New Bedford Animal Control Officer Manny Maciel says breed-specific legislation against pit bulls is not the answer in the wake of the recent killing of a 7-year-old boy by two of the dogs.
Thomas Vargus, one of the Massachusetts State Police Most Wanted fugitives, was captured Sunday in Pennsylvania. Vargus, 45, is wanted for the random stabbing of a dog and the assault of the woman walking the pet in Taunton last month.
It is shark season and there have already been a few sightings off Cape Cod. So if you are hitting the water this summer, here are some helpful hints for avoiding attacks.
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester police say the man who set off an improvised explosive device at an Ariana Grande concert in northern England died in the attack.
Police said Tuesday 22 people died in the attack Monday night. It wasn't clear if that included the suspected suicide bomber...
A 43-year-old former Providence woman, who viciously stabbed and slashed a co-worker at the King’s Inn in Dartmouth in 2007 before fleeing the country on the eve of her 2009 trial, was sentenced to serve four to six years in state prison earlier this week...
NEW BEDFORD - Police are investigating after a man claims he was robbed near the SRTA bus terminal in downtown New Bedford.
According to the victim, two men assaulted him near Mechanics Lane before 5:30 P.M. Wednesday. The victim told police he was struck with what he believed was a gun...
NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a suspect in an assault Feb. 25 in the area of 44 Phillips Ave.
Lenine J. Andrade, 19, has a last known address of 117 Coffin Ave., New Bedford. He is described as a white male with a full beard, brown eyes and black hair, standing about 5’3’’ and weighing 180 pounds
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