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Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren is visiting the Southcoast on Friday. Her first stop is in Fall River for a meeting with Mayor Sam Sutter and other officials. Then its on to UMass Dartmouth, where at noon the Senator will tour the university's new Bioengineering Lab...

Four new Police Officers are onboard in New Bedford. The new officers were introduced on Friday, following their swearing in at City Hall. Jakob Cwick is the oldest of the group at 38. He was born in Poland and formerly served on the New Bedford Fire Department...

New Bedford's mayor says a 53-year-old city man died after shoveling snow during this week's blizzard. Mayor Jon Mitchell said at a news conference Wednesday that the man suffered a ``cardiac event'' while shoveling snow on Tuesday night...

Mayor Jon Mitchell has declared a State of Emergency for the City of New Bedford, and also discussed other information related to the storm during an afternoon news conference.  Here's a press release from City Hall: Mayor Jon Mitchell declared a State of Emergency in the City of New Bedford as of 1:00PM today, January 26, 2015...

The City of New Bedford has acquired two new, state-of-the-art ambulances. Chief Financial Officer Ari Sky tells WBSM News, the city has purchased two new vehicles in each of the past two years. That added revenue says Sky, has helped to offset the cost of the new vehicles, saving taxpayers some money...

During its second time in front of the City Council, a $4.97 million capital improvement plan was approved Thursday evening.

Fall River's newest mayor is set to take his oath of office.

The New Bedford City Council is once again asking Mayor Jon Mitchell about his intentions on a waterfront casino.

The New Bedford City Council plans to go after drivers that don't stop for people crossing the street.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is looking to what the next fiscal year has in store for improvements in the city through the Capital Improvement Program. The plan was put into effect for Fiscal Year 2014, with the City bonding for $5.8 million which has funded projects that continue to be carried out like the face-lift of City Hall, the rehabilitation of Fort Rodman, and improvements at the Casa De Saudade Li