NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 841, officially endorsed Hugh Dunn for Ward 3 City Council during Friday's meeting of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts.
FALL RIVER--Seven people have been displaced after a house fire in Fall River Thursday evening.
ABC6 is reporting that several firefighters responded to 488 Ridge Street, around 6:07 p.m, for a report of a kitchen fire on the first floor...
NEW BEDFORD - Over a dozen people are displaced after a fire rips through a North End apartment building.
New Bedford fire officials tell WBSM News the fire was reported before 6 P.M. Thursday night at the three-decker home at 59 Covell Street...
These numbers will make you stagger more than a drug addict. WBSM had the exclusive. Their numbers come direct from New Bedford Police.
When it comes to opiate-related overdoses, the numbers are up, way up in 2016 compared to 2015.
Overdoses: 2016-- 679; 2015-- 389
Fatals: 2016-- 42; 2015-- 25
I don't want to see people die...
The Acushnet Fire Department will hold a recruitment drive later this month for individuals interested in joining the department as on-call firefighters.
New Bedford firefighters made quick work of a fire on Sherman Street near the South End.
Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the fire started at the rear of the two-story home at 33 Sherman Street at around noon Wednesday. "It appears we had a fire (that) started in a barrel on the backside of the house...
The New Bedford City Council will be asked Thursday night to transfer funds to cover the cost of 31 firefighter positions until the end of this fiscal year.
The request comes after funding from a federal SAFER grant ran out two months ago...