Fall River

While it might feel like the big push is over, in some Massachusetts communities, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to vaccinating teenagers against COVID-19. One coalition is putting out new data on vaccine inequities in the state in hopes of getting them addressed. In Lawrence, only 66% of young people ages 12 to…

Some cities and towns have lower vaccination rates among young people.

A man is dead and two officers were taken to the hospital after a police shooting overnight in Fall River, Massachusetts.

A man is dead and two officers were taken to the hospital after a police shooting overnight in Fall River, Massachusetts.

A man is dead and two officers were taken to the hospital after a police shooting overnight in Fall River, Massachusetts. Officers had been looking for 30-year-old Anthony Harden on Lowell Street after a woman reported a domestic violence incident that occurred on Saturday, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. The officers spoke with Harden at his home...

Prosecutors in the case of disgraced former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia will challenge a federal court’s decision to throw out several charges against him, reported WJAR. Correia was convicted of 21 counts back in May, but a judge acquitted him on 10 of the charges. Prosecutors are now hoping to challenge that decision. No reason was given as to why…

Authorities say an arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of a convenience store clerk in Fall River, Massachusetts, last month. Nelson F. Coelho, 37, of Fall River, is being charged with murder, attempted armed and masked robbery and carrying an illegal firearm in the shooting death of 54-year-old Lal Kishor Mahaseth on Oct. 18, the Bristol District Attorney’s…

Fall River, Massachusetts’ 10th most populous city, would no longer be divided between two congressional districts under a draft map lawmakers released Monday that fell short of winning over voting rights advocates. Top House and Senate Democrats rolled out their plan for redrawing the state’s nine Congressional districts and eight Governor’s Council districts late Monday afternoon, proposing new political...

Judi St. Hilaire, the wife of Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan, was in the ICU after being hit by a car Sunday while riding her bike in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts. Coogan said his wife was doing a 60-mile bike ride with the Narragansett Bay Wheelmen when a car ran a stop sign and hit three cyclists. According to a statement on…

A former customer services manager at a Massachusetts post office has pleaded guilty to drug charges linked to stealing mail, federal prosecutors said Friday. Shawn M. Herron, a 44-year-old from Whitman, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and one count of theft of mail by a postal employee, U.S. Attorney’s...

The Watuppa Rowing Center is coaching a new generation of athletes in Fall River. In 2020, the program received grant money from the Head of the Charles and the Golden Cup to continue coaching students at no cost. Head Coach Sandra Cardillo shares how the program positively impacts these students on and off the water.

Police in Fall River are looking for the person who shot and killed a convenience store owner.

The owner of a local convenience store was shot and killed Monday night in Fall River, Massachusetts. Fall River police said they received a call around 10:30 p.m. reporting that a male victim had been shot inside the Stop N Save convenience store at 201 Rock St., the Bristol District Attorney’s Office said. The 911 caller had entered the store…

The former mayor of Fall River, Jasiel Correia, was sentenced to six years in prison on federal corruption charges, while a judge scolded him.

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was sentenced to six years in prison Tuesday after being acquitted on Monday of several charges he had been convicted of. The 29-year-old, who was elected mayor in 2015, was convicted in May of stealing money from investors and extorting thousands of dollars from marijuana businesses that hoped to open in Fall River. In…

A judge is planning to throw out some of the corruption convictions against former Fall River Jasiel Correia.

A judge is planning to overturn some of the corruption convictions against former Fall River Jasiel Correia.

Former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia walked out of federal court in Boston with his head held high following Monday’s turn of events. The 29-year-old, who was elected mayor in 2015, wouldn’t say if this was a win for him — he declined to comment — but Massachusetts School of Law President Michael Coyne believes he got some leniency. “One…

Federal prosecutors are seeking an 11-year prison term for disgraced former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia following his May conviction on felony fraud and corruption charges. In court documents filed Friday, prosecutors also called on a judge to order the once celebrated young mayor to pay nearly $300,000 in restitution to investors and more than $20,000 to the IRS, and forfeit...

Cardinal Sean O’Malley are calling on Catholics in Massachusetts to pack the pews.