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Nursing shortage in schools across the country

Title: Nursing shortage in schools across the country
Runtime: 1:51
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: Nursing shortage in schools across the country

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Flock Safety announces changes to the data it collects on the movements of millions of Americans

Title: Flock Safety announces changes to the data it collects on the movements of millions of Americans
Runtime: 2:47
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: WATCHING THE WATCHERS- Flock Safety announces major changes to the data it collects on the movements of millions of Americans. https://www.westernmassnews.com/ #westernmassnews #watchingthewatchers #brendankeefe #flock #safety #surveillance #cameras #privacy

Renewed call for safety measures after a deadly e-bike accident

Title: Renewed call for safety measures after a deadly e-bike accident
Runtime: 1:14
Date posted: 5 days ago
Description: E-BIKE DANGERS. A deadly e-bike crash in South Hadley renews call for safety measures. #westernmassnews #ebike #dangers #accidents #childsafety https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/13/deadly-e-bike-crash-south-hadley-renews-call-safety-measures/

Reading the Room: Book-to-movie adaptations

Title: Reading the Room: Book-to-movie adaptations
Runtime: 21:16
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: In this episode, we discuss what it takes for a book-to-movie adaptation to be great, as well as discuss pages 92-141 of Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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The Alchemist Society and great, cozy mysteries

Title: The Alchemist Society and great, cozy mysteries
Runtime: 23:34
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Learn about an Agawam book shop featuring art vendors and a tattoo studio and we chat with its owner, Dr. Kate Benson, about some of her favorite cozy mysteries

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Title: Affordable Back-to-School Shopping
Runtime: 14:50
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: This time of year can be expensive for parents, but there are ways to get everything your kids need without breaking the bank.

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Mass. State Police sergeant testifies in Lindsay Clancy trial

Title: Mass. State Police sergeant testifies in Lindsay Clancy trial
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Mass. State Police sergeant testifies in Lindsay Clancy trial

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Friends and family remember softball coach who died from rare cancer

Title: Friends and family remember softball coach who died from rare cancer
Runtime: 2:29
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Friends and family remember softball coach who died from rare cancer

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New stats show downward trend in Holyoke crime

Title: New stats show downward trend in Holyoke crime
Runtime: 1:34
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: New stats show downward trend in Holyoke crime

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19-year-old E-scooter rider killed in car crash

Title: 19-year-old E-scooter rider killed in car crash
Runtime: 2:24
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: 19-year-old E-scooter rider killed in car crash

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Title: Dan's Wednesday Evening Forecast
Runtime: 3:36
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Dan's Wednesday Evening Forecast

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3:30 p.m. FastCast -19-year-old E-Scooter rider killed in car crash

Title: 3:30 p.m. FastCast -19-year-old E-Scooter rider killed in car crash
Runtime: 5:47
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: 3:30 p.m. FastCast -19-year-old E-Scooter rider killed in car crash

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28 arrested after months-long wiretap investigation

Title: 28 arrested after months-long wiretap investigation
Runtime: 1:47
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: 28 arrested after months-long wiretap investigation

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New state legislation will ban cell phone use in schools

Title: New state legislation will ban cell phone use in schools
Runtime: 2:54
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: New state legislation will ban cell phone use in schools

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Getting answers after a major local drug bust

Title: Getting answers after a major local drug bust
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Learn more about the arrest of nearly 30 people in a major drug bust. https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/12/officials-detail-investigation-into-drug-trafficking-crime-hampden-county/ #westernmassnews #crime #fentanyl #drugbust #firearms #413crime #hampdencounty

Parenting Playbook is taking the stress out of Back To School

Title: Parenting Playbook is taking the stress out of Back To School
Runtime: 0:16
Date posted: 6 days ago
Description: Parenting Playbook is taking the stress out of Back To School. Stream now on Roku! Just install Western Mass News Plus! New episodes drop every Tuesday morning. https://www.westernmassnews.com/podcasts/ #parenting #westernmassnews #backtoschool #stress #tips #413backtoschool

Parents discuss empty nest syndrome as students leave home

Title: Parents discuss empty nest syndrome as students leave home
Runtime: 2:02
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: As students prepare for a new school year, parents of older students may be preparing for a different transition: their children leaving home.

