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What does this say about the administration that failed to protect all of those children for all of those years?

Witnesses told police that when the dog disregarded her order to stay, she struck the dog with an open and closed fist, causing the dog to cower.

Three people from a Westport family were arraigned last week on charges connected to the death of 80-year-old Westport resident Cecile Fairhurst.

Carl Alves, Director of PAACA, joined Barry Richard Monday afternoon to discuss the opioid crisis, both nationally and locally.

Two severely malnourished dogs have been rescued from a home in Rochester, and a man has been charged with their neglect.

It's officially winter, and with cold, wet weather on the way, Senator Mark Montigny is reminding pet owners of new state laws in effect that prevent animal abuse and suffering.

FALL RIVER - A 57-year-old New Bedford man who stole about $100,000 from the elderly man he was hired to care was convicted this week in Fall River Superior Court, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III said. Robert Paige pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court on Wednesday to a two-count indictment, charging him with larceny over $250 of a person over 60 years old and larceny ov

BOSTON (AP) - Prosecutors in Massachusetts say one of the most notorious figures in the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal has completed his sentence on child rape charges and will be released from prison this week. Paul Shanley was known in the 1960s and '70s for being a hip "street priest" who reached out to troubled youths...

ACUSHNET  - A tip from the Dartmouth Police Department leads to the arrest of an Acushnet man. Acushent Police say fellow officers in Dartmouth alerted them to an 88-year-old Acushnet person that appeared to have been abused and was hospitalized at St ...

A 39-year-old Fall River man who violently assaulted his girlfriend just after midnight on New Year’s Day was sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison this week in Fall River Superior Court. Jason Brum pleaded guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with aggravated assault and battery, and assault and battery...