Fairhaven Fire Department

An 82-foot boat was destroyed Monday night after a fire broke out on the vessel while it was docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

An 82-foot boat was destroyed Monday night after a fire broke out on the vessel while it was docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard responded after receiving a report shortly after 5:30 p.m. that a vessel was on fire at Popes Islands Fleet Marina. The New Bedford and Fairhaven fire departments also rushed to the scene....

A pedestrian who was seriously injured when he was struck by a police cruiser in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night has died, authorities said Friday. Christian Lapaz-Dejesus, 32, of New Bedford, died around 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office. The district attorney’s office said a Fairhaven police officer...

A pedestrian was seriously injured in Fairhaven, Massachusetts Tuesday night after being struck by a police cruiser, officials said. According to the Bristol County district attorney’s office, an officer was driving a police SUV west on Route 6 when it struck the 32-year-old man just west of a 7-Eleven store. The Fairhaven police and fire departments responded to the crash…