Firefighters in New Bedford are currently battling a two-alarm fire at an apartment building in the North End, with traffic backups likely in the area.
Police confirmed that a shooting in New Bedford early Sunday morning injured two people, who were treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
Acushnet Avenue may soon be getting an economic transformation, after the commercial area was one of 13 in the state chosen to receive $23.7 million in total state funding for economic development initiatives.
An empty Acushnet Avenue lot may soon become a small pocket park, after plans for the site were presented to the New Bedford Planning Board on Wednesday.