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Lawmakers began efforts Wednesday to resolve differences in hands-free driving safety bills passed by the House and Senate.

Teen drivers throughout the SouthCoast can get a bit of a break if they're pulled over for using their cell phone to text or browsing social media while driving.

State representatives invoked the memories of people killed in distracted driving crashes on Wednesday before voting 155-2 to pass a bill banning motorists from using handheld cellphones and electronic devices behind the wheel.

A bill targeting the behavior of motorists in Massachusetts is suddenly in the fast lane.

Police have arrested a New Bedford man on his third charge of operating under the influence.

The fight continues for State Senator Mark Montigny as he pushes for passage of his hands-free cell phone bill.

A West Wareham man faces multiple charges in connection to a hit and run crash involving a pedestrian on Monday.

A woman has been arrested in connection with a crash involving a school bus that shut down the southbound lanes of Route 24 in Berkley on Saturday night.

The Massachusetts State Police are implementing a sobriety checkpoint in Bristol County this weekend.

Police were called to the area of Union and Park Streets early Thursday morning. There was a report of a driver having a medical issue.