On Friday, February 28, at about 11:20 a.m., Wareham Police detectives stopped a vehicle on Glen Charlie Road as part of an investigation into illegal narcotic sales in the Shangri-La area. During the stop detectives seized the following items: – 16.4 grams of suspected crack cocaine – 20.5 grams of …

By Colin A. Young, State House News Service Adults in Massachusetts would be able to bet on professional and Division I college sports in person and through web or mobile apps under legislation released Friday by a legislative panel that’s been studying sports betting for a year. The Massachusetts Gaming …

By Katie Lannan, State House News Service Stressing that the risk of contracting coronavirus remains low in Massachusetts, state public health officials said Tuesday that they are prepared for a potential outbreak. Tens of thousands of cases of the respiratory illness now known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus …

New Bedford Police Detectives arrested four New Bedford men and four juveniles in relation to an incident of shots fired with property damage and a fight that occurred over the weekend in the area of 340 Smith Street in New Bedford. While investigating the shots fired, detectives learned the victim …

Two New Bedford men pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges in connection to the August 24, 2016 stabbing homicide of 15-year-old Mateo Morales in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced. Jose Lopez, 19, pleaded guilty in Fall River Superior Court this week to charges of Manslaughter …

On Wednesday, February 26, at 5:29 p.m., Wareham Police Officers Aaron Pacheco and Blaise Lalli were dispatched to Liquors ‘N More, 18 Tobey Road, for a report of a vehicle which had struck the building twice. Officers located the vehicle near the business, with a female operator sitting in the …

Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts (JA) and Title Sponsor, Bristol County Savings Bank, announce that six schools from the New Bedford area – Bishop Stang High School, Dartmouth High School, Fairhaven High School, Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical High School, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School and New …

One thing that unites us as a nation is land: Americans strongly support saving the open spaces they love. Since 1971, the Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust (DNRT), has been doing just that for the people of Dartmouth. Now DNRT has announced it has renewed its land trust accreditation – proving …

St. Anne’s Credit Union, a single source for financial services, financing options and resources for individuals and businesses, announced that they are financing over $3 million to make Cisco New Bedford a reality. St. Anne’s will be providing customized financing options in their partnership with Stephen Silverstein, owner of The …

On Tuesday morning at 1:26 am, New Bedford police officers responded to a call of an intoxicated man at Lebeau’s Tavern at 65 Tarkiln Hill Road. When officers arrived, they report attempting to arrest a man for disorderly conduct when he allegedly became unruly and resisted arrest at the location …