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If you’ve seen the news today, you know that Hurricane Matthew will likely impact the Southcoast area later this week.

Three people have been displaced following an early morning fire in New Bedford.

The Red Cross is assisting residents of a Fairhaven home following a fire on Saturday night.

Crews are still on scene following an early Thursday morning fire in Taunton.

Fire broke out around 8pm Monday night in a multi-family building at 48 Crapo Street in the South End of New Bedford. Fire officials reported flames in the walls, but brought the blaze under control within ten minutes after their arrival...

Fire officials say a tenament at 70 Acushnet Avenue in New Bedford's South End is unliveable right now, following a fire there Sunday morning. District Fire Chief James Fortin tells WBSM News, the smokey fire broke out in a third floor bedroom, and spread into the walls...

A fire early Monday all but totaled a three family building at 120-to-122 Oakdale Street in New Bedford's West End. District Chief David Cooper says the fire broke out shortly after 3am on the second floor back porch, and then accelerated after igniting a propane tank on the first floor porch...

With the help of some great volunteers and wonderful donors, our 22nd annual "Cans Across the Park" was a huge success.

A fire in Westport Monday afternoon caused over $150,000 in damages. Fire Captain Michael Silvia says a passerby noticed the fire at 96 Charlotte White Road around 12:15 p.m. and alerted the home's owner who was sleeping inside. An investigation determined that the fire started in the ceiling of the first floor bathroom near the exhaust fan, then spread to the second floor...

Two families were forced from their homes early Saturday in a three-story tenement at 195 Collette Street in New Bedford. According to a Fire Department spokesman, there were no injuries reported.  The fire broke out at 5:15am and kept firefighters busy for several hours...