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A man convicted of murdering another man after the Portuguese Feast in New Bedford in 2005 is set to be released into federal immigrations custody, according to an Aug. 16 decision from the state parole board.

A large fire at a North End tire recycling facility in New Bedford has blocked traffic on Brook Street from Sawyer to Deane streets since around noon on Thursday.

Two fires in New Bedford on Wednesday saw a city garage catch fire in the early morning, before a fishing boat also caught fire hours later.

NEW BEDFORD — The police department received a call late on Friday night about a gun being stolen. The caller told police that the gun was stolen from a vehicle parked on Brook Street in New Bedford. As New Bedford Police continue their investigation, they indicate a possible weapons violation, as the gun may not have been properly secured in the vehicle...

New Bedford Police are investigating a report of a suspect vehicle following a woman, before breaking her car's side mirror and shooting her trunk with a BB gun.