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Remains found in Indiana in 1994 identified as Ohio woman
October 13, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — Human remains found in 1994 beneath a central Indiana bridge have been identified through DNA testing as those of an Ohio woman last seen by relatives earlier that year, officials said.
US man gets prison for exploiting child from Philippines
July 13, 2022 GMTSPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man previously convicted of indecently assaulting a child has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for inducing a minor in the Philippines into sharing sexually explicit photos, federal prosecutors said.
3 juveniles charged in connection with massive blaze
June 7, 2022 GMTORANGE, Mass. (AP) — Three juveniles ages 12 to 14 are facing charges in connection with a massive fire in Orange, Massachusetts last weekend that destroyed four buildings, including a vacant mill, authorities said Tuesday.
Driver charged with injuring motorcyclists held without bail
June 1, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A driver who authorities say was under the influence of prescription medications when he veered into oncoming traffic on a Massachusetts roadway and crashed into a group of motorcycles, injuring nine people, is being held without bail.
Massachusetts man gets 40 years for fatal attack on uncle
March 30, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to at least 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally stabbing his uncle and severely injuring his aunt in their own home nearly two years ago.
Motorcyclist crashes, dies in Indiana during police pursuit
March 28, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A man wanted on a warrant fled from central Indiana police on his motorcycle, leading officers on a pursuit through parts of two counties before he crashed at an intersection and died, police said.
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Small plane makes emergency landing on Massachusetts highway
March 3, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A small, single-engine plane experiencing “mechanical failure" had to make an emergency landing on an interstate highway in Massachusetts, state police said.
Neither of the aircraft's two occupants was injured when the plane landed on Interstate 91 in Greenfield at about 5:45 p.m.
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Indiana man gets jail for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
February 12, 2022 GMTGREENWOOD, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Joshua Wagner of Greenwood apologized in court Friday and said “there's nothing I can do to take that back.”
Dispute troubles museum of Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley
January 29, 2022 GMTGREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — The future of a museum dedicated to the life of famed Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley is troubled by a dispute over control of its artifacts collection.
Greenfield city officials argue that a local nonprofit group can’t provide proof of ownership for much of the collection of writings, furniture, paintings and other items stored at the James Whitcomb Riley Boyhood Home and Museum.
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2 charged with evidence tampering in death of Galena man
January 17, 2022 GMTGALENA, Mo. (AP) — Two people have been charged with tampering with evidence in the shooting death of a Galena man in November, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Billy Mack Walker, 58, died from a gunshot wound in late November.
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Children’s mental health nonprofit gets $100K donation
December 12, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts nonprofit that provides mental health services for children overcoming sexual and physical abuse has received a $100,000 donation.
The donation for the Greenfield-based Children’s Advocacy Center of Franklin County and North Quabbin Inc.
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Photographer Jock Sturges pleads guilty to sexual misconduct
November 17, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A photographer known for his images of nude adolescents has pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old student in the mid-1970s while he was a teacher and dorm parent at a private boarding school in Massachusetts, prosecutors said.
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Art professor gets up to 12 years for attack on colleague
October 21, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A college art professor who pleaded guilty to using a rock, a fire poker and garden shears in a four-hour attack on a colleague that left the victim with permanent injuries has been sentenced to up to 12 years in prison.
Professor pleads guilty in attack on fellow faculty member
October 15, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — An art professor at a prestigious women's college in Massachusetts pleaded guilty on Friday to attacking a colleague with a rock, fire poker and garden shears, leaving the victim with permanent injuries.
Indiana governor solicits donations for Afghan refugees
September 18, 2021 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is asking Hoosiers to donate new clothing, powdered baby formula and other items for thousands of Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Camp Atterbury.
Trooper finds fentanyl, pills after highway traffic stop
September 15, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) — A state trooper who stopped a car for following too closely to another vehicle on an Indiana highway found more than four pounds (1.8 kilograms) of pure fentanyl and nearly 16 pounds (7.2 kilograms) of pills believed to be laced with the drug.
11 Indiana BMV branches temporarily closed over staffing
September 8, 2021 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles is blaming staffing shortages for a decision to shut down 11 license branches around the state for at least the next four weeks.
The closures began Tuesday and are scheduled to last through Oct.
Penn Jillette supports hometown fair’s fundraising efforts
July 29, 2021 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Magician Penn Jillette is urging people to support a fundraising effort by the agricultural fair in his Massachusetts hometown he credits with inspiring his show business career.
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
May 17, 2021 GMTU.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency meetings Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the deadliest single attacks in nearly a week of Hamas rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes.
College students recruited as teachers to keep schools open
December 18, 2020 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — As the coronavirus sidelines huge numbers of educators, school districts around the country are aggressively recruiting substitute teachers, offering bonuses and waiving certification requirements in order to keep classrooms open...
CO blamed for deaths of couple found in tent
April 29, 2019 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say carbon monoxide poisoning is to blame for the deaths last winter of two people found in a tent in an area known as a campsite for homeless people...
Oakmont Stopped in State Semifinals
November 14, 2018 GMTSTURBRIDGE -- There will be no third straight trip to the state final for Central Mass. Division 2 field hockey champion Oakmont Regional this year.
Raegan Hickey's goal with just under 15 minutes remaining in the game came off Greenfield's eighth corner and gave the Green Wave a deserved lead, and Greenfield held off the Spartans, 2-0, in Tuesday's state semifinal at Tantasqua Regional High School.
Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds
August 7, 2018 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Franklin County House of Correction one summer morning...
As Challengers Line Up, Warren Says “We’re Ready” for 2018
November 13, 2017 GMTBy Stephanie Murray
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE
GREENFIELD -- As the Republican National Committee sinks significant resources into Massachusetts and targets U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's 2018 campaign, Warren and her supporters say they are up to the challenge.
29 mailboxes stolen from Greenfield, Deerfield
June 9, 2014 GMTGREENFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Police in Greenfield are investigating after someone stole almost 30 residential mailboxes then tossed them off an overpass onto Interstate 91.
US Sen. Edward Markey to tour western Mass. cities
August 27, 2013 GMTPITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey is planning a tour of western Massachusetts to talk with mayors, business leaders and local voters.
The Massachusetts Democrat will begin the Tuesday tour visiting with Pittsfield Mayor Daniel Bianchi before talking with local business owners along North Street near city hall.
Erving man charged in connection with pursuit
April 8, 2013 GMTERVING, Mass. (AP) — Police say an Erving teenager is facing charges for allegedly leading officers on a high-speed chase through three communities.
Police say the pursuit of 18-year-old Carl Engstrom on Saturday afternoon started in Erving and went through Montague, and back to Erving, before ending in Northfield, where he and a passenger ditched their pickup truck and fled into the woods.