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Minimal damage was reported after a truck erupted in flames in a garage at the former site of Beacon Lumber in New Bedford.

The fire appears to be accidental and remains under investigation by the Fire Investigation Unit.

Festiva Buffet in Fairhaven has been approved to open.

In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Jon Mitchell said it would be 'unwise' to use the City's budget surplus to fund operational costs.

A male crew member working aboard a tugboat in New Bedford Harbor suffered serious injuries to his legs as a barge capsized on Monday afternoon.

Tuesday will mark seventeen years since the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001 that killed 2,977 people.

The New Bedford Fire Department in New Bedford, MA. will receive $19,182 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for an Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG).

A 21-year-old city man died in a single home fire at 176 Potter Street this morning.

For the second time this week, a New Bedford school is evacuated due to a strange odor.

Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and the National Fire Protection Association says nearly four times as many home cooking fires happen on Thanksgiving than on the average day.