Animals

The City of New Bedford is notifying the public that parks and other open public spaces will continue to close at dusk until the first frost of the season.

The state Department of Public Health says that the mosquito-borne illness was confirmed in a man in his 60s from Middlesex County who required hospitalization.

The bill would require that research labs spare animals from automatic euthanasia and instead use animal rescue organizations to help get the pets adopted.

In a post to Facebook, Acushnet Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher says he’s officially canceled this year’s ceremony, saying the decision “was not made lightly.”

Speculation about Bigfoot and his connection to municipal projects both here and in Vermont.

Rhode Island health officials announced Friday that the state’s first human case of EEE infected a person over the age of 50 from West Warwick.

Brennan Bulgar, a Bristol County Sheriff K9 Officer, is the sixth titleholder in our First Responder of the Month program.

Following the recent rescue of a dog from a hot car by police officers in Freetown, PETA is warning about the importance of never leaving animals in hot cars.

In a post to Facebook, the Whaling City Youth Baseball League has announced that all playoff games at The Whale this week have been postponed.

Sen. Mark Montigny says that leaving a pet locked inside a vehicle during hot summer temperatures is punishable by a fine and felony animal cruelty charges.