second round of fi...
Police have re-opened a section of Route 2 in Erving after it was shut down for three hours Monday night because of a car cra...
Hadley police are still investigating a fatal crash on Route 116 over the weekend. A car traveling the wrong way, struck and ...
One man is dead and two other people are injured following a crash Sunday in Hadley. Police say 24-year old Daniel Haley of A...
Southampton fire officials say a house fire yesterday would have been worse if it wasn't for the help of some good samari...
Northampton firefighters made quick work of a brush fire off Pine Valley Road Saturday night. Crews responded to a call just ...
After last year's tornado, a tropic storm, and an October Nor'easter, Brimfield was wondering if fire and brimstone w...
The National Weather Service has issued another Red Flag Warning Tuesday for much of Southern New England, including all of H...
A Northfield woman was killed Monday in a three vehicle accident in Bernardston. State Police are investigating the crash tha...
A dangerous intersection in North Amherst is getting new traffic lights this week. Workers have begun to install the traffic ...
Easthampton fire officials say they've determined that an electric baseboard heater caused the fire Tuesday afternoon tha...
Brush fires are not uncommon in Western Massachusetts, but state officials say it's very early in the season to be seeing...
The old Mount Tom Division building in Holyoke caught fire Thursday afternoon, just a half hour after a demolition crew left ...
At least four buildings are heavily damaged, and 10 people are displaced from their homes, after a fire spread from a vacant ...
A bit of a scare at the Turners Falls Post Office Thursday morning, when a vehicle crashed into the building. Police tell WHM...
The identity of the woman found dead in an Easthampton apartment has been released. The Northwestern District Attorney's ...
An 18-year old UMass student remains at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield after being hit by a vehicle on North Pleasant...
Governor Patrick's administration is refusing to release cell phone records of Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray to the medi...
An overnight rescue involving crews from Amherst and South Hadley for a man who fell from Bear Mountain. The incident happene...
The bodies of water near the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant have radioactive fish. That's according to the state health dep...
Officials have confirmed that a snowmobile accident in Warwick over the weekend resulted in the death of the operator. Police...
Are local communities prepared for natural disasters? Emergency directors and town officials gathered in Buckland this week t...
A small earthquake was felt by some residents of Williamsburg and Haydenville last Thursday evening. The U.S. Geological Surv...
A New Hampshire man is free on bail after pleading not guilty to manslaughter in connection with a plane crash last year in O...
About 50 farmers in Franklin County have applied for more than 1.1 million dollars in federal help to fix damage from last Su...
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Estate Planning and Elder Care with Attorney Karen "Action" Jackson.
Three brothers, a world of beer and a spit bucket. An often amusing, sometimes educational and always opinionated glimpse int...
