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If you've felt like your allergies have been worse this year...you're not alone. A Springfield doctor says this fall allergy season is worse than last year, with more patients looking for sick visits and urgent treatment. Ragweed, dust mites, and mold spores have been the leading causes. The allergy season should ease up within the next few weeks

The long talked about East-West rail project that would connect Springfield to Boston via train, just received a $130 million federal grant. The goal is to have two daily inland-route round trips between Boston, Springfield and New Haven by 2030.

It's never fun being evacuated, but that's what happened to those who were in the Target area of the Holyoke Mall last Friday afternoon. Turns out, a worker accidentally struck a gas line in a store’s loading dock area. Crews soon arrived and fixed the problem before the rest of the mall had to be evacuated.

An Enfield congressional office has been caught up in a wave of suspicious packages. An employee was exposed to an unknown white powder in a mailed envelope, though testing so far shows it to be non-hazardous. The incident is part of a broader wave of suspicious letters sent to congressional and election offices across the country

Community leaders joined together Saturday to launch the Fort Pleasant Project. It's a new Springfield initiative that looks to support youth in crisis, help formerly those just released from prison re-enter the community and expand access to housing

Thousands of people came together over the weekend in Springfield’s Forest Park to take part in the Rays of Hope Walk and Run. The event is held to support breast cancer research, education, and care. The fundraiser first began 33 years ago and has collected more than $18 million since it began

Debate over the proposed location for the new Springfield courthouse continues. Four of Hampden County’s top elected officials are asking for Governor Healey to reconsider the chosen Liberty Junction proposal. And those are people who work in the courthouse. They question if there is going to be enough parking for the approximately 1600 people the courthouse serves every day and contamination of the site, among other things

Springfield City Council members are considering traffic safety cameras as a way to make intersections safer and crack down on drivers who run red lights. Under the proposal, citations would be sent to registered car owners. Drivers would not face an auto insurance surcharge.

If you're looking to give back, three local organizations are holding coat drives. The Salvation Army in Springfield is looking for coats for kids. Between the Bridges, a ministry that meets every Sunday in Downtown Springfield is looking for men's coats, and Ocean State Job Lot is launching its 11th annual “Buy, Give, Get” winter coat donation program today to help veterans

Heads up for the elevated risk of collisions during deer mating season in October and November. According to experts, deer activity increases substantially during their annual mating season, making animal crossings far more frequent. 

It's an exciting day for one local school...Libertas Academy Charter School in Springfield has been named a 2026 Massachusetts School of Recognition. Its middle school students achieved the third-highest student growth ranking statewide in both English Language and math.

Springfield has become the latest city to meet and try to eliminate invasive spotted lantern flys. City officials are focusing on eliminating egg masses before the winter season ends. They're also looking to remove the bugs' primary host tree, the trr of heaven

40 years is a long time, and after 40 years, all 13 locations of Smithland Pet & Garden Center will close. The company originally known as myAgway and Dave’s Soda and Pet City said this decision was difficult but necessary. They have locations in both western Massachusetts and across Connecticut, but there's no public timetable for the closure