The immigrant community is speaking out, trying to get local employers to improve and abide by safety regulations in the workplace.
In response to deaths and injuries in industrial settings, the Community Workers Center of New Bedford is launching a new campaign to get employers to sign a "Code of Conduct"...
UPDATE 7PM - The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says the death of a man found in a burned home in New Bedford's West End has been ruled suspicious.
The State Medical Examiner has taken custody of the body, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death...
The investigation continues into the death and disposal of a newborn baby outside of a County Street home.
New Bedford Police and Massachusetts State Police Detectives assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office were called to the scene shortly after the discovery of the child after 6:30pm Friday outside of 1065 County Street...
A New Bedford man is dead after becoming entangled in machinery at a local fish plant.
Police say 35-year-old Victor Gerena was in the process of flushing out a shellfish "shucking" machine around 1:30 Thursday morning at the Sea Watch International Seafood Company on Antonio Costa Boulevard when the accident happened...
A Dartmouth man arrested last month for videotaping a nude child has been found dead.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says 42-year-old Carlos Fortes of Slades Farm Lane was found dead in the basement of a New Bedford home by a family member Monday night...
Authorities say the death of a worker at a cargo terminal at Logan International Airport appears to be an accident.
Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley said in a statement Tuesday that the preliminary investigation suggests the victim was on the tarmac at about 7:30 p...
Dartmouth Police Detectives have identified the body of the woman found earlier this week at a local golf course.
The woman is identified as 52-year-old Fernanda Mariano of New Bedford.
Mariano was found unresponsive Monday afternoon at the Country Club of New Bedford...
A New Bedford man has been convicted of fatally beating another man with a hammer during a robbery, stealing the victim's car, and fleeing to Connecticut.
Thomas Gardner was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder for the November 2011 death of Michael Duarte...