north end

The two people hospitalized in a fire in New Bedford's North End on Sunday afternoon are still in the hospital in serious condition.

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.

Police found evidence of a shooting in the 140-block of Myrtle Street.

Police say a car hit a tree and part of the restaurant then rolled.

The motorcycle operator was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

The deal involves the purchase and eventual demolition of the home currently located at the Church Street address.

Seven samples in the area of the New Bedford Business Park tested positive for EEE.

The sweep happened mainly in the North End, targeting street-level drug sales.

A home in the North End of New Bedford sustained heavy damage as the result of a fire on Friday Evening.