Fall River

Cardinal Sean O’Malley of the Archdiocese of Boston as well as the bishops of Springfield and Fall River in similar statements Wednesday announced that the faithful are once again required to attend Mass starting the weekend of June 19-20.

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

A 35-year-old Lakeville man died and a 28-year-old man from Rhode Island has life-threatening injuries after a three-car crash Tuesday afternoon in Fall River, according to Massachusetts State Police. The crash occurred around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday on Route 24 northbound at mile marker 0.8 in Fall River. The third driver, a 26-year-old man from Fall River, was not injured. Based…

Two people were injured, one critically, after being struck by bricks that fell from the roof of a building in Fall River, Massachusetts Tuesday, authorities said. The two men, 34 and 25 years old, were taken to Rhode Island Hospital for treatment. The 34-year-old was said to be in critical but stable condition, while the 25-year-old was in stable condition….

Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a triple shooting Tuesday near a park in Fall River, Massachusetts, that left two people dead, including a 14-year-old boy. Jeremy Holmes was taken into custody Friday night at the Boston Marriott Hotel in Burlington, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced in a statement. Holmes was charged with carrying an…

Eighteen-year-old Jeremy Holmes has been arrested in connection with a Fall River shooting that left two people dead.

Authorities on Wednesday released the identities of two people killed a day earlier in a shooting Tuesday near a park in Fall River, Massachusetts, including a teenager. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn said Miguel Sanjurjo, 14, of Fall River and Jovaughn Antonio Mills, 29, of Fall River both died of their wounds following the daytime shooting near Griffin Park….

Two people were killed, including a 14-year-old, and another person was injured in a shooting Tuesday near a park in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said. No arrests have yet been made as the investigation into the daylight shooting continues, according to the Fall River Police Department. Police said they were called about a shooting on Fifth Street near Griffin Park…

A former Massachusetts mayor first elected at the age of 23 by touting himself as a successful entrepreneur was convicted Friday of stealing money from investors in his start-up to bankroll his lavish lifestyle and soliciting bribes from marijuana vendors who wanted to operate in the struggling mill city. Jasiel Correia was found guilty by a jury after about 23…

Jasiel Correia was found guilty by a jury after about 23 hours of deliberations over four days in a trial that highlighted his swift rise and fall in Fall River, where he had dazzled voters with his intelligence and promises to turn the city around.

Lawyers made their final pitch to jurors Monday in the fraud and corruption case against a once-celebrated young Massachusetts mayor, painting contrasting pictures of a shrewd con man driven by greed to line his own pockets or a victim of lies who never committed a crime.

State and local police are asking for the public’s help locating the driver who hit and seriously injured a pedestrian last week in Fall River, Massachusetts. Massachusetts State Police released a photo Monday of the red sport utility vehicle that was involved in the crash on Tuesday, April 27. According to police, the person driving the SUV struck a pedestrian…

Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was in federal court in Boston Monday as his corruption trial began. Correia has been charged with two dozen crimes, including wire fraud, extortion conspiracy and bribery. The trial is expected the last three or four weeks. “Public corruption is a very dangerous thing for our democracy,” said Michael Coyne, dean…

The corruption trial of Jasiel Correia, the former mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, kicked off with opening statements in court Monday.

A man who harassed staff and diners at a Boston Seaport restaurant turned belligerent Thursday evening, assaulting staff while using a racist slur before eventually being arrested with marijuana after crashing his vehicle, according to Boston police.

One of America’s most famous unsolved murders took place in Massachusetts in 1892, when Andrew and Abby Borden were killed with an axe in their home. U.S. Ghost Adventures purchased the house for $2 million and says they have ‘exciting plans’ in store.

The police department in Fall River, Massachusetts apologized after a social media post criticizing George Floyd drew widespread backlash. The post on the department’s Facebook page referenced the verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, who was found guilty in Floyd’s murder Tuesday. It read, “Chauvin immediately stood and calmly placed his hands behind his back. Imagine where we’d...

A Massachusetts police department apologized after a social media post criticizing George Floyd drew widespread backlash.

The Fall River Police Department apologized for a Facebook post about the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

Now, fans of the macabre can stay at the murder scene, thanks to the property’s new owners, U.S. Ghost Adventures — which does local walking tours with a paranormal spin in 15 cities.