Raegan Loughrey

02/03/2024

I guess you can say employee appreciation day was a real dog and pony show🦮🐴 thanks HCSD for letting us borrow your police pony Finnegan and officer Molly this morning!

01/03/2024

IT MAY BE LEAP DAY BUT IT’S ALSO THE LAST DAY OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND TO CELEBRATE, SPRINGFIELD TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTED A VERY SPECIAL GUEST- THE DAUGHTER OF THE LATE ACTIVIST MALCOLM X DR. ILYASAH SHABAZZ..

26/02/2024

This is why I do what I do 🎤🤍

24/02/2024

Photojournalist Rich Crane was part of our Western Mass News family since 2010.

23/02/2024

RIP You’ll be missed Rich! Thanks for all your help showing me the ropes when I first started reporting ♥️

Photojournalist Rich Crane was part of our Western Mass News family since 2010.

22/02/2024

The Chief of Child Psychiatry at Baystate Medical Center told Western Mass News that there are both long-term and short-term effects that can result from bullying, and he advised parents to make sure their children know that they’re supported by practicing open communication.

22/02/2024

Following alleged racist bullying in Southwick, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) is addressing how their agency is involved in school anti-bullying policies.

21/02/2024

From student to reporter 🎓🎤 Being a journalist in your home demographic comes with its share of full circle moments… here’s one from just a few weeks ago 🤍

16/02/2024

Thank you to everyone in the community that helped me put this story together! If there’s ever anything you’d like us to investigate please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or our newsroom!

In developing news out of Holyoke, we’ve learned that a high school teacher is under investigation after a student reported an inappropriate video linked to the educator.

09/02/2024

Today marks 20 years since 21 year old UMass Amherst student Maura Murray disappeared in New Hampshire. The photo on the right shows what Maura May look like today. Her family is asking everyone who could t make tonight’s vigil to light a candle tonight at 7:30 pm to honor her memory 🕯️

09/02/2024

In a developing story that played out in a western Mass courtroom on Thursday afternoon, a former Olympian plead guilty to sexually assaulting young boys back in the 1970′s while working as a camp counselor at Camp Greylock in the Berkshires.

09/02/2024

The suspect charged in the shooting death of the nail technician at the Holyoke Mall on January of 2023 has requested to drop the first-degree murder charge.

09/02/2024

Half of the 21 UMass Amherst students, who are facing trial after they were arrested on criminal trespassing charges in October as they held a sit-in to demand the chancellor condemn the war in Gaza, appeared in court Thursday morning.

09/02/2024

08/02/2024

Breaking the ice with some breaking news from earlier today 🧊

A fisherman fell through the ice in Easthampton Wednesday afternoon.

08/02/2024

Let’s just say it was a graphic scene on animal planet …

07/02/2024

Ran into the aunt of one of my oldest friends while doing an interview at Holyoke fire HQ this afternoon 🤍🤍🚒👩‍🚒

06/02/2024

Western Mass News is honoring the legacy of the late country star who just passed away at age 62 after battling stomach cancer. Tune into western mass news tonight at 4:30 and 5:30 pm to hear memories from someone who knew the red solo cup singer before he was a house hold name.

06/02/2024

lets just say i had an interesting day at work Thursday... 🤨

Authorities are investigating after dozens of cases of vodka were stolen from a West Springfield rail car.

05/02/2024

Western Mass News is getting answers after the rent for one Mobile home community in Ludlow increased over 100% right after Christmas.

05/02/2024

Happy National Weatherperson's Day to our First Alert Weather team! ☀ 🌧 ❄ 🌩

04/02/2024

Celebrating yesterday with some of my WMN girlies. ❤️

03/02/2024

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for women’s heart health! As you can see many of us participated! ❤️

01/02/2024

The shocking shooting related death of an infant nearly four months ago in Holyoke still has the city’s mayor pushing for changes, as the 5th suspect was indicted on Wednesday by a grand jury in Hampden Superior Court.

31/01/2024

Local residents will have the rare opportunity to explore the largest single-family home in the city of Springfield—the Valentine Mansion.

31/01/2024

BYOB … bring your own box or leave the short reporter at home! 📦🎤🎥

31/01/2024

When you cover a robbery at the apartment building you lived in when you were a student at umass 🤯😬😬

There was a scary situation at UMass Amherst over the weekend after four students were robbed outside of a campus apartment building.

31/01/2024

photo taken during 1941 of an elderly couple on the corner of High and Dwight Streets ....
Holyoke City Hall which is not in view of this picture would be across the street to the right of the two guys standing on the corner..