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.

A man was arraigned in court last Thursday in connection with a Springfield arson case in which a woman died in 2023.

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 small state board in Massachusetts has greenlit a project proposal involving the busiest courthouse in the Pioneer Valley – a plan the state’s inspector general is voicing concern about.

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.

Several suspects have been arrested and police said Friday there’s currently no threat to the north branch parkway area after a large police search Thursday in Springfield.

President Donald Trump’s first-day orders are in full swing as mass deportations continue across the country and it’s also been seen here in Massachusetts.

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.

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.

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

A Chicopee resident has struck it big, becoming the fourth $1 million prize winner in the Massachusetts State Lottery’s Celtics Banner 18 instant ticket game.