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How a Navy SEAL, a Mass. high school grad, died trying to save a teammate
Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia, members of the U.S. Navy’s SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. As Navy Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class Nathan Gage Ingram began climbing the ladder onto the boat, he slipped, falling into...
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Woman Dead After Being Struck by Train in Westfield
A woman is dead after she was struck by a train on Thursday night in Westfield, Massachusetts. Local police confirmed the pedestrian was killed after being hit by a train after investigating the areas of Elm and Pochassic Street. According to reports from WWLP, there was significant police presence around the train tracks in the area around 10:45 p.m. The…
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‘The Watcher' Season 2 Is Coming: What to Know, Creepy True Stories Behind Netflix Hit
So just who is “The Watcher”? Both in the show and in real life, we don’t know — even the stars of the creepy Netflix hit set in New Jersey are in the dark ahead of season two.
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Former Massachusetts Police Detective Convicted of Killing Wife
A former Massachusetts police detective has been convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death nearly five years ago of his wife. Former Westfield Detective Brian Fanion was sentenced Wednesday in Hampden Superior Court to a mandatory term of life in prison after being found guilty by a jury of killing 51-year-old Amy Fanion in May 2018. The prosecutor said...
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Police Officer ‘Conscious and Speaking' After Being Hit by Car in Western Mass.
A police officer working a road detail was injured when he was struck by a car on Tuesday morning in western Massachusetts. Westfield police said on Facebook that one of their officers was hit by a car while working a road construction detail. He was taken to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. His condition was not immediately known, but police…
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Human Remains Found in Westfield Woods Confirmed to Be Man Missing Since 2019, Police Say
Massachusetts State Police say human remains found in a wooded area in Westfield last weekend have been determined to be those of a man who went missing over three years ago. The remains were determined to be those of Timothy Kolendo, of Westfield, who had been missing since Nov. 30, 2019. He was 52 years old at the time of…
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Mass. Police Search for Conn. Shooting Suspect, Closing Part of Turnpike
A man suspected in a West Hartford, Connecticut, shooting was the subject of a police search in western Massachusetts that closed down part of the Massachusetts Turnpike. Massachusetts State Police and local police were looking for 22-year-old Darnell Barnes, considered armed and dangerous, in Russell and Blandford, troopers said. Barnes allegedly shot someone multiple times early Friday morning. “Residents asked…
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‘Go Home!' Residents of NJ Town Are Over ‘The Watcher' — and They Want Fans Out
You’ve probably heard about Netflix’s new TV miniseries “The Watcher” by now. It’s one of the creepiest stories in New Jersey history and has held the streaming giant’s No. 1 spot almost constantly since it debuted last week.