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Athol man receives jail sentence in abuse case

Man sentenced in child sexual assault case

Judge hands down 18-month jail sentence

ORANGE – An Orange District Court judge Wednesday sentenced an Athol man to 18 months in jail following his conviction on four counts of... more ››

State grants to fund training and gun buyback event

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 ››

Task force gears up to improve animal protection efforts in the Northwestern district

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 ››

Springfield men charged in connection with drug trafficking to No. Quabbin region

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

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 gets probation, prohibited from caring for animals

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 2021 kidnapping attempt

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 ››

Northwestern DA's Erin Aiello honored for efforts to protect animals

ADA honored for animal protection work

Annual Animal Control Officers Association meeting

Northwestern Assistant District Attorney Erin M. Aiello was honored for her extensive efforts to educate and raise awareness about animal... more ››

Two-county Drug Take Back Day disposes of more than 1 ton of drugs

Saturday's Drug Take Back event netted more than one ton of unneeded drugs

Safe disposal protects the community and environment

 Saturday’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day events in Hampshire and Franklin Counties collected 2,568 pounds of drugs, safely... more ››

14 communities taking part in Saturday's Drug Take Back Day

Full list of communities gearing up for Saturday's prescription drug disposal event

DA interviewed on Mass Appeal

NORTHAMPTON – Local residents are encouraged to clean out medicine chests and dispose of unneeded medication for humans... more ››

Man pleads guilty in connection with accident that killed Edward Hanlon and Ilona Murray

South Hadley man sentenced in 2022 crash that killed Easthampton couple

Tragedy draws tears of many in courtroom

Saying “this was done by a good person to good people” -- and noting that she did not make the sentence lightly -- Northampton District... more ››

Christopher Conley's 2020 conviction affirmed

Massachusetts Appeals Court upholds Christopher Conley 2020 conviction

Father serving 16-18 years in prison in connection with daughter's poisoning

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

DA says sentence reflects the gravity of the crime

NORTHAMPTON – A Hampshire Superior Court Judge today sentenced Cara Rintala to 12-14 years in prison for the 2010 strangulation death of... more ››

Cara Rintala convicted on voluntary manslaughter charge

Jury finds Cara Rintala guilty of voluntary manslaughter charge

Fourth trial for former Granby woman

NORTHAMPTON – A jury today declared Cara Rintala guilty of voluntary manslaughter in connection with the strangulation death in 2010 of her... more ››

Victim Witness Unit Director Emily O'Neil

DA announces new Victim Witness Unit Chief

New director has long history with advocacy for victims

NORTHAMPTON  – The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office has named Emily O’Neil as director of its Victim Witness Unit,... more ››

Leicester man, 75, killed when tree falls on his truck while driving

Leicester man killed after tree falls on truck

Authorities investigating why tree uprooted

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 murder convictions stemming from 2005 killings

SJC upholds 2007 murder conviction stemming from 2005 murders

State's highest court rules no errors in trial connected to the murder of Brandy Waryasz

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court today affirmed the conviction of Dennis M. Bateman in connection with the strangulation death of... more ››

July 1 crash in Granby leads to motor vehicle homicide charges

Granby man charged in connection with July 1 fatal crash

Passenger was his girlfriend

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 ››

Belchertown fire kills one man

Investigators probe cause of fatal Belchertown fire

One man found deceased in house

BELCHERTOWN—A residential fire on Daniel Square has claimed one person’s life, said Belchertown Fire Chief John Ingram,... more ››

Former Cooley Dickinson Hospital PT charged with rape

Former physical therapist arraigned on new charges

Defendant ordered to have no contact with victim

NORTHAMPTON – Edward Kostek, a former Cooley Dickinson Hospital physical therapist, pleaded not guilty today to two... more ››

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