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New Bedford officially has more than 100,000 residents for the first time since last century, according to U.S. Census data from 2020 released yesterday — and Fall River's population hit 94,000.

Ed Markey hasn't done much of anything and that's good.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-146 Wednesday for legislation sponsored by Rep. William Keating to give federal recognition to the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

Republican state Rep. Geoff Diehl has defeated two other GOP primary candidates in Massachusetts for the chance to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren in November.

The on again, off again summit between President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un may be on again. The White House says it heard from the North Korea regime shortly after President Trump announced the summit was being deep-sixed for a number of reasons, not the least of which was NoKo's failure to show for a high-level security meeting in Singapore, where the summit was scheduled to be held Jun

The chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives has been forced to resign, according to Massachusetts Congressman William Keating.

The White House apparently had some trouble with Spell Check on Wednesday.

BOSTON - A Latin King gang member has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston. 31-year-old Luis Lopez of New Bedford has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and three years of supervised release. Lopez pleaded guilty in October to being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute heroin...

A Fairhaven man could face up to six years in prison for making fake distress calls to the Coast Guard. The U.S. Attorney's Office says on three occassions in the Spring of 2015, 47-year-old Roger Martin made distress calls to the U.S...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was honored at the U.S. Conference of Mayors Friday. Mitchell achieved first place in the 2016 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards, which recognizes the efforts of mayors across the country for energy and climate protection...