WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » martha coakley http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Wed, 22 May 2013 20:09:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Attorney General: Somerset Man Faked Vehicle Inspections http://wbsm.com/attorney-general-somerset-man-faked-vehicle-inspections/ http://wbsm.com/attorney-general-somerset-man-faked-vehicle-inspections/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:58:30 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=77696 A 71-year-old Somerset man has been indicted on charges of fraudulently inspecting and passing vehicles.

Attorney General Martha Coakley says after a nine-month investigation, Richard Silvia and his company, Bristol County Tire Service Inc

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]]> http://wbsm.com/attorney-general-somerset-man-faked-vehicle-inspections/feed/ 0 Getty Images No Further Investigations Into Police Shooting Death of New Bedford Teen http://wbsm.com/no-further-investigations-into-police-shooting-death-of-new-bedford-teen/ http://wbsm.com/no-further-investigations-into-police-shooting-death-of-new-bedford-teen/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:31:46 +0000 Taylor Cormier http://wbsm.com/?p=60572 The Attorney General's office says there will be no further review of the Bristol County District Attorney's investigation into the fatal shooting of Malcolm Gracia.

15-year-old Gracia was shot and killed by New Bedford Police in May 2012, after he stabbed an officer

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    Annie Dookhan, of Franklin, was first arrested in September on two counts of obstruction of justice and one count of pretending to hold a degree

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]]> http://wbsm.com/chemist-indicted-on-27-counts/feed/ 0 dr_heebert, flickr Martha Coakley Won't Rule Out Future Bid For Governor Or U.S. Senate http://wbsm.com/martha-coakley-wont-rule-out-future-bid-for-governor-or-u-s-senate/ http://wbsm.com/martha-coakley-wont-rule-out-future-bid-for-governor-or-u-s-senate/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:07:49 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=36828 Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley says she's focused on her day job, but wouldn't rule out a future run for governor or U.S. Senate.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-receives-cash-from-avandia-suit/feed/ 0 Getty Images Lawyers Urge Attorney General To Step Down From Lab Probe http://wbsm.com/lawyers-urge-attorney-general-to-step-down-from-lab-probe/ http://wbsm.com/lawyers-urge-attorney-general-to-step-down-from-lab-probe/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:05:05 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=26686 Four lawyers' groups are calling on Attorney General Martha Coakley to step down from the state drug lab probe. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/lawyers-urge-attorney-general-to-step-down-from-lab-probe/feed/ 0 Getty Images Coakley: TD Bank Data Breach Could Affect 73,000 Massachusetts Customers http://wbsm.com/coakley-td-bank-data-breach-could-affect-73000-massachusetts-customers/ http://wbsm.com/coakley-td-bank-data-breach-could-affect-73000-massachusetts-customers/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:26:03 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=22766 Attorney General Martha Coakley says 73,000 Massachusetts consumers may have been affected by a data breach at TD Bank.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/coakley-td-bank-data-breach-could-affect-73000-massachusetts-customers/feed/ 0 YouTube Massachusetts Attorney General Investigating National Meningitis Outbreak http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-attorney-general-investigating-national-meningitis-outbreak/ http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-attorney-general-investigating-national-meningitis-outbreak/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:39:36 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=22596 The Massachusetts Attorney General is now involved in the ongoing investigation of the national meningitis outbreak linked to a specialty pharmacy in Framingham.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/massachusetts-attorney-general-investigating-national-meningitis-outbreak/feed/ 0 Getty Images Coakley Recommends Changes In Middleboro's Public Profanity Bylaw http://wbsm.com/coakley-recommends-changes-in-middleboros-public-profanity-bylaw/ http://wbsm.com/coakley-recommends-changes-in-middleboros-public-profanity-bylaw/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:33:23 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=21678 Attorney General Martha Coakley's office is recommending that the town of Middleborough change or repeal a bylaw prohibiting public profanity.  

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]]> http://wbsm.com/coakley-recommends-changes-in-middleboros-public-profanity-bylaw/feed/ 0 Getty Images New Bedford Receives "HomeCorps" Grant http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-receives-homecorps-grant/ http://wbsm.com/new-bedford-receives-homecorps-grant/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 18:00:45 +0000 Jim Phillips http://wbsm.com/?p=9398 More than $19 million in grants have been awarded to cities, towns and organizations across Massachusetts to assist communities and homeowners alleviate the impacts of the foreclosure crisis.

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