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Authorities have arrested a 32-year-old Westport, Massachusetts man for allegedly assaulting his two-month-old adopted son in an incident caught on camera. According to Westport police, Stephen Kegyes was arrested Tuesday and charged with three counts of permitting injury to a child, two counts of strangulation and one count of assault and battery on a child with injury. Police were alerted…

A local man has found a way to stand out on TikTok.

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.

Five people under the age of 24 were injured when a boat ran aground in Westport, Massachusetts on Wednesday night, according to officials. The people on the boat ranged in age from 14 to 24 years old. Two were transported to Rhode Island Trauma Center — one by helicopter — and three others were transported to local hospitals. Three were…

Several people were transported to local hospitals after a multi-vehicle crash involving a dump truck Saturday morning in Westport, Massachusetts. Westport police responded to the intersection of Route 88 and Hixbridge Road after receiving multiple 911 calls reporting a crash just before 11 a.m. Police say preliminary reports indicated several people had been injured and they were entrapped in their…

A recently retired Massachusetts police lieutenant claimed to be at work when he was actually on a cruise in Bermuda, court documents show. David Andrade, 47, of Westport, pleaded not guilty to charges including larceny over $1,200 and a public employee standards of conduct violation in Bristol County Superior Court, the Boston Herald reported Tuesday. The former state police lieutenant…

Quentin Sanford Jr. and his family had a dream — a dream of building a large, old-style diner on their family’s 71 acres off Route 88 in Westport, Massachusetts, adjacent to where their family-run Handy Hill Creamery has been enjoyed by beach-goers for nearly half a century. “We thought it would be a wonderful way to go year-round with the…

If you’re looking to start a new business venture, two vintage diners are up for grabs with a catch.

We’re in Westport, Connecticut for a look at an impressive Nantucket-style estate right on the Long Island Sound. Sited on seven acres, this warm and inviting property features unobstructed views from every room in the house. This is the perfect place to entertain on a grand scale – inside or out – on one of its many terraces. It also…

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on a deadly plane crash earlier this month in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Paul Vidal of Westport, the pilot and sole occupant of the Cessna 150, was killed in the Nov. 4 crash at New Bedford’s Rural Cemetery. The plane nosedived, according to cellphone videos captured by eyewitnesses, and the force...

A Rhode Island man charged with being drunk when he crashed his car over the weekend, killing his passenger, has appeared in court. Patrick Carson, of Newport, remained free on $50,000 bond after his arraignment Monday on charges including driving under the influence, death resulting.

Police have released the identity of a female passenger who was killed in a crash that resulted in drunken driving charges for the driver.

The cause of Monday’s deadly small plane crash in a Massachusetts cemetery remains unknown, but federal transportation safety investigators said Tuesday that they’ll be spending two days on the ground looking into it. The pilot and sole occupant of the Cessna 150 was killed in the crash at New Bedford’s Rural Cemetery.

Federal investigators probing the deadly small plane crash into a New Bedford, Massachusetts, cemetery are collecting debris along with maintenance records, witness statements and more.

A student in Westport, Mass., was taken to the hospital after using an e-cigarette with other students. Another student became violent in the incident.

A 28-year-old Norwalk woman is accused of removing her bathing suit at Compo Beach in Westport.

State budget negotiators were continuing closed-door talks Tuesday as Massachusetts again earned the dubious distinction of being among the few U.S. states without a permanent spending plan in place for the new fiscal year. July 1 came and went without the Democratic-controlled Legislature reaching an agreement on a $42.7 billion budget. A six-member panel led by Sen. Michael Rodrigues, of...

A motorcyclist in Westport, Massachusetts was pronounced dead early this morning after a collision with a pickup truck driver. The crash happened on American Legion Highway, which is Route 177, and Tickle Road.