route 6

Fire crews are on the scene dealing with a Monday afternoon brush fire in Somerset.

A five to eight year prison sentence was handed down for a Westport man convicted of manslaughter charges in connection with a deadly crash last October.

Power has been restored along sections of Route 6 in Fairhaven after an accident involving a truck and some downed power lines caused an outage Tuesday afternoon.

Fairhaven Police are warning people about downed power lines.

Dartmouth Guide posted on Facebook that Route 6 in Dartmouth is getting seriously backed up right now. Construction is to blame. "Route 6 heading west towards the mall is backed up for miles thanks to the Mass DOT/Town of Dartmouth deciding it was a good idea to do construction on a major route in the middle of the day...

FedEx is planning to begin construction a $48 million distribution facility in Seekonk within the next few months.

Bourne Police are reporting that an earlier accident scene on Route 6 has been cleared.

An accident has lead to a highway closure on Route 6.

Expect some delays this morning if you're heading towards the intersection of Route 6 and Route 240 in Fairhaven.

Motorists in Fairhaven should expect delays on Friday if they are planning to drive anywhere near Route 6.