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A new elementary school will soon be coming to the South End of New Bedford.

Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey are opposing President Barack Obama's request to train and arm Syrian rebels for a war against Islamic state militants.

Legislation to arm Syrian rebels is on its way to the White House after passage by the Senate.

A measure to train and arm up to five-thousand Syrian rebels will soon be on its way to the Senate after passage by the House.

Emergency relief funding is still available for fishermen and those adversely affected by the downturn of the fishing industry. The application process to claim hardship and receive funding has been open for about a month, but Verna Kendall of the Massachusetts Fishing Partnership says there's no way of knowing if all eligible individuals have applied for relief...

Over $160,000 in state grant money will be flowing into downtown New Bedford. The grants are being awarded by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and were announced by State Representative Antonio Cabral. New Bedford’s nonprofit grant awards include: $33,750 for AHA ... Read More ...

South Coast dogs may soon have something new to wag their tails about.

A New Bedford family now has a place to call their own.

As the Southcoast keeps an eye on the weekend forecast, the New Bedford City Council is still reeling from last weekend's blizzard. The Council is calling for a public hearing with officials from DPI, DPF, NStar, and other officials that took part in preparing the city for the two feet of snow that slammed the area...

Gov. Deval Patrick is calling for a "file by file" review of all the cases handled by former state chemist Annie Dookhan.