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A three-year-old girl is dead and a family left in mourning after a tragic accident in Acushnet Tuesday. Acushnet Police Chief Michael Alves said in a press release the accident occurred shortly before noon Tuesday on Jean Street as the girl's father was making repairs to a vehicle...

A four to six year prison sentence was handed down for a Taunton man who brutally assaulted his wife in the presence of their two year-old child.

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — A former Nantucket man who raped a child has been sentenced to a year in jail under a plea deal that even his own lawyer called "unquestionably lenient." Hadi Nabulsi was sentenced Tuesday to 2½ years in jail with one year to serve and the balance suspended for five years...

Two New Bedford women were arrested after Acushnet Police say they left a two-year-old child in a running car during a Sunday night break-in.

A child was rescued from a hot car in a store parking lot.

ATTLEBORO, Mass. (AP) — A man described by authorities as a karate instructor at the Attleboro YMCA has been charged with child rape for allegedly having sex with a 13-year-old girl. The Sun Chronicle reports that Corey Ruel, of North Attleborough, was held on $50,000 bail after not guilty pleas to five counts of aggravated statutory rape of a child were entered on his behalf...

Westport police are asking the public for help in finding a man who was involved in an incident involving a child on Thursday.

BOSTON (AP) _ Newly released figures show that Massachusetts reported the highest rate of abused and neglected children in the nation during the 2014 fiscal year. The federal figures reported in The Boston Globe show that Massachusetts reported 31,863 victimized children to the federal Department of Health and Human Services in the fiscal year that ended in September 2014...

The car seat may look like a comfy place for your baby to hang out, but it can be more dangerous to your child than you may know.

A New Bedford man is sentenced to up to a decade in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to the sexual assault of an underage girl. The Bristol County District Attorney's office says 38-year-old Nathaniel Rodrigues pleaded guilty Monday in Fall River Superior Court to multiple charges including rape of a child with force and indecent assault and battery of a person under 14...