American Heart Association Walk
"Learn and Live" is the American Heart Association's message to everyone and the reason why hundreds of western Massachusetts residents walked at Forest Park in Springfield Saturday morning. Full story
AM News Headlines 5-18-13
Travel throughout the Northeast including here in Western Massachusetts. is being affected after a train collision in Connecticut. 60 passengers were hurt in the collision, five of them critically injured. Full story
Mass. Gov. heading home from Ireland trade visit
Gov. Deval Patrick is returning from a trade mission to Ireland with Massachusetts Senate President Therese Murray. Full story
Amputee ditches prosthetic hook for bionic hand
A father from Massachusetts, who lost part of his arm to cancer as a teenager, is now able to hold his daughter thanks to a high-tech bionic hand known as the iLimb. NECN’s Ally Donnelly reports.
State's bond rating Double A Plus
Massachusetts Treasurer Steven Grossman will join us for the full hour to talk about all things money including where we stand financially in Massachusetts and what our bond rating looks like. Full story
Gambling panel weighs southeast Mass. casino bids
Developers who are unsuccessful in their pursuit of casinos in the eastern or western regions of Massachusetts could compete in the newly opened southeastern region under a plan approved by the state's gaming commission on Thursday. Full story
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Female congressional leaders demand major changes to military sexual assault laws
Rep. Niki Tsongas talks about the BE SAFE Act, which she introduced, that would strip convening authority of the military’s ability to overturn convictions and require punishment for those found guilty of sexual assault.
Military to re-screen assault prevention leaders
The Army is investigating a sergeant first class whose job is to prevent sexual assault at Fort Hood for allegedly forcing a subordinate into prostitution and allegedly assaulting two tohers. Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., is co-chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, and she joins Chri
Picky patron punched server over pickles, cops say
Police in Massachusetts say a worker at a Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs shop was hit with a knuckle sandwich by a patron who was extemely upset by the amount of pickles on her steak and cheese sandwich. WHDH’s Janet Wu reports.
The struggle to bury Tsarnaev ends with random act of decency
Alex Wagner highlights Martha Mullen, the woman who arranged the controversial burial of Boston bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, as a woman who reminded us all to show respect and decency even in the face of evil and tragedy.
Marriage equality supporters headed to victory in another state
Advisor for LGBT Policy at the Center for American Progress Aisha Moodie-Mills, former Chairman of the Illinois Republican Party Pat Brady, Democratic State Senator Kelvin Atkinson of Nevada, and The Star Tribune reporter Rachel Stassen-Berger talk about the fight for gay marriage in Minnesota.
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