Originally from the greater Boston area, I graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in archaeology before diving into journalism at various media outlets in Vietnam. After completing a master's in journalism at NUI Galway in Ireland, I worked for the Connacht Tribune and Galway Daily. In 2019 I moved to the South Coast as a reporter — and later editor — of the Dartmouth Week. Now I am a news reporter for 1420 WBSM.
Kate Robinson
Pedestrian Killed in Whitman Train Crash
A juvenile girl has died after she was hit by a train in Whitman on Tuesday night.
New Bedford Board Cautions Pub After Promoter Allegedly Bites DJ
A New Bedford pub will not be hiring a new event promoter — even after the person allegedly bit the DJ during a brawl at the bar earlier this year.
New Bedford Woman Killed in Car Wash Shooting Identified
The victim of the fatal shooting at a car wash in Fall River earlier on Memorial Day has been identified as 45-year-old Jessenia Simmons of New Bedford — and a Fall River man is being charged with murder in the case.
Woman Killed in Fall River Car Wash Shooting
A woman has been killed in an early afternoon shooting at a car wash in Fall River on Memorial Day.
New Bedford Union Pickets at Marine Terminal Over Jobs Concerns
After a long-awaited ship carrying turbine components for the country's first commercial-scale offshore wind farm arrived in New Bedford this week, officials celebrated — but now, some city union workers are picketing.
New Bedford Woman Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking After Massive Bust
A New Bedford woman who was one of the top members of a large local fentanyl trafficking organization will serve up to seven years in state prison, after she pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges last week.
Fall River Police: No Evidence of Shots Fired in Crash
Fall River police say there is "no credible evidence" that shots were fired after a man injured in a crash in the city on Wednesday claimed he was shot in the face.
Shots Fired in New Bedford Cause Property Damage
Another incident of shots fired in New Bedford, this time with property damage in the near North End on Tuesday night.
Three Cape Cod Heroin Dealers Sentenced for Violent Kidnapping, Drug Trafficking
The leader of a heroin trafficking ring that distributed the drug around Cape Cod and Pawtucket, Rhode Island has been sentenced along with two others for drugs offenses, a violent kidnapping, and a shooting over a drug debt.
New Bedford Men Arrested on Cocaine Trafficking Charges After Chase
Two New Bedford men have been arrested with more than 320 grams of cocaine after a vehicle and foot chase in the city's West End, according to police.