Billy Bob Thornton Talks About His New Book

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 04:32 pm GMT -4 SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB) -- From Sling Blade to Bad Santa and Monsters Ball, he is one of...

Mass. Creates Fake Websites to Warn Customers

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 04:05 pm GMT -4 BOSTON (AP) -- The state's consumer protection office has created a bunch of phony websites -- as...

F.B.I. Director Confirms Preliminary Probe of JPMorganChase

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 03:05 pm GMT -4 By PETE YOST, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI Director Robert Mueller says the bureau...

Schilling’s Video Game Company Asks R.I. for More Help

By ERIKA NIEDOWSKI and DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is asking Rhode Island for additional help to save his video game company, prompting state leaders to consider whether the firm…

Northeast Utilities CEO Seeks to Overcome Storms

by STEPHEN SINGER, Associated Press BERLIN, Conn. (AP) — The new chief executive of Northeast Utilities says New England’s largest utility has its work cut out following two storms last year that damaged power lines and the company’s…

Georgia Parents Upset Over Pledge to Ban ‘LOL’, Other Acronyms from Yearbook

MILTON, Ga. (WGGB) – Some parents in one Georgia school district are upset over the district’s decision to prohibit or limit the use of slang terms and acronyms in this year’s yearbook. The school now says that the whole issue was a…

A Few Storms Still Possible Later Today

We’ll see some sunshine this afternoon as temperatures reach into the mid & upper 70s. It’s muggy out there too with dew points into the middle 60s. Later on this afternoon/evening between  about 5-9 pm some showers and even a few…

Feds: Skechers Deceived Consumers with Shoe Ads

By JENNIFER C. KERR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Claims that Skechers’ fitness shoes can help shed pounds and tone muscles are sketchy at best, says the government — and they’re going to cost the company millions of dollars. The…

Springfield Police Make Arrest in Sumner Avenue Bank Robbery Case

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) – Springfield Police have made an arrest in a three year old bank robbery case. On two occasions, in April and September 2009, the TD Bank on Sumner Avenue was robbed allegedly by the same individual – a black…

Stockbridge Man Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Assaults

PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A Stockbridge town employee accused of sexually assaulting three young girls when he worked at a school has pleaded not guilty to 16 separate charges. Scott Muir was arraigned Tuesday in Berkshire Superior Court on four…

N.H. Man Suffering from Dementia Found in Maine, 200 Miles from Home

GLENBURN, Maine (CNN) — An elderly man with dementia went out to get his mail and ended up taking a 200 mile drive. His family was worried and searching for him, but a store clerk helped them, purely by chance. The Village Variety Store…

Five-Year-Old Conn. Boy Helps Save Family from House Fire

WALLINGFORD, Conn. (ABC) – When this fire started, it was about 4:00 a.m. Tuesday. Five people were asleep in the house, and only one of them heard the smoke alarm. WTNH-TV’s Kent Pierce asks five year old Nicholas Pellow, “Tell me what…

Child Left Unattended at Conn. Bus Stop

GUILFORD, Conn. (ABC) – Parents in one Connecticut town are upset after a bus driver leaves a six-year-old unattended at a bus stop. It’s a rule all bus drivers must follow when they bring kindergarteners home from school in…

M.I.T. Names Provost New President

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has named L. Rafael Reif (RIFE) as its new president. The 61-year-old electrical engineer has been provost at the prestigious university in Cambridge, Mass., since 2005 and on the…