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A New Bedford man is charged with setting fire to a vehicle.

Two people have been charged in separate incidents of drug use while driving in New Bedford. New Bedford Police say a Middleboro man was found overdosing in his car Sunday afternoon near the fire station on Pleasant Street. 24-year-old Joseph Delsignore was revived with Narcan and transported to St...

New Bedford Police are reminding residents to lock their cars when unattended. Police arrested an 18-year-old New Bedford man early Thursday morning after he was seen trying to break into at least six vehicles parked near Melville Towers on Pleasant Street...

Two New Bedford men are arrested after several vehicles were broken into in a remote Dartmouth neighborhood. Dartmouth Police say officers responding to reports of break-ins around 3am Wednesday morning on Flag Swamp Road found 24-year-old Steven Doyle hiding in the backyard of a home, while a second suspect fled into the woods...

A New Bedford man illegally riding his all terrain vehicle on city streets made a failed getaway attempt after being pursued by police. New Bedford Police say around 5pm Tuesday, officers began pursuing three ATV riders in the area of Sutton Street and Shawmut Avenue after Gang Unit officers recognized two riders as part of the "bike life" movement...

New Bedford Police are charging a 20-year-old Acushnet woman after an investigation of a video posted on Facebook. Police say 20-year-old Breanna MaGrath of Acushnet will be charged with reckless endangerment of a chuld under the age of 18...

An Acushnet woman is suffering from critical injuries after being hit by a car Saturday night. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says the 46-year-old woman was chasing her dog Saturday night near 270 Main St in the Pope Park area when she was hit by the car...

An elderly woman has been hospitalized after driving her car into a brick building. The accident took place near the corner of Dartmouth Street and Rockdale Avenue just before 3pm Tuesday. Dartmouth Police tell WBSM News the woman was in the parking lot of the Dartmouth Street McDonald's when she stepped on the gas pedal, driving her car through some bushes and into a vacant brick building... Read

A Durfee High School senior was killed in an accident on her way to prom Friday evening, according to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office.

State Representative William Strauss is defending the hands-free cell phone bill currently making it's way through the State Legislature. The Senate passed a bill similar to the House version last week, requiring hands-free technology such as a bluetooth headset if drivers wish to talk on their phones...