SPRINGFIELD — A threatened freeze on all federal grant funding could jeopardize education, current climate change reduction projects, affordable housing development and even parks improvements in Springfield and other Western Massachusetts communities.

President Donald Trump’s first-day orders are in full swing as mass deportations continue across the country and it’s also been seen here in Massachusetts.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

A small state board in Massachusetts has greenlit a project proposal involving the busiest courthouse in the Pioneer Valley – a plan the state’s inspector general is voicing concern about.

The deadline to get a Real ID in Massachusetts is fast approaching and according to the RMV many residents still need one.

On December 17, local, state, and federal agents arrested 25-year-old Joseph Llano of Springfield inside an apartment on the 100 block of Belmont Avenue, 24-year-old Justin Llano of Springfield on the 100 block of Davenport Street, and 30-year-old Jose Cotto of South Hadley on the 0-100 block of Bridge Street in South Hadley.

Several suspects have been arrested and police said Friday there’s currently no threat to the north branch parkway area after a large police search Thursday in Springfield.

Multiple arrests have been made after shots were fired at police conducting surveillance in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Thursday night. Springfield police said in a Facebook post that they were conducting surveillance on Fernwold Street around 7 p.

Night - Cloudy with a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from SSE to S at 5 to 6 mph (8 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 27 °F (-2.8 °C). Rain with a high of 44 °F (6.7 °C) and a 75% ...

Authorities on Wednesday identified a woman whose body was found in a park in western Massachusetts earlier this month.

Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, say they just made five arrests tied to the illegal flow of firearms between Vermont and Massachusetts.

Moving to Springfield can be made easier and less ... Verify current state regulations with Massachusetts’ transportation authority. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has resources online ...