22News at 4: Digital Edition

Streaming from the 22 News Broadcast Center. This is 22 News at 4 p.m. Digital Edition. Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to 22 News at 4. I'm Claire Overton. We'll get to your top four at 4 in just a moment. But first, we always have a look at commuter traffic and weather. Let's bring in 22 News Storm Team Meteorologist Brian Lapis. Brian, it was a beautiful fall day outside. Yeah, we got up into the low 60s, which actually is a degree or two warmer than we were expecting. And the sun continues to shine. Let's take a look at traffic, shall we? And you can see here that traffic is doing fine. There are really no problems anywhere. 91, the pike downtown, it's in good shape. So let's get right to temperatures. And you can see here 62 in Greenfield, 61 in Springfield, even low 60s, mid 60s right now in the Berkshires. We do have a few clouds to show you. You can see that we've got this storm off the coast that's backing up, moving from east to west. And that's throwing some clouds in our direction. We do not expect this rain to get anywhere near us. It'll be dry, but there will be some clouds here through the afternoon hours and overnight tonight. We'll be back into the sunshine, though, fairly quickly tomorrow. We'll track it with our 22 News Storm Team forecast. Now we have the latest in the Matthew Farwell trial. A former dispatcher testified that he received a call from one of Birchmore's friends less than two weeks before her death, raising concerns about Farwell's alleged relationship with her. The dispatcher says he reported the information up the chain of command, but the matter wasn't pursued and his notes later disappeared. The former Stoughton police officer is accused of killing 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and staging her death as a suicide. Prosecutors argue Farwell feared the relationship would become public. He has pleaded not guilty. And we're learning more about the arrest of Sean Oliver, the GOP candidate for Massachusetts lieutenant governor. Oliver appeared in court on Monday in New Bedford with a visible wound on his head, which according to court documents is a result of Saturday night's crash. Police officers say when they arrived on scene, they saw Oliver's black Lincoln Navigator flipped over on its roof after crashing into multiple parked cars. He was the only person in the car and the only person injured. Officers allege Oliver admitted to having at least two drinks earlier that night and that he allegedly smelled like alcohol. Oliver has been released on personal recognizance and previously announced the suspension of his campaign. He is facing OUI charges and has pleaded not guilty. Across state lines in Connecticut, another lawsuit is expected to be filed against the corporate owner of Bright Path Daycare in Avon. It comes after allegations that a now former employee sexually abused children. 29-year-old Giancarlos Barrios Otero was arrested in April on several charges. Lawyers say the new lawsuit will be very different from the seven they have already filed. They say this one will have to do with the cameras at the daycare not being monitored. And it's Teen Driver Safety Week, and AAA is urging parents to teach young drivers how to stay vigilant on the roads. AAA says alcohol impairment, speeding, and driving without a seatbelt are the leading causes of fatal crashes among young drivers. Data also shows Massachusetts drivers ages 16 to 20 were involved in more than 110,000 crashes between 2020 and 2025. AAA says parents can set an example on how to navigate the road and make a family agreement that holds both parents and teens accountable. And now let's get another check at today's weather. Brian Lapis joins us back again. I don't need to say government name anymore, but Brian joins us back. Brian, we have some clouds coming in from a storm that's off the coast. Yeah, and these are benign clouds, nothing really to worry about. Actually, it should make the sunset kind of pretty this afternoon. Okay, that's a positive. Sunsets are more or less in the afternoon now, aren't they? Crazy. Intriguing. Let's take a look, shall we? All right, you can see the thin clouds over the valley right now. The farther west you are, the warmer you are and the brighter you are. And the clouds will continue to be with us as we move into the evening hours. You can see here, I'm going to call it variable clouds tonight because at some points will be a little clearer. than others. So you get the idea. The clouds will be around. That's actually going to slow down the cooling a little bit tonight. Tomorrow morning's low temperatures between 36 and 42. And you can see here we get some clouds in the morning, but by noontime most of these clouds are moving out and in the afternoon we're mostly sunny. So morning clouds gives way to sunshine in the afternoon and a high temperature tomorrow in the low to mid sixties. And right now we're still on course for a dry weekend. We'll show you on 22 news starting at five American International College is offering Spanish language broadcasts for two of their upcoming N-E-10 conference soccer games. This follows the success of the Spanish language volleyball broadcasts. The broadcasts feature three current student athletes from AIC, Ramiro Menendez del Alavera, Ivan Rossi and Bautista Markonovic. The two games receiving the commentary will be men's soccer against Southern Connecticut State University State University and women's soccer against Pace University. The games are streaming on Flow Sports. And Glee is coming back for a new season. It has been 11 years since the final episode aired, but series creator Ryan Murphy is bringing the Emmy-winning show back for new episodes of musical comedy. The series will be streaming on Hulu and Disney Plus, although there is no word yet on when you'll be able to watch. And now we have a look at what we're working on for 22 news starting at five we're tracking the latest after a student at Springfield Charter international school was arrested for allegedly tasing and pepper spraying another student plus the Springfield Police Department is expanding its C3 policing model to Indian Orchard and will tell you how their presence will impact the neighborhood and finally Democratic incumbent Congressman Richard Neal faced off against independent challenger Nadia Milleron in a debate for the first congressional district we'll have a breakdown of the debate and their plans for constituents if elected. Traffic seems to be in very good shape as we head into the evening commute. No problems on 91. The Pike looks good and even downtown only some very brief delays at either end of 291. And our dry weather continues through the end of the week. We'll track it on 22 News starting at 5. Claire? Thanks Brian and thank you for joining us this afternoon for 22 News at 4. Join us on TV tonight starting at 5 and you can get all your local news and weather updates anytime on WWLP.com and the 22 News mobile app.