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Authorities in Massachusetts are searching for an 18-year-old member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe who has been missing for a week. The Mashpee Wampanoag Police Department said last Thursday that Jalajhia Finklea had last been seen 48 hours earlier and asked for the public’s help in locating her. According to the Cape Cod Times, Finklea was last seen in New…

A Republican congressional candidate in Massachusetts who confronted two women at a Columbus Day rally in support of President Donald Trump said she was kicked in the head and fractured a leg bone during an ensuing scuffle. Rayla Campbell, who’s mounting a write-in campaign against Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, told the Boston Herald that Monday’s rally in New...

A man has surrounded the Trump 2020 sign in his lawn in New Bedford, Massachusetts, with electrified wire in a bid to stop the thief or thieves who’ve taken other signs supporting the president. John Oliveira, a New Bedford School Committee member, told NBC affiliate WJAR-TV that he had six signs taken — though another sign encouraging people to vote…

The 10-year-old girl who died after a three-car crash in Westport, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning has been identified by authorities as Anilda Ribeiro. Ribeiro and her 9-year-old sister were both rushed to the hospital after the second of two serious crashes within hours near the Rhode Island border. Ribeiro was pronounced dead at St. Anne’s Hospital in Fall River early Monday...

A 10-year-old girl has died after a three-car crash in Westport, Massachusetts, early Sunday morning that sent a total of seven people to nearby hospitals, authorities said. It was the second of two serious crashes in the town on the Rhode Island border within hours. Around 2:15 a.m., Westport police received “several frantic 911 calls” about a crash at the…

A 10-year-old girl died and several other people including at least one other child were injured in a three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning in Westport, authorities said. The crash occurred just after 2 a.m. on Route 6 near the Route 88 interchange, according to a statement from the Bristol district attorney’s office.

A storefront church in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been fined for failing to comply with city and state COVID-19 regulations, according to city officials. Iglesia Pentecostal Levantate y Anda was issued a fine of $1,800 by the New Bedford Health Department after an isolated outbreak of the coronavirus was traced back to the church, city officials said. Under the state’s…

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will speak at a labor rally at the Boston Convention Center later today. It’s one one three rallies being held in the state today.

A labor rally will be held at the Boston Convention Center Monday. It’s one of three rallies throughout th

Two people were shot early Tuesday morning in New Bedford, according to police. The shooting was reported at about midnight on Middle Street. The victims’ conditions were not immediately available.

The fatal shooting of a man Tuesday night in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is under investigation, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s office. Police found the victim in the area of 139 Dartmouth St. just before 10 p.m. while responding to a reported shooting, authorities said. The man was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he later died, according...

A 20-year-old New Bedford man pulled over for several apparent traffic violations was arrested for alleged firearm and drug possession, authorities said. A pair of Massachusetts state troopers pulled over the man in New Bedford for a hands-free violation Saturday morning. The troopers say they saw him quickly close the glove box of his Jeep Compass and take gloves off…

A rollover crash in Seekonk left a 20-year-old man with life-threatening injuries early Saturday morning, authorities said. A state trooper was also reported injured when a passing car struck their cruiser as they responded to the scene. The injured New Bedford driver, who had been the sole occupant of a 2007 Ford Focus that rolled over on Route 195 eastbound,…

The wind was up on New Bedford Harbor Monday afternoon, a sign of things to come as Isaias draws closer to Massachusetts. If the track continues, it’s likely wind on the coast will be a bigger factor than rain or storm surge. “Right now, we’re just preparing for a wind event,” said Brian Nobrega, the city’s emergency management director....

New Bedford is closing its beaches Tuesday because of potentially dangerous conditions.

Police are investigating a fatal shooting in New Bedford, Massachusetts, early Friday morning. New Bedford police responded to 17 Margin St. on Friday morning and found a male who had been fatally shot inside the multi-family building, according to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office. The shooting reportedly occurred between 4 and 5 a.m. The victim has not yet been identified….

A free coronavirus testing program kicks off Friday in eight communities across Massachusetts that have been hardest hit by COVID-19. Free testing will be provided for the next five weeks in the following hot spot communities: Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlborough, and New Bedford. Governor Charlie Baker said these are the communities where the COVID-19 rate is…

Massachusetts has begun a coronavirus testing program aimed at slowing the spread in eight communities.

A free testing program kicked off Friday in eight Massachusetts communities hardest hit by the novel coronavirus.

Free testing begins Friday in Chelsea, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn, Marlboro and New Bedford.