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Daylight Savings Time 2013: Are you ready to lose an hour's sleep?
There are some who are excited to get an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day. Others fret about losing that hour of sleep when, on Sunday, March 10, 2013, 2 a.m. magically becomes 3 a.m. The...
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PSAs aim to prevent sexual assaults, increase reporting, filmed by college...
The public service announcements will be shown at a conference on April 5th at Hampshire College. UMass sophomore Derek Luthi acts in a PSA aimed at preventing sexual assaults and increase reporting...
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Young boy survives fall from ski lift in the Berkshires
The boy, whose name and age were not released, was taken to a hospital, but his injuries were not serious, according to Matthew Sawyer, marketing director of Ski Butternut in Great Barrington. GREAT...
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Pro-gun voters put heat on Democratic senators
Gun control is a top-agenda item for many Democrats, and they'll need all the votes they can to push changes. U.S. Sen. Max Baucus addressing the Montana Legislature in Helena, Mont. Democrats who...
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Does that jet fuel smell like fries? Airline uses leftover cooking oil to...
KLM flights from Kennedy Airport are powered by a mix of 25 percent recycled cooking oil and 75 percent jet fuel. A Dutch airliner flew from New York to Amsterdam on a fuel combination that contained...
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Politicians debate over who gets credit for rising economy
The latest jobs report and unemployment numbers are creating an argument in Washington over who should get a pat on the back and who should get the blame. A board on the floor of the New York Stock...
View ArticleBomb threat forces 2 Peter Pan buses to be stopped, searched in Western...
A threat received by Peter Pan Bus Lines indicated a bomb would detonate inside a bus if the speed of the coach fell below 50 mph. Updates a story published at 5:50 p.m. Saturday, March 9. SPRINGFIELD...
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Springfield poised to settle with Columbia Gas for $1 million after downtown...
Businesses owners also complained that, in addition to property damage, revenues fell off sharply after the chunk of downtown was turned into what resembled a wasteland after the disaster. SPRINGFIELD...
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Rome braces for conclave crowd control challenge
Planning for the moment when the next pope is proclaimed to the world, and for the installation ceremony a few days later, is a big-time guessing game. And that adds up to an ungodly logistical...
View ArticleHarvard administrators secretly search deans emails for evidence of cheating
At least 16 different deans had their email searched by Harvard University administrators. CAMBRIDGE— Harvard University administrators secretly searched the emails of 16 deans last fall, looking for...
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Car accident on Wilbraham Road sends 2 to hospital
SPRINGFIELD — Two people were taken to Baystate Medical Center after a two-car accident in Springfield Sunday morning. Abc40 reports that the accident happened around 1:45 a.m. at 79 Wilbraham Road...
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Homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy hit market at bargain prices
While there are bargains out there for people looking to buy waterside homes damaged by Superstorm Sandy at a deep discount, it's still very much a game of buyer beware. Real estate agent and Little...
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Security risks, frayed relations dog U.S., Afghans during Chuck Hagel's visit
A series of security problems and fractured relations with Afghan leaders plagued Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's first trip to the country as Pentagon chief, including the Afghan president's...
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Before the conclave, horse-trading has begun
In the upcoming conclave, there are no star cardinals and no big favorites, making the election wide open and allowing the possibility of a compromise candidate should there be deadlock. Cardinal Marc...
View ArticleStudy: Even ancient mummies had clogged arteries
Even without modern-day temptations like fast food or cigarettes, people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, according to the biggest-ever study of mummies searching for the condition. By MARIA...
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Penn National Gaming releases new design drawings for its Springfield...
Penn National and MGM Resorts International officials will be back in Springfield to pitch entertainment and traffic plans for their proposed projects, which would rise along the northern and southern...
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6 teens killed, 2 hurt in Ohio SUV crash
A speeding sport utility vehicle taken without permission and carrying eight teenagers crashed into a guardrail Sunday morning and flipped over into a swampy pond in northeast Ohio, killing five boys...
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Monson man charged with OUI after driving truck into stream
Frank Muscaro, 48, of Monson, was allegedly under the influence of drugs when he crashed his pickup truck into a stream. MONSON — A local man was charged with operating under the influence of drugs...
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Afghan leader Hamid Karzai alleges U.S., Taliban are colluding
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accused the Taliban and the U.S. of working in concert to convince Afghans that violence will worsen if most foreign troops leave — an allegation the top...
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Palmer police release identity of Level 3 sex offender living in town
Carolos E. Campos, 54, is a convicted rapist who lives at 1062A Pleasant St., according to Palmer police. As a Level 3 offender, Campos has been deemed by the state to pose the highest risk of...
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