Holyoke

A tragic death inside a state licensed marijuana facility in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is being called the first of its kind in the industry. Lorna McMurrey, a 27-year-old employee, collapsed inside Trulieve’s production building after having trouble breathing. Her mother, Laura Bruneau, is calling for change to prevent this from happening to another family. “I lost my everything, like, my...

A tragic death inside a state-licensed marijuana facility is being called the first of its kind in the industry.

The death of a young woman in Holyoke is being tied to her job at a state-licensed marijuana facility in the wake of a federal investigation, according to a report by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. According to federal and city records obtained by the NBC10 Investigators, 27-year-old Lorna McMurrey went into cardiac arrest at Trulieve’s cultivation facility...

Police in western Massachusetts have made two arrests following separate shootings in the city of Holyoke. The Holyoke Police Department announced the arrests Saturday. Victor Diaz-Torres, a 23-year-old Holyoke resident, was arraigned Friday on a charge of murder in connection with a fatal shooting on Sept. 3 that killed 25-year-old Alex Larkin. In the second case, 35-year-old Angel Velez of...

A multi-story apartment building caught fire Friday morning in Holyoke, Massachusetts. Smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the building on South Bridge Street in the city’s South Holyoke neighborhood. The roof partially collapsed on the back of the building, WWLP reported. Red Cross was on scene to help at least 25 people who were displaced by the…

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Thursday that the state has reached a $56 million settlement with the families in the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home COVID-19 outbreak in the spring of 2020. “The COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home was a terrible tragedy,” Baker said in a statement. “While we know nothing can bring back those who were lost, we hope…

The Holyoke St. Patrick’s Day Parade is returning this year after a two-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers say this year’s parade is scheduled for March 20. Abigail Scanlon, a spokesperson for the St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke, said having to cancel the parade two years in a row was heartbreaking and that everyone is eager for...

The Massachusetts National Guard will begin driving students to school in five more communities. Brockton, Framingham, Holyoke, Quincy and Woburn asked and will receive the help, the Baker administration said Friday. The National Guard was already approved to help out in Chelsea, Lawrence, Lowell and Lynn as Massachusetts school struggle to get kids into class on time amid a national…

Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker activated 250 members of the National Guard to drive school busses amid a shortage of drivers.

Legislation establishing the Podokesaurus holyokensis as the official dinosaur of Massachusetts cleared its first committee Tuesday and the lawmaker behind the effort hopes the forward movement will help teach onlookers about the legislative process. Rep. Jack Patrick Lewis, the lead sponsor of the bill (H 3190), has been using the effort to create an official dinosaur as way to help…

Two people are dead after a wrong-way crash in Holyoke, Massachusetts. At approximately 6 p.m. on Sunday, a person driving North in the Southbound lane on I-91 crashed with another vehicle, according to Massachusetts State Police. The second vehicle had two people in it, including the driver.  Police say both drivers died at the scene.  The passenger of the...

A Holyoke officer was sitting in a parked police cruiser late Friday night when a single bullet struck the SUV’s front windshield at chest level, breaking the glass. Holyoke police say the bullet missed the officer, whose marked cruiser was parked around 9:40 p.m. at the city gas pumps on Commercial Street, across from the Holyoke Fire Department headquarters....

The cruiser was parked when the shooting happened.

A 25-year-old Massachusetts man was killed over the weekend in Holyoke, and investigators are asking for the public’s assistance as they investigate. The Holyoke Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a shooting in the area of Walnut Street just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday and found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. The victim, later identified as…

A Massachusetts state lawmaker is calling for Gov. Charlie Baker and other officials to appear before a Senate oversight hearing to answer questions about the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last year. Sen. Diana DiZoglio, in a letter to Senate President Karen Spilka, said the hearing was necessary because an investigation into the outbreak commissioned by Baker…

A special committee of Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where 77 veterans died from COVID-19 in the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic

Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report Monday night into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

Massachusetts lawmakers released a lengthy and damaging report Monday night into what unfolded at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

Lawmakers have released a report after dozens of veterans died from COVID-19 at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home.

Legislative leaders on Friday outlined plans to advance a $400 million bill funding the construction of a new Holyoke Soldiers Home but it’s unclear if their timeline will be fast enough to quickly secure federal funding. The House plans to vote next week on the bill — a formal session is planned on Thursday — and legislative leaders indicated they…