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NEW BEDFORD — New Bedford Police took an illegal firearm off the street Wednesday, following an investigation after receiving reports of shots fired in the 60-block of Austin Street. Police responded to a report at about 1:40 a.m. of shots fired, and to a Shotspotter activation in the area at about 1:47 a...

An investigation by Middleborough Police into alleged illegal operations at a local massage parlor results in a criminal summons against the owner.

The New Bedford Police gang unit took a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun and a large capacity magazine loaded with 15 rounds of ammunition off the streets Monday, and made an arrest.

A 40-year-old New Bedford man has been sentenced to serve three-to-four years in state prison after pleading guilty to separate indictments charging him with an illegal gun crime in Fairhaven, and a violent domestic assault in Dartmouth.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson, other members of law enforcement, and lawmakers met with President Trump at the White House Tuesday to discuss illegal immigration and gangs such as MS-13.

Bristol County Sheriff Thomas Hodgson and Helena DaSilva Hughes of the Immigrants' Assistance Center of New Bedford both shared their thoughts on President Trump's immigration reform plan with Barry Richard on Thursday.

Following a women's forum and march on Saturday in downtown New Bedford, Bristol Community College has released an official statement.

WBSM News Director Taylor Cormier was asked to leave a women's only forum that the press was invited to cover, but female reporters were allowed to stay.

With the Attorney General of the United States rescinding the Obama-era "hands off" approach to marijuana, Mayor Jon Mitchell says New Bedford won't alter its plans to allow the industry in the city.

BOSTON — The owner of a New Bedford industrial building complex and three companies hired to demolish the facility will pay a total of $377,600 in penalties to settle allegations that they caused or allowed illegal asbestos work at the site, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today...