South Dartmouth

DARTMOUTH - A garage sustained heavy damage as the result of a fire Saturday night in South Dartmouth. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. at 7 Hillside Street, close to St. Mary's Church. Multiple apparatus from District One responded to the scene, knocking the fire down within minutes of their arrival and staying on scene to extinguish any hot spots...

Dartmouth Police are warning residents to be on the lookout after police in Dartmouth have received an increasing amount of calls about car break-ins.

No injuries reported in a fire Tuesday on Swift Road in South Dartmouth, but firefighters from the District One station spent four hours at the scene. The fire was reported around 7:30am at 17 Swift Road. Fire Chief Brad Ellis says the fire was located on the second floor in the rear of the single-family home...

A South Dartmouth man is facing child pornography charges.

An elderly woman has been hospitalized after driving her car into a brick building. The accident took place near the corner of Dartmouth Street and Rockdale Avenue just before 3pm Tuesday. Dartmouth Police tell WBSM News the woman was in the parking lot of the Dartmouth Street McDonald's when she stepped on the gas pedal, driving her car through some bushes and into a vacant brick building... Read

A South Dartmouth man is arrested on several counts related to child pornography. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 29-year-old Jack Bean, Jr. was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court with receipt and possession of child pornography...

Many local residents are waking up to a power outage this morning.

Center for Animal Rescue and Education hosts this annual event for the first time! On Saturday October 31st (Halloween), you can participate in the bike ride, kids activities, pet costume contest and more. Meeting at the Dartmouth YMCA at 8 am, bikers can ride through scenic South Dartmouth and Westport...

Two men are arrested in Dartmouth after a home is raided by police. According to Detective Kyle Costa, Dartmouth and New Bedford Police, along with the South Coast Anti-Crime Team, executed a search warrant Tuesday night at 2 Slocum Farm Drive in South Dartmouth, and seized a ...

If you had to pick one phrase or piece of advice that your father said and it stuck with you the rest of your life, what would it be? South Dartmouth native, Erin McHugh, has written a book that features some pretty great words of wisdom from dad's all over...