Amherst Orchid Society Show particulars

AP: MORE: FBI says arrest made in Washington state ricin letters scare: (link) -SS

mjwilk1237: Northampton baseball keeps playoff hopes alive with 9-3 win at Belchertown. Needs win at Ludlow Friday afternoon to qualify for WM D1

AP: Among those killed in Okla. tornadoes: a 3rd grader who loved to sing, an 8-year-old who loved soccer: (link) -SS

GazetteHS: Coming off a 23-strikeout performance against Taconic, Frontier senior Krystel Enko tosses a six-inning no-hitter against Mahar.

AP: Okla. medical examiner's office says it has identified all 24 people killed in Moore tornado: (link) -SS

AP: Okla. emergency official says Moore tornado was "the anomaly that flattens everything to the ground": (link) -SS

AP: Victim in London attack was hacked to death, witnesses say: (link) -SS

AP: Authorities say it is no longer clear if man shot during questioning about Boston bombings had knife: (link) -SS

GazetteHS: Wednesday’s Live Local Scoreboard | GazetteNe(link)L2

GazetteUMass: UMass' Becky Stoyle (triple jump) & Rachelle Bourque (javelin) qualified for NCAA East Region. Sat. in N.C. Top 12 advance to the NCAAs.

AP: BREAKING: US says 4 American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009: (link) -SS

GazetteUMass: UMass MLAX's Jake Smith named to USILA Scholar All-America team. Senior D is one of 92 student-athletes recognized across Div I, II and III.

BDGazette: #PlainviewMA boy wins Nat'l Geogrpahic bee by naming farthest point from earth's center. Spoiler: It's Chimborazo (link)

BDGazette: Cause of April 21 fire at Shaw's Motel building in #northamptonma still under investigation acc. to state Fire Marshal's office

AP: MORE: Jurors in Jodi Arias case say they're deadlocked over whether she should get death sentence: (link) -SS

BDGazette: RT @SenStan: Amendment 49 has passed, it increases aid to communities by $21.25 million...back to pre-recession levels..allowing for robust…

AP: How residents of one block in Moore, Okla., experienced Monday's deadly tornado: (link) -DC

kristinpalpini: Infographic: Teens: Median Number of Facebook Friends is 300. check out other social media data at pew (link)

AP: MORE: Oklahoma City mayor says up to 13,000 homes were hit by tornado: (link) -CC

AP: Hitting the road for Memorial Day? So are 31.2 million other Americans, AAA estimates: (link) -DC @GlobeTrotScott

AP: BREAKING: Oklahoma City mayor says 12,000 to 13,000 homes damaged or destroyed by tornado.