This afternoon at approximately 12:30pm Gang Unit officers Clint Medas and Gene Fortes were in the area of Bullard St. and North Front St. when they spotted a male with an outstanding probation warrant from the Department of Youth Services. The male fled on foot northerly and was taken into …

A mild weekend is ahead. Outside of Sunday’s spotty morning showers, it should a dry one. Sunshine will be out in full effect Friday, begin to hide on Saturday and there’s that rain on Sunday. By Sunday afternoon the rain will have dissipated and the sun will poke back out. …

Yesterday afternoon at approximately 12:30pm members of the Organized Crime and Intelligence Bureau executed a search warrant at a garage stall located at 1069 County St. in the north end. This was the result of an investigation by Det. Edward Rene into Cocaine sales in the city. As a result …

oday (Wednesday, October 21) at 1:27 p.m., Trooper Daniel Quigley was on patrol when he observed a woman scale a fence on the Liberty Street Overpass over Route 291 in Springfield. Troopers assigned to the Springfield Barracks responded to the location to assist and shut down the highway. Trooper Benjamin …

The Greater New Bedford unemployment rate is much higher than the rest of Massachusetts, but believe it or not there really are a lot of available for qualified applicants. Sometimes the barrier to a new job can be the lack of information on available job openings. To solve this, each …

New Bedford detectives are investigating a scam that is originating out of Puerto Rico. On two occasions yesterday citizens came into the detective division to relate that they had received a call from a party stating that a family member was involved in a car accident and had been kidnapped. …

On Saturday October 24th, District Attorney Thomas Quinn’s Office will conduct its 7th Annual Volunteer Fair, inviting members of the public to learn about different volunteer opportunities throughout the community. This year’s event will be unlike any other held in the past, as the district attorney’s office will be partnering …

Mayor Jon Mitchell and Executive Director of the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA) Jack McCarthy joined with members of the New Bedford School Committee and New Bedford City Council to celebrate the official ground breaking of the new William H. Taylor Elementary School. In February of 2013, Mayor Mitchell launched …

PACE Inc., chosen as one of the Massachusetts Health Connector Navigator agency’s, will once again be assisting anyone who needs health insurance information or application assistance. PACE, in conjunction with The Fishing Partnership Support Services, will be hosting an Open Enrollment Event on November 2nd at the PACE Main Office, …