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The plan to allow the Alma del Mar Charter School to operate a new school within a vacant City-owned building is headed to Beacon Hill.

Police say a man who crashed his car while under the influence of alcohol exposed his genitals to officers and assaulted several officers multiple times.

The memorandum of understanding between the City of New Bedford and a charter school has been signed, clearing another hurdle in the school's proposed expansion.

The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has given approval to two motions for the expansion of the Alma del Mar Charter School in New Bedford.

A Dartmouth man is dead following a crash involving two vehicles in New Bedford early Tuesday morning.

New Bedford Police are investigating a reported bank robbery Friday.

NEW BEDFORD - Two women have been charged after both vehicles they were driving crashed into a local business. New Bedford Police say a car traveling east on Kempton Street shortly after 12 a.m. Sunday was turning left onto Hunter Street when it was struck in the rear by another car...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man has been ordered held without bail after allegedly shooting a teenager Tuesday morning. 21-year-old Tevin Cardoza-Dias was arraigned on multiple charges Tuesday afternoon in New Bedford District Court after being arrested for shooting a 17-year-old male juvenile in the foot late Tuesday morning at Kempton and Cook streets...

A Dartmouth man is being charged after running a red light at a high rate of speed and damaging utility poles. New Bedford Police say the accident occurred before midnight Wednesday when the 26-year-old man driving a Chevy Silverado truck failed to stop as he was headed south from Route 140 onto Brownell Avenue...

WARNING: Video conatins inappropriate language that may be NSFW Two car fires are under investigation in New Bedford. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the first fire took place at around 1pm on Kempton Street across from New Bedford District Court...