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NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man has been arrested in connection with a December murder. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says 21-year-old Joshua Lobo was ordered held without bail after being charged with intimidation of a witness and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute...

The Third District Courthouse in New Bedford may look more like a crime scene Saturday morning, but police say it's nothing to worry about. New Bedford Police will be conducting active shooter training with courthouse staff at the downtown courthouse from 8am to noon Saturday...

A three-year-old girl is dead and a family left in mourning after a tragic accident in Acushnet Tuesday. Acushnet Police Chief Michael Alves said in a press release the accident occurred shortly before noon Tuesday on Jean Street as the girl's father was making repairs to a vehicle...

A Fall River man will serve up to 15 years in state prison for raping a 5-year-old boy. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says 46-year-old Dennis Dilibero was convicted of aggravated statutory rape and sentenced Wednesday in Fall River Superior Court...

Following a U.S. District judge's ruling against the Department of the Interior regarding land in trust, a New Bedford casino advocate is still holding out hope for something big in the Whaling City. Former New Bedford City Councillor David Alves says he sees this case being taken to the Supreme Court...

Nine men have been charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with distributing heroin and cocaine in Bristol County. According to court documents, 43-year-old Luis Lopez of Tiverton and Fall River was the head of a drug trafficking organization that imported large amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Bedford and Fall River...

Superintendent Pia Durkin presented the School Committee with her district wide goals for the 2015-2016 school year Wednesday night.

New Bedford High School students and teachers have stepped into the 21st century. Twenty classrooms at the high school have been outfitted with interactive Promethean white boards, along with laptop computers, and other interactive technologies...

Charges have been brought against a Wareham man in connection with the July 6th fatal shooting in the South End of New Bedford. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office and the New Bedford Police Department announced today that 20 year old Darius Gamboa is being charged with murder, after officials say he shot and killed 31 year old Julio Barbosa outside of the 7-11 at Cove Road and Rodney Fr

Bristol County District Attorney Sam Sutter and New Bedford Police Chief David Provencher are holding a press conference today, and are expected to release more details on a murder case in the South End over the summer.