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NEW BEDFORD - The Buttonwood Park Zoo has once again appeared on a list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants. The list, compiled by In Defense of Animals, places the New Bedford zoo in their "Hall of Shame," making this the seventh consecutive year the zoo has appeared on the list...

NEW BEDFORD - Nearly a dozen gunshots rang out Sunday night in New Bedford's South End. Police say just before 9pm Sunday, reports of gunfire at Roosevelt and Ruth Streets were reported. Police recovered five 9mm and six .40 caliber shell casings...

Ruth the elephant is doing much better. Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says it was touch and go for the pacyderm Friday and Saturday as she was suffering from gastrointestinal stasis. Lovett tells WBSM News that changed Sunday morning when Ruth was finally able to pass much of the blockage in her digestive system...

Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett says there's not much change in Ruth the elephant's condition. Ruth is reported as suffering from gastrointestinal complications, and hasn't been able to pass food. Lovett says she is up and about, as zoo staff took her for a walk around the park Thursday morning...

One of the Buttonwood Park Zoo's biggest residents is sick. For several days, Ruth the Elephant has been dealing with gastrointestinal difficulties. BP Zoo Director Keith Lovett tells WBSM News at this point, Ruth isn't eating anything...

Today, Friday, August 21st, is Free Fun Friday at the Buttonwood Park Zoo and the perfect day to enjoy a family outing, courtesy of The Highland Street Foundation, who is picking up the tab, giving you and the kids free admission to see Emily, Ruth, the Bears, Piper the Fox and all their animal neighbors...

Legendary pacyderm citizens Emily and Ruth are enjoying some new toys thanks to the hard work of students at MassArt. For the fourth year in a row, the students designed and constructed oversized toys for the elephants at Buttonwood Park Zoo...