Juan Carlos Torres was arraigned for a fatal arson that occurred in October 2023 in Springfield, resulting in the death of Janayrah Rivera. He faces murder and arson charges.

Snow squalls can create whiteout conditions with zero visibility, strong gusty winds and a possible flash freeze.

As states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put recently-awarded grant money to work — paving the way for a new fleet of electric buses.

SPRINGFIELD — A threatened freeze on all federal grant funding could jeopardize education, current climate change reduction projects, affordable housing development and even parks improvements in Springfield and other Western Massachusetts communities.

Whether you're a working actor or an aspiring one, you might be curious to know which movies and TV shows are casting roles near you. Backstage compiled a list of projects casting right now in Springfield, Massachusetts, nearby cities, and nationwide, and which roles they're looking to fill.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

SHREWSBURY, Mass. (WWLP) – A nationwide cookie franchise is opening its second location in Massachusetts. Crumbl will officially open at 50 Boston Turnpike in the White City Shopping Center in Shrewsbury on Feb. 7th. at 8:00 a.m. The store is owned by Dennis and Richard who have known each other for 10 years.

Multiple arrests have been made after shots were fired at police conducting surveillance in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Thursday night. Springfield police said in a Facebook post that they were conducting surveillance on Fernwold Street around 7 p.

Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, say they just made five arrests tied to the illegal flow of firearms between Vermont and Massachusetts.

On December 17, local, state, and federal agents arrested 25-year-old Joseph Llano of Springfield inside an apartment on the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, 24-year-old Justin Llano of Springfield on the 100 block of Davenport Street, and 30-year-old Jose Cotto of South Hadley on the 0-100 block of Bridge Street in South Hadley.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield’s gas prices have risen 3.8 cents per gallon over the past week.

The focus Tuesday morning was supposed to be on electric school buses for Springfield, but officials said that they’re ready to takes the funding pause to court, if need be. They do believe, however, the buses will be on the roads soon enough. “This will be carried through,” said Congressman Richard Neal.