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A New Bedford man who shot and seriously injured another city man about three years ago has been sentenced to state prison.

A 61-year-old Fairhaven man with three drunk driving convictions was arrested again for operating under the influence early Sunday in New Bedford.

NEW BEDFORD - Three cars were apparently intentionally set on fire in New Bedford early Thursday morning, with another car fire reported earlier this week. New Bedford Police say between 1:33 and 2:30 a.m. Thursday, police and fire personnel responded to three vehicle fires at Sawyer and Myrtle Streets, Cedar Grove and County Streets, and Adams and Myrtle Streets...

NEW BEDFORD - A total of six shots fired incidents were logged by New Bedford Police on Sunday. According to the department's incident log, police investigated seven separate reports of gunshots being fired in the city. It's unclear if any arrests resulted from the investigations...

New Bedford's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system picked up multiple shots fired in the area of 63 Adams Street, just south of Sawyer Street this morning. Police confirm a total of six gunshots were fired around 7:20am. Responding officers found six spent shell casings in the area...

A fatal pedestrian accident is prompting action by the New Bedford City Council. Ward Three Councilor Henry Bousquet has filed a motion asking the Council's Traffic Commission to consider installing a four-way stop sign at the intersection of Sawyer and Myrtle Streets...