Dwight B. Shepard
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Tornado watch issued for Berkshire County, southern Vermont
The watch also includes two counties in Southern Vermont. → Read More
PM News Links: Police say man offered to trade toddler for heroin, parents say teen killed in crossfire was innocent bystander, and more
A broken water main has disrupted service to most of Brockton and Whitman, closing schools, cancelling city events, postponing non-elective surgeries at a city hospital and forcing tens of thousands of residents to boil their drinking and cooking water. → Read More
Yesterday's top stories: Water main break disrupts telecommunication services for thousands, Springfield police arrest 5 in heroin crackdown, and more
Mayor Karen Cadieux's fiscal 2016 budget completely eliminates funding to the Easthampton Community Center, which provides food, clothing, and other essential needs to the city's low-income residents. → Read More
Pet Project: Animals available for adoption in Western Massachusetts shelters May 22
Through the "Precious, Not Parents," campaign, the Dakin Humane Society will provide a limited number of $20 spay and neuter surgeries for puppies and kittens under six months of age during the month of June. → Read More
False teeth left in Cape Cod polling booth
Someone left a set of dentures at the polls in Brewster's annual town election. → Read More
Cape Cod beach, hammered by winter storms, struggles to get ready for summer tourist season: video, photo gallery
Construction crews are nearing the end of a six-week project to reconstruct a 280 foot section of coastal bank at Corporation Beach in Dennis. → Read More
Want to clinch a date for the prom? Say it with a skydive (video); this Connecticut student did
Eddie Staten, of Madison, Conn., went skydiving to make sure his girlfriend would remember his invitation to the prom. → Read More
Dramatic video captures images of BoltBus bursting into flames on Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton
No injuries were reported, according to state police. → Read More
Dramatic video captures images of BoltBus bursting into flames on Massachusetts Turnpike in Newton
No injuries were reported, according to state police. → Read More
Springfield man, jailed for rape 30 years ago, seeks new trial after FBI admits tainted testimony: video
The Justice Department wrote a letter last year that said an FBI hair analyst's testimony in the rape case of George Perrot contained "erroneous statements." → Read More
Brian Williams wanted back on the air by NBC News head, newspaper reports: Video
The New York Daily News reported Monday that Andrew Lack, who was tapped last month by NBC to head its news department, wants Williams back on the "Nightly News" desk. → Read More
Police release body-cam video of officer shooting armed man in Oklahoma: videos
The video shows Donald Allen, 66, who police and family members said had a history of mental illness, approaching an officer with a loaded pistol, → Read More
Pet Project: Animals available for adoption in Western Massachusetts shelters April 10
Animal shelters are located in Leverett, Southwick, Montague, Westfield and Springfield. → Read More
Presidential candidates seen as anti-gay will not win voters under 30, Republican pollster says
More than 60 percent of Republicans under 30 support gay marriage, according to pollster Whit Ayers. → Read More
Former Worcester basketball coach held after being charged with assaulting player during home invasion
A former basketball coach who a teenage victim said assaulted him with the barrel of a shotgun during a home invasion in November was held without bail during a dangerousness hearing in Central District Court in Worcester Tuesday. Jesse G.... → Read More
Pet Project: Pets available for adoption in Western Massachusetts shelters March 13
Animals are available for adoption in Westfield, Springfield, Leverett and the Turners Falls section of Montague. → Read More
First unmasked photo of 'Jihadi John,' Islamic State executioner, spreads across the Internet
The photo was Tweeted out by Sky News after authorities identified Mohammed Emwazi as the masked man shown in serveral videos of hostages being beheaded. → Read More
Family remembers good Samaritan from Connecticut who lost life trying to help motorists in need: video
The driver who allegedly caused the crash drove over, but later was cited by police for evading responsibility, driving with a suspended license and traveling too close behind. → Read More
Substitute teacher 'removed' after 330-pound freshman in Illinois says he helped bully him: video
Stephen Davis said he is used to being ridiculed by other students because of his size, but that this is the first time a teacher has joined in, → Read More
Carjack suspect leads Texas police on high speed chase, is tackled by couple after ramming van: videos
Police said that no one should ever do what this woman did. → Read More