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A former Taunton man who attempted to break into two homes and then attempted "suicide by cop" has been sentenced to serve up to a decade in prison.

The woman killed in a Taunton crash in which the suspect in a narcotics investigation is alleged to have hit her vehicle on Monday afternoon has been identified as 54-year-old Lori Ann Medeiros of Middleboro.

A woman has been killed after a man who is a suspect in a narcotics investigation allegedly struck her vehicle with his SUV on Monday afternoon, according to state police.

A 38-year-old Raynham man has been fatally shot in a homicide that took place in Taunton early Sunday morning, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

The state's transportation agency is announcing detours and lane closures will be put in place on Rt. 24 and Rt. 140 in Taunton this week as work demolishing a series of bridges will take place through June 2027.

A Taunton man is facing charges for larceny and resisting arrest among others after he allegedly failed to break into a Freetown home before stealing a package from the porch.

There are lots of different ways to rank the cities and towns across the SouthCoast. Just in time for Halloween, we have run the numbers on the best places for trick-or-treating. In a recent national ranking by the Chamber of Commerce, a website for small businesses, Cambridge came in second among the safest cities to trick-or-treat in the entire country. Acc...

A suspicious item found at a Taunton Dunkin’ location Thursday was not explosive in nature and was just a hoax, police said.

Massachusetts Attorney General and gubernatorial frontrunner Maura Healey made a swing through Southeastern Massachusetts on Monday.

Massachusetts residents will no longer be able to trash their mattresses or box springs starting Nov. 1. Some municipalities — like Taunton — have set up plans and already advised residents how to recycle these items. Others, including New Bedford, have not yet made clear if any plans are in place.