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Three SouthCoast communities will receive federal rebates to help purchase new, cleaner school buses.

The federal government's decision to grant the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe over 300 acres of land in trust Friday greatly changed the climate for the final bid for a commercial casino license in the southeast region of the state.

John George, Jr.'s conviction on federal charges is being met with mixed reaction from area residents. Some callers to WBSM's Taylor Cormier Show expressed disbelief in George's guilt, saying he is a well-liked Dartmouth notable. "I find it so hard to believe, but on the other hand i guess it could happen...

In the years since Massachusetts received about $7 billion from the federal government for Boston's massive underground highway project known as the Big Dig, the state — like most others — has seen U.S. funding for transportation upkeep slowly diminish.

An associate of former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has pleaded guilty to federal charges of lying to a grand jury, witness tampering, obstruction of justice and gun conspiracy.

A Westport man faces serious charges after police seize hundreds of firearms from his home. According to the Standard Times, Westport Police searched 49-year-old Wayne Cinquini's Main Road home on September 17, turning up nearly 300 rifles, pistols and shotguns, hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, and about 50 pounds of gun powder...

New Bedford Police are warning residents of yet another apparent phone scam. The latest scheme seems to target elderly women, telling them over the phone they owe large sums of money to the federal government. The calls come from area code 202, which is based out of Washington, D...

A federal court is taking up the Patrick administration's lawsuit challenging the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe's plan to build a gambling hall on Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday. Tribe officials say federal law allows them to turn their unfinished community center into a bingo and poker hall...

Former state probation commissioner John O'Brien was convicted of federal racketeering and mail fraud in a case that accused him of rigging the department's hiring process to favor politically-connected applicants over more qualified ones...

Closing arguments have started in the federal trial of former state probation commissioner John O'Brien and two deputies accused of rigging the agency's hiring process. O'Brien, William Burke and Elizabeth Tavares are accused of trying to curry favor with powerful lawmakers by funneling jobs to politically connected applicants at the expense of more qualified candidates...