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From the Massachusetts state police: “Today’s edition of “What Could Go Wrong” comes to us from the State Police Revere Barracks. Yesterday, Trooper Zach Bolcome found this vehicle traveling down the Revere Beach Boulevard. Not only was the vehicle’s load improperly secured, and causing a potential hazard for the driver …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell was asked when the construction in the south end of New Bedford would be complete. 

At approximately 3:25 pm yesterday Massachusetts State Police Troop H broadcast a report of an attempted abduction of a child near the bathrooms at Castle Island. Troopers responded and spoke to a woman who reported that a man whom she did not know approached her and members of her family …

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell discussed the impact of the heatwave on the students during the first week of school, what the public school system is doing in response and what they are doing for our seniors. 

Property taxes in New Bedford never seem to go down. We asked New Bedford Mayor Mitchell if property owners in New Bedford will ever see some tax relief and what more charter schools could mean for the city’s budget and taxes. 

The Springfield casino opening up recently, adding 3,000 jobs to the city. We asked Mayor Jon Mitchell if he regrets not getting the casino to New Bedford. 

Last week, an MS 13 member was arrested in New Bedford and is in the process of being sent back to El Salvador where he is wanted for murder. We asked New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell if the presence of MS 13 in New Bedford concerned him. 

Last month a New Bedford cab driver shot and killed one of the two men that attempted to rob him with a knife. We asked New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell if he’d favor arming more citizens is high-risk professions like cab drivers and convenience store clerks.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell shared his thoughts on the passing of Senator John McCain and New Bedford’s Loretta Bourque. 

A California man was arrested Wednesday in connection with drug trafficking activities that resulted in the seizure of approximately 11 kilograms of narcotics, including four kilograms of suspected heroin and five kilograms of suspected fentanyl. Daniel Hernandez Ixta, 37, of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., was charged today with possession with …