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Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, are searching for a missing teenager. Authorities say 14-year-old Aiana Dominguez ran away, but did not say when. She has been in contact with her mother and a case worker with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, police said, but she has not revealed her whereabouts. Police did not give a physical description of Dominguez…

Two people have been arrested after a home in Springfield, Massachusetts, was hit by gunfire in broad daylight Wednesday. Springfield police say officers responded to the 0-100 block of James Street around 12:35 p.m. for a ShotSpotter activation and found a house had been struck by bullets. Investigators received information about the suspects and the vehicle believed to be involved,…

The police officer who was seriously wounded in one of three related shootings in Springfield, Massachusetts, last week was released to applause Thursday from a Boston hospital where he’d been recuperating. Still wearing an eye patch, Springfield Police Officer Nestor Santos waved to several banks of uniformed officers outside Massachusetts General Hospital as he left. “We’re extremely grateful for...

A police officer was seriously wounded in one of three related shootings Wednesday night in Springfield, Massachusetts, police said. Seven people were arrested. Two Massachusetts Department of Transportation workers were hurt as well, one seriously, by a car carrying three people believed to be involved in one of the shootings, according to police. An 18-year-old, Isak Font, is suspected of…

A domestic disturbance turned deadly Sunday morning in Springfield, Massachusetts, according to police. Police responded to Marion Street shortly before 11:30 a.m., where they found two women with fatal stabbing wounds, according to Springfield police. A man was later found stabbed in the area and was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries. Police arrested a man who was…

Two people were injured Saturday afternoon in a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield police say they responded to the 0-100 block of Kenyon St. around 3:45 p.m. for a ShotSpotter activation and found a man and a youth with gunshot wounds. Both victims were taken to Baystate Hospital. The man’s injuries are considered non-life threatening, while the juvenile male...

A Springfield man accused of dragging a Lawrence police officer a short distance this week has been arrested, Massachusetts State Police say. Early Monday morning, an officer with the Lawrence Police Department stopped a vehicle that was being sought after a shooting in the Fitz Street area, according to state police. Authorities did not say if anyone was injured in…

A 15-year-old boy from Springfield, Massachusetts, ran away last month, and now police are trying to find him, authorities said Tuesday. Carlos is believed to have runaway at about 5 p.m. on March 27, Springfield police wrote on its Facebook page. The teen was described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 100 pounds. He could be in the…

MGM Resorts International is considering selling its casinos in Springfield, Massachusetts, and Northfield Park, Ohio, according to a report from Bloomberg News, which cited people with knowledge on the matter. The company, which operates 31 casinos globally, began consulting financial advisors upon review of MGM’s share price, which has risen less than 5% over the last two years despite growth…

A toddler was inside a car while it was stolen in Springfield, Massachusetts, Wednesday night, local police said, warning about a spike in motor vehicle thefts. The 2-year-old child was found and is safe, police said Thursday, ahead of a briefing from police and Mayor Domenic Sarno. They didn’t share more details about the incident Thursday morning, but did...

A man has died and three others are hurt after a shooting in Springfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday, police say. Officers responded to Morgan Street around 6:20 p.m. to find multiple gunshot victims, according to the Springfield Police Department. Two of them were found inside a Freightliner truck, and a third was on the ground. One of the victims found inside…

Days after a fire ripped through a building in Springfield, Massachusetts, killing a woman and seriously hurting another person, police are looking for a person who was seen in the area. The mother of the woman who died, a recent high school graduate, and another woman who was seriously injured and remained at Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday spoke exclusively to…

One person was killed and another critically injured in an early-morning fire in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to WWLP, the fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. Monday at 118 Grover St., and two people were trapped inside. Firefighters arrived and were able to get everyone out of the house. A woman died in the fire, while the other victim was resuscitated…

Three teenagers were arrested after crashing into a police cruiser while driving a stolen car in Springfield, Massachusetts on Tuesday evening. Springfield police say the incident took place at around 6:15 p.m. on Maple Street. According to authorities, they observed a car that had been reported stolen earlier in the day. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Daniel Walker, drove in…

Authorities have arrested three people after a teenager was killed in Springfield late Sunday night. Police say they responded to a report of a gunshot victim in an apartment on Lionel Benoit Road, according to reports from WWLP. According to authorities they found a 17-year-old suffering from a gunshot wound and three other people in the apartment. The teenager was…

The mother of a 10-year-old Massachusetts girl shot by a neighbor who forced his way into her family’s apartment earlier this week has died. The girl, identified as Aubrianna Lynn, was shot in Springfield on Monday and died on Thursday, her mother posted on Facebook. Stephanie Croteau wrote that the girl was not in pain and was surrounded by family....

A 10-year-old wounded in a shooting Monday in Springfield, Massachusetts, has died, the city’s mayor confirmed. Police say 34-year-old Victor Nieves of Springfield forced his way through the front door of his neighbor’s apartment in the multi-family home they shared on Berkshire Avenue. He shot 52-year-old Kim Fairbanks, who died from her injuries, and two granddaughters, ages 12 and 10….

A Springfield, Massachusetts man forced his way into his neighbor’s home, shooting and killing her, and shot her grandchildren, leaving one of them in critical condition, before turning the gun on himself, officials said Tuesday.

A Springfield, Massachusetts man forced his way into his neighbor’s home, shooting and killing her, and shot her grandchildren, leaving one of them in critical condition, before turning the gun on himself, officials said Tuesday. The Hampden District Attorney’s Office provided the update Tuesday, one day after they say Victor Nieves, 34, forced through the front door of his...

A crash involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer on Interstate 91 in Springfield, Massachusetts, has resulted in serious injury and closed highway lanes to traffic Monday night. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation released little information but said all I-91 southbound lanes were closed at mile marker 8, just south of the Interstate 391 exchange. Around 10:15 p.m., MassDOT said lanes…