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East Springfield neighborhood gathers for National Night Out

Title: East Springfield neighborhood gathers for National Night Out
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: The East Springfield Neighborhood Council, partner agencies, residents, and officials gathered at Marshal Roy Park Tuesday night for National Night Out.

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Title: Bright & Warm for Wednesday
Runtime: 3:31
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Bright & Warm for Wednesday

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Man arrested after reported break-in at Holyoke City Hall Annex

Title: Man arrested after reported break-in at Holyoke City Hall Annex
Runtime: 0:30
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A Holyoke man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a city building over the weekend.

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Fallen tree on car continues to trap woman at her home days later

Title: Fallen tree on car continues to trap woman at her home days later
Runtime: 1:57
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A bureaucratic standoff is underway for who is responsible for cleaning up a fallen tree on a woman’s car.

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“Operation Yellow Card” leads 48 missing children to safety

Title: “Operation Yellow Card” leads 48 missing children to safety
Runtime: 0:44
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Almost 50 endangered missing children are now in safe hands following a multi-agency operation in Massachusetts called “Operation Yellow Card.”

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What new vaccine order could mean for your child

Title: What new vaccine order could mean for your child
Runtime: 2:25
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday cuts the federally recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11

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30-year-old man who died in I-91 crash identified

Title: 30-year-old man who died in I-91 crash identified
Runtime: 0:30
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A man who died after striking a center median on I-91 in Hatfield early Monday morning was identified as a Florence man.

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Massachusetts lawmakers debate bell-to-bell school cell phone ban

Title: Massachusetts lawmakers debate bell-to-bell school cell phone ban
Runtime: 2:59
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Students could be required to put away cell phones and other personal devices for the entire school day under legislation passed by state legislators.

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Judge hears arguments over who will build Springfield’s $2 billion courthouse

Title: Judge hears arguments over who will build Springfield’s $2 billion courthouse
Runtime: 3:13
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A judge heard arguments Tuesday in a legal fight over who will build Springfield’s new $2 billion courthouse.

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Springfield Mayor says cancer is in complete remission

Title: Springfield Mayor says cancer is in complete remission
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno said doctors at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute told him his cancer is in “complete full remission”

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Title: Here’s your chance to work at The Big E
Runtime: 0:26
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: The Big E is set to host a job fair next week for those looking to work at the fairgrounds.

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Holyoke names Mick Corduff grand marshal for St. Patrick’s Day parade

Title: Holyoke names Mick Corduff grand marshal for St. Patrick’s Day parade
Runtime: 0:22
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Corduff said the honor is humbling.

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Title: Dan's Tuesday Evening Forecast
Runtime: 3:07
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Dan's Tuesday Evening Forecast

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5 minors arrested after ghost gun, drugs found in car

Title: 5 minors arrested after ghost gun, drugs found in car
Runtime: 0:37
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Six people, five of them minors, were arrested after officers seized a large capacity ghost gun on Bay Street over the weekend.

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10 local firefighters deployed to battle wildfires in Minn.

Title: 10 local firefighters deployed to battle wildfires in Minn.
Runtime: 0:38
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Ten local firefighters are heading to Minnesota to help battle ongoing wildfires in the region, Gov. Healey announced.

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Title: Parenting Playbook: Prodigy Game Room
Runtime: 12:34
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: From video games to mini-golf, learn about an Easthampton business that can provide a fun night out for you and your teens

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Title: Parenting Playbook: Interskate 91
Runtime: 8:37
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: One local business, with two locations, offers great ways for you and your family to cool off and lace up your skates for some summertime fun

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Title: Parenting Playbook: McCray's Farm
Runtime: 10:02
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: One South Hadley farm is offering summertime fun for all ages and, on some occasions, both day and night.

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Title: Parenting Playbook: Whip City Sanctuary
Runtime: 11:14
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: In this episode, learn about a special local non-profit that helps provide long term care for surrendered, neglected, and abused farm animals.

