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Gov. Maura Healey campaigned in Bristol County amid rising GOP momentum, shrugging off a Fall River heckler six days before the Massachusetts election.

The Department of Justice notified New Bedford that no federal monitors will observe local polling stations on Election Day.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell urges Ward 3 Councilor Shawn Oliver to explain his OUI arrest and SUV crash, amidst calls for resignation and ongoing city council fallout.

Cumberland Farms workers are seeing some frustrating patterns. Parking at pumps without buying gas, bare-handed donut grabbing, and chatting through checkout lines are making everyone's day harder.

A Kingston man faces up to 20 years in prison after a Plymouth jury convicted him of rape and indecent assault stemming from an August 2023 house party incident.

Fall River Police C.A.S.T. unit arrests two suspects, seizing rifles, handguns, fentanyl, and ammunition in separate targeted operations.

New Bedford's Ryan Pereira defends keeping OUI-charged Councilor Shawn Oliver, dismissing Councilor Leo Choquette's resignation call as hypocritical and counterproductive for Ward 3 voters.

New Bedford City Council voted 8-3 to ban automated license plate readers and mass location tracking, sending the Shane Burgo ordinance to Mayor Jon Mitchell with a veto-proof majority.

New Bedford Ward 1 Councilor Leo Choquette requests Ward 3 Councilor Shawn Oliver resign following his OUI arrest and rollover crash, citing growing city council distraction and disruption.

New Bedford Superintendent Andrew O'Leary was cleared by the School Committee of assault allegations made by NBEA union leadership, but labor groups still claim intimidation.