Taylor Cormier

The Attorney General's office says there will be no further review of the Bristol County District Attorney's investigation into the fatal shooting of Malcolm Gracia.

15-year-old Gracia was shot and killed by New Bedford Police in May 2012, after he stabbed an officer

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A Papa John's Pizza delivery driver has been robbed after a phony order was placed.

According to New Bedford Police, the 19-year-old driver was sent to the 200 block of Harvard Street in the Brickenwood Housing Development around 8:30 Sunday night, where the resident stated they did not order any food

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Students, faculty members, and state officials had the chance to learn a bit more about the role of the country's Attorney General from the man himself. Eric Holder dropped by the UMass Dartmouth School of Law Friday, taking questions and providing his take on many issues he faces on a daily basis

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Realizing the upcoming fishing year will be an exceptionally rough ride for fishermen, officials at NOAA are trying to pick up some of the costs associated with keeping tabs on the catch.

In a written statement, Northeast Fisheries Science Center Director Bill Karp says NOAA is working on a plan to fund at-sea monitoring, a cost that has been passed onto fishermen in the past

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The New Bedford Regional Airport is bracing itself for the sequester of automatic spending cuts in the federal budget.

Airport Manager Thomas Vick says the airport is on the list of control towers that may have to cease operations as $85-billion is slashed

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Business leaders, educators, and students collaborated over ways to introduce real life skills into the classroom.

The 5th Annual Business Education Forum hosted by the Global Learning Charter Public School heard suggestions from business men and women, calling for more real-world skills to be taught alongside traditional "STEM" subjects

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Dr. Kriner Cash, one of three finalists for the Superintendent of Schools position in New Bedford, provided a fair assessment of the status of the city's school system, and gave a thumbnail sketch of what he would do immediately if he were hired

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A Wareham couple has been arrested following a bizarre sequence of events in the town.

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Dozens of community organizations are pushing for a tax increase in Massachusetts to fund programs and projects they say have taken a hit over the past decade.

The Campaign for Our Communities held a rally Tuesday at the Bristol Community College campus in downtown New Bedford, urging support for Governor Patrick's budget plan for increased education and transporation funding or other "progressive" plans pending on Beacon Hill

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A North End convenience store was robbed shortly before noon Sunday.

New Bedford Police Detective Capt. Steve Vicente tells WBSM News that a white male in his 20's entered the Coggeshall Food Mart at 463 Coggeshall Street and displayed a small, black firearm and demanded money from the 38-year-old female clerk

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