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DARTMOUTH - A garage sustained heavy damage as the result of a fire Saturday night in South Dartmouth. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. at 7 Hillside Street, close to St. Mary's Church. Multiple apparatus from District One responded to the scene, knocking the fire down within minutes of their arrival and staying on scene to extinguish any hot spots...

A fast-moving brush fire burned three acres in East Fairhaven Wednesday. At approximately 4:55pm, a police officer patrolling on Sconticut Neck Road noticed a heavy volume of smoke in the area near where the fire was found. Two fire engines and a brush fire unit were dispatched to fight the fire ...

NEW BEDFORD - City Councilors rose concerns over the condition of public safety vehicles during Thursday evening's meeting at City Hall.

NEW BEDFORD - A shed fire outside a mill at 1 Wamsutta St. led authorities to discover a large homeless encampment hidden in the brush Monday afternoon.

The Fairhaven Fire Department confirmed to WBSM News that one of its vehicles was involved in a three-car accident at the intersection of Bridge Street and Route 240 on Wednesday evening. According to the department, Chief Timothy Francis was responding to a fire alarm activation call Wednesday evening when he collided with two other vehicles at the intersection...

Mayor Jon Mitchell is talking taxes and offering some reasons behind the recent property tax increase in the City of New Bedford. Speaking on his weekly radio program on WBSM, the Mayor said the increase was due in part to mandates set by the state...

The New Bedford Fire Department invited local families to Fire Station 2 in Downtown New Bedford Wednesday afternoon for information on fire safety and prevention.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued a Drought Warning for Southeastern Massachusetts on Friday as the region continues to deal with warm temperatures and below average rainfall.

The City of New Bedford remembered the 2,977 men and women killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago with a ceremony at the Downtown Fire Station on Sunday morning. The memorial exercise started with a moment of silence at 10 am...

Several hundred residents filled Acushnet's Ford Middle School Tuesday for a Special Town Meeting addressing two items related to a proposed natural gas pipeline and a liquid natural gas (LNG) storage facility.