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Amidst continued questions regarding his official residency, City Council candidate Hugh Dunn has confirmed to WBSM News that he is indeed a legal resident of Ward 3. Dunn has shown WBSM News an official copy of his lease, stating that he moved into his residence in the Wamsutta Lofts at 24 Logan Street on January 27, 2017 after placing a deposit in December...

The numbers reveal a promising story that crime is down in New Bedford. However, the shell casings, bullet holes in buildings contrast those real numbers into a terrifying nightmare. Ward 3 New Bedford City Council candidate Mark Zajac contends crime is down...

NEW BEDFORD - Community activist and former political candidate Carlos Pimentel Felix was arrested Tuesday outside of New Bedford City Hall. According to a criminal complaint filed by New Bedford Police in Third District Court, Felix was arrested on William Street late Tuesday morning after he stopped his vehicle in front of City Hall...

City Council-at-Large candidate Peter Barney says he'd like to see the residency requirement for New Bedford Police and firefighters boosted to ten years. Under current City ordinance, police and firefighters must live in the City for three years before moving into another community while still retaining their job...

Former Ward 4 City Councillor Joseph "Jo-Jo" Fortes is making another bid for the council seat. Fortes represented Ward 4 for a collective ten years in the council. Speaking on "The Taylor Cormier Show" Monday, Fortes says he's running on his record of constituent services...

Newly released research shows just how powerful Google is in determining how individuals form opinions.

New Bedford mayoral candidate Maria Giesta opened up her campaign headquarters at 290 Union St Saturday afternoon.

Texas Senator Ted Cruz is in. Cruz is the first Republican to enter the 2016 presidential race and several others are expected to follow suit in coming weeks.

Former President Bill Clinton is coming to Massachusetts to campaign for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Martha Coakley.

When it comes to the ongoing negotiations between the Demoulas cousins of Market Basket, State Treasurer Steven Grossman says if he were governor, he would have spoken out sooner than Governor Deval Patrick has. Speaking on WBSM's "Taylor Cormier Show", Grossman, a Democratic candidate for governor, says he would have made himself available to the bickering family early on, even though i