A large fire at a North End tire recycling facility in New Bedford has blocked traffic on Brook Street from Sawyer to Deane streets since around noon on Thursday.
New Bedford Police have arrested a suspected North End vehicle breaker on Monday after he allegedly stole a credit card from a car and then used it at two local businesses.
A New Bedford man who took part in a savage beating that nearly killed another man and left him with lifelong injuries to his eyes and face has been sentenced to up to 5.5 years in state prison.
Although staffing changes are taking place this week at the New Bedford Police Department's Station 3, the North End station is not closing permanently.