I joke with friends that my blood pressure goes up 20 points after driving just five minutes in New Bedford. Drivers tend to always be on their phone, tailgate, cut you off, run through red lights, distracted with their phone and now the latest … drivers overdosing on heroin behind …

This opinion piece was sent to us by a concerned reader who wished to share her opinion on an alternative to Narcan that she and her group have had success with. Because of the sensitive nature of the topic and the all too common backlash for just about any topic, …

According to New Bedford’s mayor Jon Mitchell crime is down 10% in New Bedford. While I’m sure the statistics are accurate, a lot of people find it hard to believe. My guess is that when crime is so high, a 10% drop really isn’t that noticeable, especially for those that …

As a result of a month long narcotics investigation the Mattapoisett Police Department executed multiple search warrants resulting in the arrest of John Decosta Jr, age 28, of 1 Driscoll Lane in Mattapoisett. During the investigation Narcotics Officers observed Decosta engage in multiple hand-to-hand drug transactions. In addition, Narcotics Officers …

There is a debate that rages on social media every time Narcan comes up; do you save heroin users with Narcan or let them die? Should medical professionals be reviving heroin addicts multiple times? Ten times? There were several car accidents recently in New Bedford involving overdoses, one involving an innocent man …

With several hours to go in the current year, Massachusetts State Police have investigated 64 homicides across the state in 2015. State troopers, who investigate homicides in the vast majority of Massachusetts communities with the assistance of local police, have solved 47 of those, for a 73 percent clearance rate. …

The New Bedford Health Department, in collaboration with the towns of Dartmouth, Marion, Rochester, and Wareham, was awarded a $550,000 grant by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to establish the Opioid Prevention Coalition – South Coast, a regional collaboration aimed at making policy, systems, and environmental changes that will …

Here are New Bedford Guide’s top stories this week from our website or Facebook page. Click on the bold title to read the original story. New Bedford High School Teen Charged with Assault on Teacher – The top story of the week was 18-year old New Bedford High School student Kemar Roselus …