safety

Dartmouth Fire District 3 has again teamed up with SAFE Kids Rhode Island to host Seat Check Saturday at their Fire Station on Cross Road. On Saturday, June 10th, families can stop by the fire station at 140 Cross Rd. in Dartmouth for a courtesy car seat inspection between 11am - 2pm...

NEW BEDFORD - Six candidates vying for a Ward 3 City Council seat took part in a forum Wednesday night during the monthly Mount Pleasant Street/Ward 3 Neighborhood Association meeting at Holy Name of the Sacred Heart Church.

NEW BEDFORD - City councilors got an up-close look at some of the surveillance equipment used by the New Bedford Police Department Tuesday during the council's Committee on Public Safety & Neighborhoods meeting held at the Rockdale Ave. headquarters.

Four SouthCoast communities are getting over a total of $34,000 in assistance with educating both children and the elderly about fire awareness. The funds are coming through Student Awareness of Fire Education (S.A.F.E.) and Senior SAFE grants...

Dunkin' Donuts released a voluntary recall Tuesday for three styles of glass tumblers due to laceration and burn hazards.

Andrea Vigus of Dartmouth noticed something was very wrong with how some motorists are dealing with school buses stopping to pick children up and dropping them off. She posted about how a USPS truck illegally passed a school bus in front of her house on Friday, December 2nd...

As parents prepare to begin their Christmas shopping, local public advocacy group MASSPIRG presented the findings of their 31st annual Trouble in Toyland survey of toy safety Tuesday.

People will be casting ballots on Tuesday as Americans prepare to choose a new president.

A Sobriety Checkpoint will be in effect in Plymouth County this weekend.

The New Bedford City Council discussed the need for increased police presence along some north end streets during Thursday night's meeting after what some councilors describe as a rise in criminal activity.