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The former State Police barracks in Dartmouth on Anderson Way just off of Route 6 has officially opened to once-homeless and at-risk veterans. The O'Connor-Sisson House for Veterans will house nine tenants, with veterans moving in as soon as next week...

An audit of the commission that oversees the operation of the Schooner Ernestina has found several problems. The routine audit by State Auditor Suzanne Bump's Office found that the Schooner Ernestina Commission under the Department of Conservation and Recreation failed to keep adequate documentation of a credit of as much as $50,000 from a contractor...

UPDATE (1PM) - State and local police are searching for a man believed to be armed with a handgun in the far North End of New Bedford. Police tell WBSM News the Dairy Market at 4443 Acushnet Avenue was robbed at gunpoint around 10am Monday morning with the suspect driving away with an undetermined amount of cash and cigarettes...

A major car fire is being reported on Interstate 195 East in Dartmouth this morning. State Police tell WBSM News the fire was reported before 8:30 Wednesday morning. The mishap has prompted officials to shut down all eastbound travel lanes between exits 10 and 11 as emergency crews bring the scene under control...

A Fall River man is in critical condition following an accident on Route 24 Monday night. State Police say the 66-year-old man was walking along the northbound side of the highway in Fall River just before 10pm, when he walked into the right travel lane and was struck by a Toyota Avalon driven by a 59-year-old Taunton woman...

A 15-year-old New Bedford boy is dead and two other males are suffering from injuries after a stabbing in the city this evening. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says at around 6:22pm New Bedford Police were called to the area of Middle and Chancery streets for a reported stabbing incident involving three victims...

About 40% of Massachusetts communities are in the final planning stages of implementing early voting in the state. The 2014 provision allows for voting in state and federal final elections up to two weeks before they take place. New Bedford is still ironing out the details for the upcoming election...

Governor Charlie Baker announced Monday the launch of the Baker-Polito Administration's hiring transparency initiative that will allow the public to search a database of Executive Department employees, according to a press release.

Massachusetts State Police say they've identified a body found in New Bedford over the weekend. The young woman's body was found outside of the Presidential Heights housing development in the North End early Saturday morning. Until yesterday, authorities were unable to determine the woman's identity, and turned to the public for help, providing a description of the woman's build and tattoos... Rea

One of the city's largest employers is getting a boost from the State Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The Office has awarded a $156,000 grant to Sid Wainer & Son to train over 150 workers and prepare for the creation of 10 new jobs in 2018. ...