Man sentenced in child sexual assault case
ORANGE – An Orange District Court judge Wednesday sentenced an Athol man to 18 months in jail following his conviction on four counts of... more ››
DA’s office lands grants to improve human trafficking, drug investigations; fund gun buyback
Two new state grants will pay for the Northwestern District Attorney’s Office to offer a gun buyback event; increase surveillance and... more ››
New task force aims to strengthen animal welfare efforts in Northwestern district
The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is leading an effort to strengthen and better coordinate the work of animal welfare... more ››
Indictments break up drug trafficking operation between Springfield/North Quabbin
GREENFIELD – Following a four-month investigation into a drug trafficking ring that had been ferrying large amounts of... more ››
Amherst man sentenced to prison in connection with sexual assaults
NORTHAMPTON – A judge Thursday, Jan. 18, sentenced an Amherst man to serve 6 to 7 years in state prison in connection with multiple... more ››
Hadley woman sentenced to probation, forbidden from caring for animals, in animal cruelty case
BELCHERTOWN – A Hadley woman was sentenced by a Hampshire Superior Court judge to five years of probation and prohibited from possessing or... more ››
Man sentenced to state prison for burglarizing Amherst home, attempting to kidnap toddler in 2021
NORTHAMPTON - A man who broke into an Amherst home in the middle of the night in March of 2021, stole several items and then... more ››
ADA honored for animal protection work
Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Erin M. Aiello was honored for her extensive efforts to educate and raise awareness about animal... more ››
Saturday's Drug Take Back event netted more than one ton of unneeded drugs
Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events in Hampshire and Franklin Counties collected 2,568 pounds of drugs, safely... more ››
Full list of communities gearing up for Saturday's prescription drug disposal event
NORTHAMPTON – Local residents are encouraged to clean out medicine chests and dispose of unneeded medication for humans... more ››
South Hadley man sentenced in 2022 crash that killed Easthampton couple
Saying “this was done by a good person to good people” -- and noting that she did not make the sentence lightly -- Northampton District... more ››
Massachusetts Appeals Court upholds Christopher Conley 2020 conviction
The Massachusetts Appeals Court has upheld the 2020 conviction of Christopher Conley, currently in state prison, in connection with a long-... more ››
Judge sentences Cara Rintala to 12-14 years
NORTHAMPTON – A Hampshire Superior Court Judge today sentenced Cara Rintala to 12-14 years in prison for the 2010 strangulation death of... more ››
Jury finds Cara Rintala guilty of voluntary manslaughter charge
NORTHAMPTON – A jury today declared Cara Rintala guilty of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the strangulation death in 2010 of her... more ››
DA announces new Victim Witness Unit Chief
NORTHAMPTON – The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has named Emily O’Neil as director of its Victim Witness Unit,... more ››
Leicester man killed after tree falls on truck
A truck travelling west on Petersham Road near its intersection with Sweezy Lane in New Salem was struck by a falling tree that had become... more ››
SJC upholds 2007 murder conviction stemming from 2005 murders
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of Dennis M. Bateman in connection with the strangulation death of... more ››
Granby man charged in connection with July 1 fatal crash
The boyfriend of a Granby woman killed in an early morning July 1 collision in Granby is facing four criminal charges in connection with... more ››
Investigators probe cause of fatal Belchertown fire
BELCHERTOWN—A residential fire on Daniel Square has claimed one person’s life, said Belchertown Fire Chief John Ingram,... more ››
Former physical therapist arraigned on new charges
NORTHAMPTON – Edward Kostek, a former Cooley Dickinson Hospital physical therapist, pleaded not guilty today to two... more ››