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A&E’s new docuseries ‘Family Lockup’ follows inmates in Hampden County Jail. Here’s how to watch it

The new docuseries follows a groundbreaking re-entry program where estranged family members of inmates attempt to rebuild ...

‘Raw and unfiltered’: Western Mass. jail becomes backdrop for new A&E family reality show

The family members agreed to spend 48 hours in Massachusetts jails as part of the general population to understand what their ...

Hampden Co. Sheriff’s Department featured in new A&E show

The Hampden County Sheriff’s Office is taking a unique approach to combatting repeat offenders in western Massachusetts.

Woman allegedly released hives of bees on deputies and bystanders to protest eviction

A woman was arrested 800 miles away from where she allegedly unleashed multiple hives of bees on deputies and other bystanders.

Beekeeper vigilante unleashed dozens of her creatures on cops to try and stop eviction, officials say

Massachusetts police have issued an arrest warrant for Rorie Susan Woods, a Hadley woman who missed her trial Tuesday on ...

Mass. woman accused of attacking sheriff’s deputies with bees in 2022 arrested in Tennessee

Rorie Susan Woods was arrested at a hotel in Tennessee last week after failing to appear for her Massachusetts trial.

Mass. woman who unleashed swarm of bees on deputies arrested in Kingsport after missing trial

A woman accused of using beehives to attack Hampden County Sheriff’s deputies during a 2022 eviction in Longmeadow was arrested in Tennessee Thursday evening.