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A South Dartmouth man is arrested on several counts related to child pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Jack Bean, Jr. was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with receipt and possession of child pornography...

A New Bedford woman who pleaded guilty to stealing from the Social Security Administration is sentenced to four months in prison. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 49-year-old Lynn Medeiros was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court in Boston...

Two New Bedford men are under arrest after a broad daylight shooting that injured two people in the City's West End. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says police were called to the area of Chancery and Court Streets around 1pm Wednesday after reports of shots fired...

BOSTON (AP) _ A federal judge has approved the sale of dozens of items belonging to Boston gangster James ``Whitey'' Bulger. The move by Judge Denise Casper today allows the U.S. Marshals Service to auction off Bulger's belongings so the proceeds can be divided among the families of his murder and extortion victims...

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia passed away this morning at the age of 79.

A Wareham man is among four individuals being charged with fraudulently collecting more than $79,000 by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office.

The national cameras move to Taunton as the involuntary manslaughter case for Michelle Carter will be heard today in Taunton Juvenile Court even as the defense waits for a decision of its appeal of a decision upholding the charge.

An anonymous tipster who exchanged letters with former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez before his murder trial isn't credible.

ELKINS PARK, PA (AP) — Bill Cosby has been released on $1 million bail on a sex assault charge in Pennsylvania.

A New Bedford college student is facing child pornography charges after being arrested by university police Monday.