Michael Gomes

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.

Thunderstorms rolling across the Southcoast Thursday morning left property owners tallying up damage in New Bedford's South End.

Eight people are displaced after an early morning fire in a New Bedford home Monday.

Police activity at a New Bedford apartment building caused a fire in the North End Tuesday night.

New Bedford Police and Fire personnel are investigating a fire at a north end construction site.

This is the eleventh fire in New Bedford since June that is considered to have started under suspicious circumstances.

NEW BEDFORD - A fire early Friday morning on Cottage Street in New Bedford is not considered to be suspicious. The fire was reported at 2:44 a.m. Friday at a home at 150 Cottage Street. Upon arrival, firefighters saw a small fire that originated on the second floor balcony...

NEW BEDFORD - A diesel fuel spill in New Bedford's harbor has been contained. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the spill was reported around 7:15 a.m. by the crew of the fishing vessel "Predator," which is docked at Leonard's Wharf...

NEW BEDFORD - An emergency perimeter was established in the parking lot of Market Basket in New Bedford this morning after reports of a suspicious device. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the device was found a few minutes before noon...

A fire at a homeless encampment in New Bedford could have been a lot worse than it was. New Bedford firefighters responded to reports of a fire behind the former Building #19 along Rt. 140 Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters found one of the makeshift shelters had caught fire from a homemade furnace that was being used to warm several lean-tos...