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Two men, including the sitting Marion Town Clerk, have been indicted on larceny charges.

Customers of a now-defunct auto dealership in Westport that used deceptive sales practices will receive over $700,000 in debt relief and refunds.

An elderly man was hospitalized Wednesday night after an altercation with a would-be robber.

The Massachusetts attorney general has sued a car dealership that allegedly sold lemons to hundreds of customers under predatory loan terms.

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police say Wednesday's robberies of two discount stores may be connected to other robberies in the city. Just after 12 p.m. Wednesday, the Family Dollar on Hathaway Road was robbed by a man armed with a handgun...

BOSTON (AP) — A landlord who owns and operates dozens of properties in New Bedford will pay $100,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations he allowed contractors to perform illegal asbestos work on four homes he was renovating. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says the consent judgment entered Wednesday in Suffolk Superior Court settles a lawsuit filed by her office in October 2012 a

The parent company of Aerovox has reached a settlement with the EPA regarding the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site.

Former state crime lab chemist Annie Dookhan was arrested without incident at her home in Franklin today around noon.She's accused of faking drug test results that has left the outcome of thousands of criminal drug cases in question. Attorney General Martha Coakley says the criminal investigation is ongoing...