SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action against a rare Civil War-era firearm believed to have been unlawfully removed from the Springfield Armory. The ...

SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Armory was the nation’s first armory and it played a decisive role in the American Civil War by producing most of the weapons used by Northern troops. Its rich history ...

2026 marks 250 years since America declared its independence ...

SPRINGFIELD — Susan Ashman was only 4 years old when officials lowered the American flag at the Springfield Armory, and gunmaking operations ceased there on April 30, 1968. A park ranger at the site ...