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A South Dartmouth man is in custody as Dartmouth Police continue to investigate shots fired outside Miller's Homeport Saturday morning.

Campus police are investigating after gunshots were fired at UMass Dartmouth early Sunday morning. Campus police say initial reports of the gunshots were made around 3am Sunday in the campus' Cedar Dell area. Campus police responded, finding no evidence of gunshots...

New Bedford Police arrest two city men on gun and drug charges. Police say the arrests were made early Sunday morning after police were responding to a report of shots fired in the area of Rivet Street and Acushnet Avenue. Police spotted a blue Mitsubishi in the area that drove off as officers approached it...

A Freetown Firefighter is out of a job after posting some racially inflammatory comments on Facebook.

The state's child welfare agency says 10 employees have been fired after failing to comply with a new state law that they obtain social work licenses. The Boston Globe reports that the workers will be allowed to apply for lower-level positions in the Department of Children and Families that do not require licenses...

Gunshots rang out on Howland Street tonight and one victim has been transported to Rhode Island Hospital.

The St. Louis Cardinals are parting ways with scouting director Chris Correa. He had been on a leave of absence, with the "Post-Dispatch" reporting he's been the focus of the hacking scandal involving the Houston Astros. The Cardinals declined to say why he was let go...

New Bedford Police are investigating a report of shots fired in the city. Detective Captain Steve Vicente says witnesses reported hearing four or five gunshots in the area of Division and Crapo Streets in the South End around 12:30 Monday morning...

Over 150 former employees of Niche Manufacturing in New Bedford gathered at the Guadalupe Parish of St. James Church Saturday morning to receive checks after winning a two year legal battle.

The Chicago Bulls fired head coach Tom Thibodeau on Thursday. Thibodeau spent the past five seasons as the team's head coach and led the Bulls to a record of 255-139. Chicago reached the playoffs in each of his five seasons and advanced as far the conference finals in the spring of 2011 at the conclusion of his first year...