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FALL RIVER - A 49-year-old Fall River man was sentenced to serve three years in state prison last week after being convicted of assaulting and attempting to strangle his pregnant girlfriend in December 2015, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M...

BOSTON (AP) _ The aunt of a Massachusetts teenager who took his own life after being urged to do so in text messages from his girlfriend is asking for 20 years behind bars for the woman. The woman's father will ask that his daughter be spared prison time...

FALL RIVER - A 29 year old Taunton man will serve up to four years in state prison along with three years of probation after his release for his role in an armed robbery with a firearm. J. Francis Gilbert pleaded guilty to a four count indictment charging him with armed robbery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, unlawful carrying of a firearm, and unlawful possession of a loaded firearm

FALL RIVER - A 24-year-old New Bedford man was sentenced to state prison last week after pleading guilty to illegal firearm and intimidation charges stemming from an August, 2015 incident in the City of New Bedford, District Attorney Thomas M...

A New Bedford drug dealer has been sentenced after pleading guilty to several charges. The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says 25-year-old Jeremiah Cowart pleaded guilty last week in Superior Court to a two-count indictment charging him with possession with intent to distribute heroin - subsequent offense and possession with intent to distribute cocaine - subsequent offense...

A nine to twelve year prison sentence was handed down for a Fall River man in connection with the brutal stabbing of his live-in girlfriend.

A six to eight year prison sentence was handed down for a man convicted of kidnapping a woman who jumped out of the trunk of a car on Route 24.

A former Taunton man could serve up to 40 years in prison following his conviction on child rape charges.

A Fall River man, convicted of cutting off another man's finger will serve 10 to 15 years in state prison.

A five to eight year prison sentence was handed down for a Westport man convicted of manslaughter charges in connection with a deadly crash last October.