A New Bedford man has been charged with drunk and negligent driving — among other violations — after he allegedly fled from a hit and run crash that injured one person over the weekend.
A New Bedford drug dealer previously arrested for heroin and fentanyl trafficking will spend three years in state prison, after he was sentenced last week on drug and firearm possession charges.
Umbrellas are out, lights are on, and other finishing touches are being added to the new Starbucks drive-thru on Coggeshall Street in New Bedford — but no word yet on opening day.
Nearly two years after receiving final approval from New Bedford's planning board, the city's first-ever recreational marijuana dispensary is getting set to open its doors early next year.
The last of four defendants connected to a double shooting outside of a New Bedford gas station in July 2020 has been convicted and sentenced to five years in prison.