safety

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

The New Bedford Fire Department invited local families to Fire Station 2 in Downtown New Bedford Wednesday afternoon for information on fire safety and prevention.

New Bedford city employees completed their first round of training for how they would respond to an armed shooter scenario.

Somerset will hold a Public Safety Day on Saturday, October 1, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Police/Fire Complex located at 465 County St.

Recent incidents like the officer involved shootings in Charlotte, N.C. and Tulsa, Okla. the conversation has reignited regarding how police interact with the public.

State officials say that security has been stepped up following incidents of terrorism in New York, New Jersey, and Minnesota this past weekend.

New Bedford held its first day of school for all students on Wednesday a week after 15-year-old Mateo Morales was stabbed to death in a fight that left two others wounded.

After being appointed by the Acushnet Board of Selectmen on March 14, the Acushnet Citizens Advisory Committee on LNG presented its final report to selectmen and residents at the Council on Aging Wednesday evening.

Less than a month after a New Bedford man was crushed to death by his own car, the City Council is looking to increase enforcement of laws against repairing cars on city streets.

The decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth is three years away, but Ninth District Congressman William Keating wants to make sure the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has enough funding to oversee that process. Keating says N-R-C funding was recently cut, but he and Rep...