Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — Fifty years ago, in April 1975, Tyra, a life-sized, 20-foot-tall replica of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, arrived at the ...

The city’s connection to Geisel's life and work is now preserved at the only museum in the world dedicated to him.

Book Launch Event Comes Up March 25 in Northampton and Via Livestream I write about three-toed sloths, and war, and how ...

SPRINGFIELD — UMass and pro basketball great Julius “Dr. J” Erving and former Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo say the ...

Here in southern New England, the land of four distinct seasons, spring is on our doorstep. This month's vernal equinox, the moment the sun crosses the equator from south to north, comes at 10:46 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Federal prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action to reclaim a historic firearm believed to have been stolen from the Springfield Armory several decades ago.

A new exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum puts the spotlight on Springfield history and the way its economy and social fabric were influenced for decades by one of America’s ...

The Illinois State Museum is inviting residents from across the state to share family stories as part of a statewide effort ...

Possibly the first photographs taken of enslaved people are finally going back to South Carolina after being held by Harvard.

The Springfield Department of Public Works is shifting its primary focus to pothole repairs as melting snow reveals ...

Springfield temperatures reached into the 60s on Monday, triggering significant snowmelt and bringing residents to local parks.

SPRINGFIELD – After a tumultuous year of almost-sales, rebranding and staff changes, a Springfield business is closing up shop for good. On March 9, Karen Conn of Conn Hospitality Group posted to ...