Jim Kinney

| WESTFIELD — A downed power line sparked a brush fire in Westfield Tuesday afternoon after weeks of warm, dry weather have put New England at heightened risk of fire.

SPRINGFIELD — The winning bidders who bought the imposing but decayed Paramount Theater /Massasoit House hotel block are a family-owned development

The U.S. Department of Energy predicts those who heat with gas will pay about the same in 2024-25 as they did last year.

The goal remains two-hour service from Springfield to Boston

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NORTHAMPTON — A large, black, long-haired cat found in the area around Clement Street in Florence on Oct. 26 has tested positive for rabies, the city of Northampton announced Friday afternoon.

Parent company MGM Resorts International says net revenue at its regional casinos is up.

SPRINGFIELD — The former owner of the now-defunct Westfield Transport Inc. — whose truck killed seven motorcyclists in a 2019 New Hampshire crash that made national headlines — was sentenced Thursday.

| SPRINGFIELD — Edward Nathan Gale manufactured and distributed about 50 untraceable “ghost guns” to people in Kansas and Massachusetts

The former owner of the now-defunct Westfield Transport Inc. — the Massachusetts trucking company whose truck killed seven motorcyclists in a 2019 Randolph, N.H., crash that made national headlines — was sentenced Thursday.