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New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made his weekly visit to WBSM on Wednesday, speaking publicly for the first time on Dr. Pia Durkin's decision to resign as Superintendent of New Bedford Schools.

Police activity at a New Bedford apartment building caused a fire in the North End Tuesday night.

NEW BEDFORD — The fisherman who fell off the New Bedford-based fishing vessel Miss Shauna has been identified as Thomas Quintin Jr., 55, of New Bedford. Mr. Quintin was last seen on the boat on July 3, about 25 miles off the New York coast, south of Montauk, Long Island...

NEW BEDFORD - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel has been suspended. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel Miss Shauna Monday afternoon 25 miles south of Montauk, New York...

Montauk, NY - The search for a fisherman who went missing from a New Bedford-based fishing vessel continues Wednesday. The U.S. Coast Guard says the 55-year-old man went missing from the fishing vessel Miss Shauna Monday afternoon 25 miles south of Montauk, New York...

FALL RIVER — The search for a man who allegedly jumped from the Braga Bridge Thursday afternoon has been called off, and no body has been recovered. The Fall River Fire Department has confirmed to WBSM News the search was officially suspended Friday afternoon with no body yet found...

FALL RIVER - Multiple agencies searched by air and sea Thursday afternoon after a man jumped off of the Braga Bridge. Massachusetts State Police confirm that a male traveling in the westbound lanes of the bridge on I-195 stopped his vehicle on the bridge around 3 p...

UPDATE 10:51 a.m. - A fugitive is caught in Acushnet after evading police in Fairhaven. Fairhaven Police Sgt. Kevin Kobza tells WBSM News Officer Pamela Bourgault was conducting a motor vehicle stop for a cracked windshield on Alpine Avenue in North Fairhaven around 5:30 p...

FAIRHAVEN - Fairhaven High School was abuzz with police activity this morning, but parents have nothing to fear. Superintendent Dr. Robert Baldwin says the high school was secured this morning so State Police could conduct an annual sweep of the building with a K-9 unit, searching for drugs or other materials that may be stashed inside lockers and bathrooms...

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in an assault Feb. 25 in the area of 44 Phillips Ave. Lenine J. Andrade, 19, has a last known address of 117 Coffin Ave., New Bedford. He is described as a white male with a full beard, brown eyes and black hair, standing about 5’3’’ and weighing 180 pounds ...