Holyoke News

Two teens were seriously injured after their dirt bikes collided head on. The accident happened at on Kings Bluff Drive in Colrain, only a few miles northeast of Greenfield.

Two brothers, a seventeen year old and a four year old, lost their lives in a house fire on Saturday.

Dogs, dogs and more dogs from small and elegant looking Yorkshire terriers to family- friends English cocker spaniels to big, hardworking Bernese mountain dogs will turn the grounds of the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield this weekend into "dog city." The "cluster" dog shows they will be competing in begin today with the Holyoke Kennel ...

A former Holyoke elementary school teacher who ran off with one of her students has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated rape and abuse and three counts of statutory rape.

Former Holyoke teacher Lisa Lavoie, accused of seducing a 15-year-old student, was arraigned in Hampden Superior Court on Tuesday, charged with three counts of aggravated rape and abuse and three counts of statutory rape.

Massachusetts - Fire Chief Peter Takvorian is bracing for the layoff of 14 firefighters and the closure of two firehouses to plug a $1.6 million Fire Department budget shortfall in fiscal 2010, a situation he describes as critical.

Police and firefighters could be required to take random drug tests if a state approves a new bill.

Days after the Chicopee native's death, his family watches at Westover Air Reserve Base, as his body is flown home.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com HOLYOKE - A single vehicle crash on Route 91 north took the life of a 47-year-old Waban man Thursday night.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com HOLYOKE - Police and federal agents raided a High Street apartment Thursday afternoon and arrested a city man and Bronx, N.Y. man for trafficking heroin and related charges.

Faced with a choice of breaking the law or making a point, Holyoke Police Chief Anthony R. Scott called off pickets he urged for Thursday at courthouses here and across the state to protest the actions of judges in the handling of criminal cases.

Holyoke is considering placing wind turbines on Mount Tom in order to generate energy for Holyoke Gas and Electric Company.

By GEORGE GRAHAM ggraham@repub.com HOLYOKE - Holyoke police stopped a vehicle at Newton and Cabot streets Monday night and arrested one of its occupants for cocaine.

The City Council last week rejected a proposal to study using John J. Lynch Middle School as an alternative spot to move the school administration offices.

The hunt is on for a man accused of murdering a known criminal in Holyoke, but the trigger man is not the only one being blamed.

State police arrested a 45-year-old Manchester, Conn., resident early Sunday morning at a highway rest stop shortly after he was observed naked and engaging in sexual acts in public.

Holyoke police are investigating a homicide that took place Sunday afternoon. A 43-year-old Holyoke man was shot twice shortly before 1 p.m. outside 33 West Court, according to Capt.

According to Holyoke Police Lt. Denise Duguay a man was shot at least once in the abdomen on the corner of Oliver Street and Lyman Terrace around 12:50 Sunday afternoon.

Iran spent nearly twice as much on U.S. imports during President Barack Obama's first months in office as it did during the same period in 2008, showing that despite trade penalties and tense relations, the two countries are still doing business.

Connecticut state police say a body has been found in Enfield on the campus of the MassMutual Financial Group.