Mass. Tornado Claims Rise; More Funding Offered
The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities has risen dramatically.
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The financial toll from tornadoes that ravaged Springfield and several smaller communities has risen dramatically.
Immigrant advocates say around 100 refugees remain homeless in the wake of the severe weather and tornadoes that stuck central western Massachusetts last week .
Springfield held an interfaith service with Gov. Deval Patrick Wednesday evening. Faith is something those hit the hardest by last week's tornado outbreak need now more than ever.
A week after deadly tornadoes ripped through their town, seniors at Monson High School are preparing for their graduation.
Disaster assessment teams scoured western Massachusetts on Monday to determine whether the state is eligible for federal aid in the wake of last week's tornadoes.
Financial aid could soon be making its way to tornado-ravaged Massachusetts communities.
The towns blasted by Wednesday's tornadoes are still picking through the ruins and cleaning up, but in Springfield, children will resume a part of their normal routine on Monday.
While Springfield firefighters were out responding to storm calls and saving buildings from collapse, several of their own homes came crashing down in the tornadoes.
The state firefighters association is teaming up with trade unions and the teamsters in launching a donation drive for the victims of last week's tornadoes.
Western Massachusetts Electric Co. says power has been restored to customers in the Springfield area.
The damage from Wednesday's tornadoes stretches for miles. Before-and-after pictures give us some sense of the long path of destruction.
In a week full of remarkable pictures, one video still manages to take your breath away. It shows you in no uncertain terms what it looks like and sounds like to be run over by a tornado.
Two people have been shot by police officers in Springfield.
As people continue to clean up in the central and western Massachusetts towns hit hard by Wednesday's tornadoes, there's a lot of over-the-fence help. There's also a lot of across-the-state help.
The National Weather Service has declared one of Wednesday's tornadoes in Massachusetts an EF-3, the third highest ranking in terms of damage, with wind speeds from 136-to-165 miles per hour.
It's a day for demolition in western and central Massachusetts, two days after the region was hit by three deadly tornadoes.
The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday that at least three tornadoes touched down in central and western Massachusetts.
"Under the circumstances, it's a blessing that there haven't been more people hurt," Gov. Deval Patrick told WBZ-TV Thursday.
Tornadoes and several severe thunderstorms tore through parts of western and central Massachusetts on Wednesday, claiming four lives and leaving a tremendous amount of damage in a number of communities.
The tornadoes that hit western and central Massachusetts Wednesday left multiple trails of destruction.
Several tornadoes touched down in Massachusetts Wednesday afternoon, killing at least four people and damaging property across more than a dozen communities.
Several tornadoes touched down in western and central Massachusetts on Wednesday, killing at least four people and damaging property in 19 communities.
Peter Judge of the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency confirms that the agency has confirmed fourth deaths in Wednesday's tornadoes.
A Lawrence laundromat owner offering free dryer service has been accused of stealing $55,000 worth of natural gas.
One of the men shot in Springfield allegedly by an escaped prisoner reportedly was the father of the man suspected of shooting the escapee's mother.
