SouthCoast News

A Lynn man has been charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed on Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford late Thursday night.

A Fall River man was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder in the Christmas Eve 2019 fatal stabbing of Gary Werra in Fall River.

Former Dartmouth police officer Shawn Souza was sentenced today to 10-15 years in prison for raping his young stepdaughter and molesting a teen family friend.

New Bedford Police arrested a Fall River man after allegedly finding him in possession of crack cocaine and a loaded handgun.

Former Dartmouth police officer Shawn Souza was convicted Wednesday of child rape and indecent assault and battery.

Nehemya Smith, a member of the Twelve Tribes cult in Plymouth, was sentenced to 30 to 40 years in prison for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.

The Swansea used car dealer wanted for allegedly running a scheme in which he sold cars he didn’t own to dozens of people has now been taken into custody.

Fall River Police arrested a man for allegedly whipping a dog with a leash, and said the man is responsible for a series of break-ins to local businesses.

Fall River Police have apprehended an alleged serial tire slasher after a two-week search.

A Plymouth man who is an elder in the Twelve Tribes cult is set to be sentenced today for multiple child rapes and indecent assaults.