WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » death http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:04:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Trooper Fatally Shoots New Bedford Man in Quincy [UPDATE] http://wbsm.com/trooper-fatally-shoots-local-man-in-quincy/ http://wbsm.com/trooper-fatally-shoots-local-man-in-quincy/#comments Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:22:01 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=85539 UPDATE 3:15pm - The man fatally wounded in a confrontation with a state trooper this morning is from New Bedford.  Authorities say 41-year-old Wilfredo Justiniano was shot in an apparent confrontation with the trooper on Route 28 in Quincy.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/trooper-fatally-shoots-local-man-in-quincy/feed/ 0 WVCB - Facebook NASCAR Driver Jason Leffler Dies After Crash In Dirt Car Race http://wbsm.com/nascar-driver-jason-leffler-dies-after-crash-in-dirt-car-race-2/ http://wbsm.com/nascar-driver-jason-leffler-dies-after-crash-in-dirt-car-race-2/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 05:26:54 +0000 Joe Hyer http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163903 NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died late Wednesday after an accident in a dirt car race at New Jersey's Bridgeport Speedway.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/nascar-driver-jason-leffler-dies-after-crash-in-dirt-car-race-2/feed/ 0 Rainier Ehrhardt, Getty Images 'All in the Family' Star Jean Stapleton Dies http://wbsm.com/all-in-the-family-star-jean-stapleton-dies/ http://wbsm.com/all-in-the-family-star-jean-stapleton-dies/#comments Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:09:48 +0000 Stephanie McMaster http://tsminteractive.com/?p=163311 Jean Stapleton, who was best known for her role as Edith -- the wife of Archie Bunker -- in "All in the Family" died on Friday at the age of 90, the LA Times reported.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/all-in-the-family-star-jean-stapleton-dies/feed/ 0 CBS Providence Man Arraigned in Connection with New Bedford Man's Death http://wbsm.com/providence-man-arraigned-in-connection-with-new-bedford-mans-death/ http://wbsm.com/providence-man-arraigned-in-connection-with-new-bedford-mans-death/#comments Fri, 31 May 2013 15:45:04 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=82826 Providence Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a New Bedford man two weeks ago.

According to multiple sources, 29-year-old William Robertson of Providence has been charged with manslaughter after he was taken into custody for his involvement in the death of 21-year-old Charles Bettencourt

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]]> http://wbsm.com/providence-man-arraigned-in-connection-with-new-bedford-mans-death/feed/ 0 Facebook - Charles Bettencourt Woman Killed in Wareham Fatal Accident http://wbsm.com/woman-killed-in-wareham-fatal-accident/ http://wbsm.com/woman-killed-in-wareham-fatal-accident/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 12:45:26 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=81129 Wareham Police are investigating the death of a woman who was hit by a car while walking in the area of the Liquor Locker at Routes 6 and 28 Wednesday night.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/woman-killed-in-wareham-fatal-accident/feed/ 0 WCVB Racing Legend Dick Trickle Commits Suicide http://wbsm.com/dick-trickle-dead/ http://wbsm.com/dick-trickle-dead/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 11:29:14 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162338 Richard "Dick" Trickle died Thursday at the age of 71. His body was discovered next to his pickup truck at a cemetery in Lincoln County, North Carolina, after the longtime NASCAR and short-track driver shot himself, according to police.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/dick-trickle-dead/feed/ 0 Bill Hall/Getty Images Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies at Age 85 http://wbsm.com/dr-joyce-brothers-dies-at-age-85/ http://wbsm.com/dr-joyce-brothers-dies-at-age-85/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 01:08:43 +0000 Drew Weisholtz http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162150 Dr. Joyce Brothers, the psychologist whose career included a syndicated column, books, stints on television and in film, has died.

She was 85.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/dr-joyce-brothers-dies-at-age-85/feed/ 0 Getty Images New Bedford Man Pleads Not Guilty in Baby's Death http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-babys-death/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-babys-death/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 19:57:42 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=76974 A New Bedford man charged in the death of a nine-month-old baby pleads not guilty in Superior Court Tuesday.

According to the Bristol County District Attorney's office, 21-year-old Ethen Harrison entered the not guilty plea in Fall River Superior Court today to a charge of murder in the January 24 death of Ariel Eluziario

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]]> http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-man-pleads-not-guilty-in-babys-death/feed/ 0 New Bedford Police Drunk Driver Lives, But Friend Dies in Accident on Taunton River http://wbsm.com/drunk-driver-lives-but-friend-dies-in-accident-on-taunton-river/ http://wbsm.com/drunk-driver-lives-but-friend-dies-in-accident-on-taunton-river/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 13:14:27 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=76726 Over the weekend, 47 year-old Anthony Rose, was drunk while negligently operating his boat and speeding over a protruding tree in the Taunton River.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/drunk-driver-lives-but-friend-dies-in-accident-on-taunton-river/feed/ 0 mbgrigby,flickr Country Music Legend George Jones Dead at 81 http://wbsm.com/country-music-legend-george-jones-dead-at-81/ http://wbsm.com/country-music-legend-george-jones-dead-at-81/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:31:11 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=73879 Sad news out of the music world, as a legend in country music, George Jones, has passed away at the age of 81. 

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