New Bedford

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.

The driver of a vehicle in a crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts early Sunday has died, according to state police. First responders located the car, a 2019 Kia Optima, crashed off of a ramp in New Bedford that had struck a metal post and a tree. Three bystanders on scene were attempting to help the victim, who was later transported…

Authorities have identified the two people found dead in a fire that tore through apartment buildings in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday.

Two people were found dead after two buildings caught fire in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday, authorities said. A firefighter was injured battling the blaze and 40 people were displaced, New Bedford acting fire Chief Scott Kruger said.

A fire in New Bedford, Massachusetts, left two people dead and 40 people without a place to live.

A 3-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after a swimming pool incident in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said. Authorities received a call for medical assistance around 12:30 p.m. at a home in the city’s Christopher Court neighborhood, according to New Bedford police. Medial aid was rendered to the child, and she was taken to nearby St. Luke’s...

A 3-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after a swimming pool incident at a Christopher Court neighborhood home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, police said.

One person has died following an overnight single-car crash in New Bedford, Massachusetts according to the city’s police department. The crash occurred on Route 18 in New Bedford near Walnut Street, where police responded around 2 a.m. Sunday. Two people were in the car, New Bedford police said. It is unclear if it was the driver or passenger who was…

Three people and nearly two dozen cats were rescued from a burning home in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Sunday, while nearly three dozen more cats died in the fire. Firefighters responded to a 2-family home on County Street around 9:30 a.m., where they found three tenants still inside and sixty cats in what appears to be a hoarding situation, according…

A New Bedford, Massachusetts, man who robbed other men he’d set up on dates with his girlfriend through dating websites has been sentenced to serve up to four years in state prison, authorities said Monday. Luis Santos, 22, had pleaded guilty to three armed robbery charges, according to a statement from the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Monday. Fall...

Charges have been announced against a New Bedford man accused of striking and killing a West Bridgewater woman in Brockton in November while under the influence of marijuana. The Plymouth County DA office announced Friday that a grand jury had returned indictments that will charge 30-year-old John Medeiros with operating under the influence of marijuana, motor vehicle homicide, motor vehicle…

Police are searching for Carlynn Cintron, who was last seen on Nov. 27 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, with Carmen Cintron, who is also missing. Carmen Cintron also goes by Cee Jay, police said. She is 4’9″ and 100 pounds. Cintron has brown eyes, brown hair, a septum ring, ear gauges and a rainbow lightning bolt tattoo on her right year,…

As New England football fans prepare to watch their former hometown quarterback play for a different team in the Super Bowl on Sunday, Mother Nature is delivering a whole other challenge for officials in the region to tackle. Several cities and towns in Central and Southern Massachusetts have already issued snow emergencies for Sunday, as an incoming storm is forecast…

A storm may be bringing several inches of snow, but many New Englanders are more focused on the game ahead Sunday.

Sunday will bring both a Super Bowl matchup and a wintry storm to the New England region.

With temperatures in the single digits overnight, firefighters braved the elements in battling blazes in Kingston and New Bedford, Massachusetts early Sunday. In Kingston, firefighters from Duxbury responded with mutual aid to a two-alarm fire. It is unclear if there were any injuries in the blaze. No address was given and no reports of damage were immediately made available. Further…

With temperatures in the single digits, firefighters battled blazes overnight in Kingston and New Bedford, Mass.

A 34-year-old Massachusetts woman is facing multiple charges after authorities allege she robbed at least two convenience stores with a needle, and then led state and local police departments on a highway chase before she crashed into a police cruiser in Marion. Ashley Demers is accused of robbing stores in Raynham and New Bedford, and shoplifting from a business in…