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Days after the storm, a local woman's car still buried under debris

Title: Days after the storm, a local woman's car still buried under debris
Runtime: 1:02
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: A local woman's car is still stuck under a massive tree days after the #macroburst struck her neighborhood.
https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/11/fallen-tree-car-continues-trap-woman-her-home-days-later/ #westernmassnews #firstalertweather #413weather #springfield #stormdamage

The facts on a proposed bell-to-bell cell phone ban Wednesday (8/12) at 6am

Title: The facts on a proposed bell-to-bell cell phone ban Wednesday (8/12) at 6am
Runtime: 0:21
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: See exactly how a bell-to-bell cell phone ban impacts Western Mass school districts, tomorrow at 6am on #ABC40. Or stream our Back to School coverage anytime on Roku—just search Western Mass News. https://www.westernmassnews.com/news/your-school-authority/ #westernmassnews #cellphoneban #school #backtoschool #413

Details on the partial solar eclipse on 8/12/26

Title: Details on the partial solar eclipse on 8/12/26
Runtime: 0:51
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: No need to put Bonnie Tyler (RIP) back on repeat just yet! 🎶 Tomorrow’s eclipse is only a partial one 🌘—and Liam is breaking down exactly what you'll see. https://www.westernmassnews.com/weather/ #westernmassnews #eclipse #solar #firstalertweather

Local barbershop offers free haircuts ahead of back to school season

Title: Local barbershop offers free haircuts ahead of back to school season
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: As a way to help his neighbors and grow his business at the same time, he came up with Walk-In Wednesdays

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Title: Dan's Monday Evening Forecast
Runtime: 3:43
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Dan's Monday Evening Forecast

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City under state of emergency after macroburst

Title: City under state of emergency after macroburst
Runtime: 3:31
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Springfield is still under a declared state of emergency two days after a powerful macroburst ripped the roof off an apartment complex in the south end.

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Severe weather presents unique danger for rescued animals

Title: Severe weather presents unique danger for rescued animals
Runtime: 3:04
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Saturday’s macroburst left Springfield’s Zoo at Forest Park with catastrophic damage, but all 225 animals survived uninjured in a major feat.

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Smith Academy field hockey team remains resilient after fire

Title: Smith Academy field hockey team remains resilient after fire
Runtime: 2:31
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Smith Academy’s field hockey team is staying resilient after storms destroyed their equipment in a lightning strike and fire over the weekend

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New law expands abortion access in Mass.

Title: New law expands abortion access in Mass.
Runtime: 0:49
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: The policy protects doctors and the choices they make with their patients

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Title: Tree crushes house in West Springfield
Runtime: 2:14
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: A West Springfield couple is picking up the pieces after a macroburst led to a massive tree crushing their home.

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Gov. Healey signs “Freedom to Read” law to prevent book bans

Title: Gov. Healey signs “Freedom to Read” law to prevent book bans
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: A bill signed by Governor Maura Healey Monday afternoon will prevent book bans in schools and protect librarians.

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Deadly crash closes part of I-91 for hours

Title: Deadly crash closes part of I-91 for hours
Runtime: 0:18
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Part of I-91 in Hatfield remained closed for hours Monday morning following a crash that left one person dead.

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Court filings, emails reveal new details in courthouse case

Title: Court filings, emails reveal new details in courthouse case
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: Liberty Junction is firing back in court, arguing opponents searched 4,000 emails and found no wrongdoing in a fight to develop the new courthouse.

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The difference between a macroburst and a microburst

Title: The difference between a macroburst and a microburst
Runtime: 0:40
Date posted: 8 days ago
Description: It was a macroburst that sent destructive winds into parts of Western Mass last weekend. So what's the difference between a macroburst and a microburst? Dan knows. https://www.westernmassnews.com/2026/08/09/severe-storms-cause-power-outages-collapsed-buildings-across-western-mass/ #413weather #westernmassnews #macroburst #weekendstorms #severeweather #firstalertweather

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