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A 30-year-old New Bedford man faces two dozen new charges following a raid of his Scott Street apartment.

Two New Bedford men convicted late Wednesday afternoon for the 2015 murder of Aaron Gant, Jr. were sentenced this morning to life in prison with no parole.

Nevada's parole board is granting parole to former NFL star O.J. Simpson. Simpson has been in prison for more than eight years after being sentenced to a nine-to-33-year term for armed robbery and other charges connected to attempts to recover his football memorabilia...

A New Bedford man on parole for a 2013 stabbing and dubbed by police as a career criminal was arrested Saturday and faces multiple drug charges, including trafficking.

The Massachusetts Parole Board held a hearing Monday for a man convicted in a 1996 killing as a juvenile. Anthony Rolon was convicted at the age of 17 of killing 20-year-old Robert Botelho Jr at New Bedford's Presidential Heights housing complex...

Relatives of murder victims are among those asking a legislative committee to approve a bill that would require juveniles convicted of first-degree murder to serve at least 35 years before they can be eligible for parole. The measure is one of several filed in response to recent rulings by the U...

A Wayland man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend a month after they graduated from high school. Nathaniel Fujita was found guilty Thursday of first-degree murder in the July 2011 death of Lauren Astley...

Gov. Patrick is floating the idea that teenagers between 14-18 convicted of first degree murder be considered for parole after serving at least 15 years in prison.

The man who murdered music legend, John Lennon, was once again denied parole after being in jail for over 30 years.