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A New Bedford motorcyclist involved in a fatal crash on Acushnet Avenue in 2021 is being charged with motor vehicle homicide and operating under the influence of alcohol.

A New Bedford resident was arrested late Monday night, after police said he was involved in a North End hit and run crash that injured one person — while his driver's license was suspended.

A man was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries after a stabbing in New Bedford's South End on Friday night.

A 38-year-old New Bedford man with a prior conviction for aggravated rape is now facing a felony animal cruelty charge, after allegedly beating his girlfriend's elderly dog until he was paralyzed.

New Bedford officials are announcing this year's free holiday parking program to encourage shopping, dining, and other spending in city business districts through December.

Firefighters in New Bedford are currently battling a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in the North End, with traffic backups likely in the area.

After a chase that led New Bedford police through several city neighborhoods, detectives have arrested a man they believe is connected to a shooting on County Street last week.

New Bedford police are investigating a stabbing that injured one man in the city's south end on Monday.

Fire crews in New Bedford have put out a structure fire in the North End that displaced nine residents, five of them kids.

Police confirmed that a shooting in New Bedford early Sunday morning injured two people, who were treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.