As states and local governments grapple with a federal grant freeze, Springfield, Massachusetts, is still hoping to put recently-awarded grant money to work — paving the way for a new fleet of electric buses.

SPRINGFIELD — A threatened freeze on all federal grant funding could jeopardize education, current climate change reduction projects, affordable housing development and even parks improvements in Springfield and other Western Massachusetts communities.

President Donald Trump’s first-day orders are in full swing as mass deportations continue across the country and it’s also been seen here in Massachusetts.

The deadline to get a Real ID in Massachusetts is fast approaching and according to the RMV many residents still need one.

A small state board in Massachusetts has greenlit a project proposal involving the busiest courthouse in the Pioneer Valley – a plan the state’s inspector general is voicing concern about.

Congressman Richard Neal, Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno and Springfield Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonia E. Dinnall will be announcing a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck off the coast of New England mid-Monday morning, sending tremors across the region. The United States Geological Survey confirmed the quake and said it hit offshore at 10:22 a.m. about 8 miles east of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and about 6 miles southeast of York Harbor, Maine.

The focus Tuesday morning was supposed to be on electric school buses for Springfield, but officials said that they’re ready to takes the funding pause to court, if need be. They do believe, however, the buses will be on the roads soon enough. “This will be carried through,” said Congressman Richard Neal.

Police in Springfield, Massachusetts, say they just made five arrests tied to the illegal flow of firearms between Vermont and Massachusetts.

Dress for Success Western Massachusetts is celebrating 25 years of business in 2025, and they celebrated by cutting the ceremonial ribbon at their new career center.

Authorities on Wednesday identified a woman whose body was found in a park in western Massachusetts earlier this month.

Previously the site of the VCA Boston Road Animal Hospital, the property at 1235 Boston Road was acquired by Caring Health Center, Inc. during the pandemic. Services offered at the newly-completed center will include pediatric, dental and behavioral health care.