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Woman found guilty of murder for fatally stabbing Marcia Wilson in 2021
SPRINGFIELD — A Hampden County jury concluded Brenda Mayhew killed a friend who took her in amid the throes of a mental health crisis. Mayhew was found guilty of three criminal counts including first-degree murder on Wednesday afternoon. Jurors deliberated for about eight hours over two days. If you...
Western Massachusetts mayors discuss housing challenges amid growing shortfall
A forum in Springfield, Massachusetts this month featured mayors from Hampden County explaining what their communities are facing — and doing — as state leaders try to address a housing shortage. The mayoral forum, put on by Liberty Bank and hosted by Springfield Technical Community College, featured leaders...
Man pulled from Westfield River on Friday has died, DA says
A 32-year-old Springfield man who was pulled from the Westfield River on Friday has died, according to the Hampden County District Attorney’s office. The man was swimming in the river in West Springfield and his friends attempted to pull him out of the water, West Springfield Police Sgt. Paulita Hannah told MassLive on Friday afternoon.
Passionate, Always Smiling: Loved Ones Remember Mom, Son Killed In Western Mass Murder-Suicide
Driven and walking: That's how family and friends remembered Dylan and Sima Pariseau, the mother and son killed in a murder-suicide in Hampden County earlier this month. Sima's longtime partner, Peter Donaldson, is believed to have shot and killed the two in the basement of their home in …
Western Mass. could see heat indexes of 102 on Sunday, forecasters say
As if tornadoes, flash flooding, hail and damaging winds weren’t enough to keep an eye out for on Sunday, Western Massachusetts could also experience heat indexes up to 102 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service has issued a heat advisory for eastern Hampden and Hampshire...
Update: Damaging winds and quarter-sized hail expected with thunderstorms to hit Hampden and Worcester counties Saturday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 3:56 p.m. on Saturday valid until 5 p.m. for Hampden and Worcester counties. The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 3:56 p.m., a severe thunderstorm was located over Union,...
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