Cottage Street

A 55-year-old New Bedford man has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted Tuesday of second degree murder in the 2018 slaying of Allan Monteiro with a machete.

Another stabbing has been reported in New Bedford, as police confirmed an incident on Cottage Street Monday afternoon — the second such incident in the past two days.

Sewer line replacement and the construction of a pump station could cause road closures.

A massive fire at a two-family home in Fall River displaced 14 people on Saturday.

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says the suspect wanted in connection with this morning's fatal stabbing on Cottage Street has been located.

Investigators are attempting to locate 51-year-old New Bedford resident James Andrews.

Officers with the New Bedford Police Department's Narcotics Unit have arrested a Rochester man after witnessing a drug deal in his car.

New Bedford Police are releasing few details about a possible shooting Wednesday night on Locust Street.

A New Bedford man will serve up to six-and one-half years in jail after being convicted of drug and gun offenses. Thirty-one year old Duran Ferreira pleaded guilty last week to charges of possessing an illegal firearm and selling heroin and cocaine...

The Southeastern Massachusetts Gang Task Force seized drugs, money, and a stolen gun from a New Bedford apartment. A search warrant was executed at the Cottage Street residence where task force members found a .357 revolver which was reported stolen in Fall River...