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Perk up your ears. The Town of Dartmouth is warning residents to be alert while enjoying outdoor activities as coyotes become more adventurous this time of year. The Department of Public Health issued an alert on the Town of Dartmouth's Facebook page saying younger coyotes that were born in the spring are learning to hunt during the autumn months as they are decreasing their dependency on their pa

With Memorial Day weekend upon us, area residents may be more apt to take advantage of the warmer weather by going out on a boat. The Coast Guard is advising boaters to take the proper precautions when heading out onto the ocean. U.S...

Several Massachusetts communities have been visited by what some are calling the "sex offender school bus" and police are warning area residents to be wary of the driver.

New Bedford residents have a little more time to get used to the new trash collection system. The automated system began going into effect in June, and by all accounts has been quite effective in increasing recycling and decreasing waste...

Boston College students are getting an unusual warning.

The Town Of Fairhaven has issued a coyote warning for all Fairhaven residents.

Weather-industry insiders feel that the Saffir-Simpson Scale, which rates hurricane strength on a scale of Category 1 (weakest) through 5 (strongest), is inadequate. Some say changes need to be made, since the current system doesn't include enough information about the storm, that it only denotes wind speed. It reveals little detail about the tidal surge, which is what actually causes the most dea