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Runaway boat stopped by teen on jet ski on New Hampshire's Lake Winnipesaukee
LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H. - A Massachusetts teen managed to stop a runaway boat going in circles on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire."I got to stop this thing somehow"The 17-year-old Ludlow boy managed to ride in on the back of a jet ski and hop onto the moving boat."I was like, 'I got to stop this thing somehow.' Everybody else was just standing around waiting for something to happen," said Brady Procon.A group of children were learning to sail when their instructor reached down to pick up a floating tennis ball he was using for a lesson. Procon said that's when...
1 dead, 2 injured in Springfield shooting
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – One person is dead and two others were injured in an early morning shooting in Springfield. Springfield Police spokesperson Ryan Walsh said that officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation in the area of Niagara Street and Oswego Street around 12:50 a.m. Friday. When police arrived,...
Chicopee woman killed in Hartford hit-and-run crash remembered for her compassion
A Chicopee woman who was killed in late June in a hit-and-run crash in Hartford was an experienced nurse who cared for every person she treated, according to her obituary. Lutricia “Trish” Daniels, 40, was born on May 18, 1984, to the late James Wade Daniels Jr. of Brookhaven, Mississippi and Diane Guadeloupe of Springfield, Massachusetts, according to her obituary. She carried a sense of community throughout her life, it stated.
America's gun culture claims three more victims
Last month a murder suicide by gunfire occurred in Wilbraham, Massachusetts, a suburb of the city of Springfield in the Western part of the state. It is doubtful that people outside of Massachusetts ever heard of it. Between the start of the year and February 15, national data from the Gun Violence Archive shows 4994 people died from gun violence – that’s homicides, accidents and suicides. (The Wilbraham case covered two of the three categories). That averaged to 108 deaths each day between January 1 and February 15. (Another 3,351 people had been injured by gunshot wounds in that period.)
Springfield officer injured in shooting thanks community for support
SPRINGFIELD, MA (WGGB/WSHM) - The Springfield police officer, who was seriously injured during a recent shooting spree in the city, spoke exclusively with Western Mass News. “It’s been emotional, but it’s been amazing how everyone has supported my family, you know. It’s just emotional seeing the amount of support I’ve been getting and my family has been getting as well,” said Springfield Police Officer Nestor Santos.
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