Springfield Metro News

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A 29-year-old man, stabbed twice in the stomach last night at the corner of Quincy and Tyler streets, was taken to Baystate Medical Center with ...

State Labor Secretary Suzanne Bump awarding more than one point two million dollars for work force development and training--mostly geared to the city of Springfield.

Springfield police arrested three suspects Monday morning and charged them with stealing a motorcycle and a car and breaking into a dozen vehicles in the Sixteen Acres neighborhood of the city.

By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Defense lawyers for two murder suspects in the May shooting of Mario L. Hornsby Jr.

The President Pro Tem of the Massachusetts House says he believes House Lawmakers will pass the Springfield Bailout Bill on Monday.

Tax Free Weekend Preview This will be the fourth year in a row Massachusetts has held a sales tax free weekend.

A 19-year-old man from Springfield is fighting for his life in a hospital near Niagara Falls.

Murder suspect Wilfredo Pabon By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Springfield police arrested a suspect this morning in the slaying of a 25-year-old city man.

State Police arrested two Springfield teens Tuesday near the Armory Street rotary after finding them in a car that had been reported stolen last week in Chicopee.

By STEPHANIE BARRY sbarry@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A lawyer for a defendant in a mob hit conspiracy trial has asked a judge to dismiss a murder charge, backing the request with a memo with a cheeky title.

By BUFFY SPENCER bspencer@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A former Belchertown police officer was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 cash or $500,000 surety after he pleaded innocent today in Hampden Superior Court to ...

A state lawmaker is urging the Roman Catholic diocese of Springfield to put recently-announced church closings on hold until there is more discussion in the community.

West Nile virus has gained a foothold in Massachusetts, with "significant activity" in greater Boston, Worcester, and Springfield, state health officials said today.

A Springfield lawyer pleads guilty to stealing nearly $15,000 from an 87-year-old woman.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - Undercover narcotics detectives arrested two city men on cocaine and other charges yesterday evening in the downtown.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com SPRINGFIELD - A woman suffered a slashed neck during an argument on Patton Street this morning, and her assailant has been arrested for armed assault with intent to murder.

A city man who was stabbed three weeks ago lost his fight for life at Baystate Medical Center, becoming Springfield's 9th murder victim.

A spokesman says the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield is set to close churches in Agawam, South Deerfield, Adams and North Adams because of decreasing attendance and mounting financial pressure.

Clara Gardner remains in serious condition after being struck by a drunk driver at a train station in Springfield leaving friends and family in Shock Garrett Keefe says, "she is one of those kinds of people who ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- This week's storms have western Massachusetts farmers keeping an eye on their crops.