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A man wanted on a murder charge in a Texas nightclub killing earlier this week was arrested Thursday morning in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said. Denis Alexis Ocampo-Maldonado, 23, was found and arrested in an apartment building on Felton Street after being tracked down by state and local police, as well as U.S. Marshals and Massachusetts Parole Department officers, according…

Crews were on the scene of a house fire Wednesday morning in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The roof of the Bonney Street home appeared to be burned off. No further information was immediately available.

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....

The mayor is calling on all residents to do whatever they have to do to prepare for Hurricane Henri before it’s too late.

A 59-year-old man from New Bedford, Massachusetts, was arrested in Virginia early Tuesday morning in connection to a shooting that killed a 23-year-old man Monday afternoon. New Bedford police found the 23-year-old, later identified as Naurik Michel-Brown, after responding to reports of a shooting near the intersection of Ashley Boulevard and Belleville Road around 2:45 p.m. Monday. Michel-Brown was rushed to...

A second person was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the stabbing death of an 18-year-old New Bedford man early Tuesday morning. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that a second person — a 16-year-old male — was arrested late Tuesday night in connection to the ongoing investigation into the death of 18-year-old Rayshard Normil-Jerome. Police had already…

Two people were killed while driving in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on the Fourth of July, state police said. State troopers responded around 7:45 p.m. Sunday to a single-car crash on Route 140 northbound and found two victims. The driver, a 38-year-old man, and his passenger, a 35-year-old woman, both died from their injuries on scene. The pair, from Newport News,…

When police arrived, they called in the bomb squad. And then neighbors on Mosher Street were told to evacuate while investigators detonated the object.

An improvised explosive device was discovered and destroyed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Friday, in an incident that brought out state police and Navy bomb technicians, police said. No one was hurt as the device was investigated and detonated in a controlled explosion, according to the New Bedford Police Department. The device was discovered near the front door of a home…

A 24-year-old Fall River man, charged in a deadly New Bedford shooting earlier this month, was found hiding in a closet in North Carolina and brought back to Massachusetts by authorities. Daquan Blanchard, 24, is accused of shooting and killing Adilson Neves, 36 of New Bedford, on June 2. Blanchard is due to be arraigned in New Bedford District Court…

A 24-year old woman from North Scituate, Rhode Island died Tuesday after a motorcycle crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts Sunday. Krystal Gerardo was a passenger on a motorcycle being driven by a 28-year-old New Bedford man. Gerardo died late Tuesday afternoon at St. Luke’s Hospital in New Bedford, according to Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn’s Office. On Sunday evening...

A man was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon in New Bedford, Massachusetts, according to authorities. Police responded around 3:15 p.m. after a shooting was reported on David Street, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said. A male victim, identified as 36-year-old Adilson Neves of New Bedford, was found suffering from a gunshot wound. Neves was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital,...

The list of cities and towns in Massachusetts’ red zone, the highest risk category for COVID-19 transmission, is down to just two. But in Lawrence and New Bedford, efforts are underway to get more people vaccinated. “It’s still on red zone, so why?” asked Kassandra Rodriguez of Lawrence. “I think the city’s doing the best that they can, but...

Only two communities in Massachusetts remain in the high-risk red zone for COVID transmission, but efforts are underway in Lawrence and New Bedford to get more people vaccinated.

A man shot and killed in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Friday night has been identified by authorities. The victim, 32-year-old Joseph Pauline of New Bedford, was found in the parking lot outside the Richdale Food Market on Brock Avenue, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. Police had initially received a report of shots being fired around 6:45...

A man was shot and killed Friday in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said. New Bedford officers who responded to Richdale Foods on Brock Avenue around 6:45 p.m. for a shooting incident found one gunshot victim. The man was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. He has not been identified. People were asked...

The family behind Ma’s Donuts in New Bedford was planning to reboot the shop this year after it closed in 2016 following more than 60 years slinging doughnuts and coffee. But before the doors opened, the shop says it was notified that Ma’s Donuts and More in Middletown, Rhode Island, had obtained a trademark for the name while the shop…

Three people have been indicted on murder-related charges in the 2019 shooting death of a teen in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Kevin Edwards, 22, of Fall River, and Mauricio Pineda, 25, of New Bedford, are both facing murder and firearm related charges. Ashlee Cambra, 23, of Fall River has been indicted on a single count of accessory to murder after the fact. According...

Two men and one woman have been indicted for their alleged role in the previously unsolved October 2019 homicide of a 17-year-old in New Bedford, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced.