WWLP-TV (Chicopee, MA)

WWLP-22News, affiliated with NBC, started its broadcasting journey on March 17, 1953, and has been on air ever since. It holds the distinction of being one of the first high-powered UHF stations licensed by the FCC in the United States and the very first UHF television station in Massachusetts. Serving the western Massachusetts area, WWLP-22News offers a variety of local news, network shows, syndicated content, and original programming. The station excels in delivering up-to-date digital breaking news and weather updates via its website, WWLP.com, and across all mobile platforms. Additionally, WWLP 22.2 features The CW Springfield, which showcases The CW network's programming, along with the station's own nightly news broadcast at 10 p.m.

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Trump and Musk feud explodes in public view

10 hours ago | wwlp.com | Reshad Hudson

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump and his former adviser Elon Musk are now in a very public feud. The dustup erupted on social media Thursday after days of Musk criticizing the president’s signature tax and spending bill. The world’s richest man and the president of the United States didn’t hold back on how they now feel about each other on social media. They were once allies, now Elon Musk is calling for President Trump to be impeached.
Navy to rename ship named after Harvey Milk

1 day ago | wwlp.com | Maddie Biertempfel

Breaking News1 MORE ALERTSSpringfield Police SVU arrest man in connection with rape and kidnapping
Incoming education commissioner outlines priorities

2 days ago | wwlp.com | Sam Drysdale

BOSTON (SHNS) – Literacy, teacher recruitment and retention, and promoting bilingual education are at the top of the priority list for the state’s new K-12 commissioner of education. Pedro Martinez will begin running Massachusetts’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education on July 1, after former Commissioner Jeff Riley stepped down in March 2024 and over a year of interim leadership.
House poised to approve major cannabis bill on Wednesday

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Colin Young

BOSTON (SHNS) – An expansive bill to restructure the embattled Cannabis Control Commission, regulate and tax hemp-based drinks and gummies that have proliferated in convenience stores, and open the door to retail-only medical marijuana businesses will go before the House of Representatives on Wednesday, having now cleared two committees without opposition.
ICE arrest of Milford student causes community uproar

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Julia O'Keefe

MILFORD, Mass. (WWLP) – ICE arrests are ramping up around the country, and here in Massachusetts, a detained Milford High School student is drawing national attention. ICE officials said Monday they’ve arrested nearly 1,500 migrants statewide who came into the country illegally. It’s part of what they’re calling “Operation Patriot,” targeting criminals.
USPS starts campaign to reduce dog attacks on mail carriers

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Storm Wolf |Iman Palm

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – With dog attacks on postal workers climbing to more than 6,000 cases in the past year, the U.S. Postal Service is launching its annual National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign beginning June 1. According to USPS data, Los Angeles recorded 77 dog attacks on postal workers in 2024, the highest number of any city in the country. Houston followed with 65 incidents, and Chicago ranked third with 57.
Boston Road closed in Wilbraham following downed powerlines

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Victoria Buddie

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Ticket reselling rules contested months after taking effect

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Sam Drysdale

BOSTON (SHNS) – A new law went into effect last year restricting ticket transfers for live events, and consumer advocates who opposed the measure were back before lawmakers Monday fighting for more flexibility in ticket transferability. In November, Gov. Maura Healey signed into law new restrictions on ticket sales and transfers, which backers said would help prevent exorbitant markups by scalpers.
Industry pushes back on Senate-backed Rx price cap idea

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Chris Lisinski

BOSTON (SHNS) – Less than two weeks after the Senate moved to create a new prescription drug price cap system in Massachusetts, an industry official warned against legislative “leapfrog” that could complicate the most recent round of reforms. A top pharmaceutical industry lobbyist urged lawmakers to hit the brakes on an attempt to impose upper price limits on certain medications, arguing that the new regulations would come while another cost control law is still being implemented.
Bay Meadow Apartments in Springfield get high-speed internet boost

3 days ago | wwlp.com | Julia O'Keefe

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – State officials and agencies are celebrating the delivery of high-speed internet to the preservation of the affordable housing’s Bay Meadow apartments in Springfield. This is the first housing development to get connected through the residential retrofit program, a statewide initiative to upgrade broadband infrastructure in public and affordable housing properties.