http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local RSS Feed for WSHM - News - Local en-us Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:20:05 GMT http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Brutality-Case-Cop-to-Receive-Disability-Retirement-102501389.html After speaking with Springfield Police spokesman, Sergeant John Delaney, CBS 3 has learned, Jeffrey Asher, the cop at the center of a police brutality investigation, is slated to cash in on retirement benefits. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/DA-Candidates-Clash-Over-Record-102501189.html The controversy stems from two pamphlets Senator Stephen Buoniconti has been mailing to many Hampden County residents. One is in Spanish and the other is in English. Buoniconti's opponent, James Goodhines says they're misleading. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Palmer-Still-Working-To-Land-Casino-102479734.html The fact the casino bill couldn't get past the governor hasn't discouraged officials in Palmer. They're still preparing to cash in big if and when a casino comes to Western Mass. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Scam-Warning-102475419.html If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. Officials are sending out that reminder Wednesday, after a Wilbraham woman got a very tempting offer in the mail. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Holyoke-man-arraigned-for-teens-murder--102468844.html A Holyoke mother collapses outside the courthouse after seeing the man police say killed her son. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/-Dog-Attack-Owner-Volunteers-to-Remove-Pets-Neighbors-Unsure-102404289.html It was an emotion-packed meeting as Lucy Ferreria the mother of a dog attack victim speaks. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Murder-Suspect-Arrested-at-Police-Station-102390394.html Police have arrested a Holyoke man and charged him with murder after he turned himself in for questioning in the shooting death of a 16-year-old boy. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Driver-in-crash-that-killed-trooper-released--102372089.html An Enfield man who allegedly caused an accident on interstate 91 that killed a Connecticut State Trooper was released after appearing in Springfield District Court on unrelated charges. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/Teachers-Spend-Their-Own-Money-on-Classroom-Supplies-102387714.html A new report shows that K through 12 teachers spent more than $1 billion last school year on classroom materials, all of it their own money. http://www.cbs3springfield.com/news/local/UMass-Officials-Say-In-State-Numbers-Remain-Strong-102387639.html The largest freshmen class ever began classes at UMass Tuesday. University officials are using those numbers to refute a claim they're losing in-state students to surrounding state universities.