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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts city is considering a proposal to create publicly accessible boxes containing Narcan, the medication used to counteract opioid overdoses. Cambridge officials say a passer-by who found someone suffering from an overdose could administer the drug before medics arrive...

A 26-year-old New Bedford heroin trafficker with a lengthy history of dealing drugs in and around the Whaling City was convicted last week and sentenced to serve five to seven years in state prison, District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III announced...

Multiple news outlets are reporting that a 57-year-old woman died Sunday afternoon as the result of an apparent heroin overdose. The incident occurred in the 100-block of Summit Street. The woman was found by a family member shortly before 4:30 p...

MILTON - State Police in Milton have arrested two Wareham men after finding heroin in their car. Massachusetts State Police say a gray Saturn Ion was pulled over after a trooper observed the driver commit several motor vehicle violations...

NEW BEDFORD - A drug raid at a North Front Street apartment in New Bedford results in five people getting arrested, including one woman who was arrested on drug charges just last week. New Bedford Police carried out a search warrant Wednesday night at 314 North Front Street, Apartment 3, and found small amounts of cocaine and heroin, a digital scale, cutting agents, and a small amount of cash... R

NEW BEDFORD - Two New Bedford men have pleaded guilty in federal court in connection to a drug ring that covered much of Bristol County and Providence, Rhode Island. The U.S. Attorney's Office says 26-year-old Eric DeSousa pleaded guilty in U...

State Representative Antonio Cabral is hosting a public forum Thursday night at the Whaling Museum to help citizens learn how to combat opioid addiction. Rep. Cabral will be joined by members of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and a panel of experts, including New Bedford Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro and representatives from organizations such as Seven Hills Behavioral Health and Pos

NEW BEDFORD - Driving a noisy car didn't pay off for two New Bedford residents. Massachusetts State Police say troopers pulled over a white Mercedes C320 on Country Street in New Bedford Tuesday night for an extremely loud and defective exhaust...

A Rochester man was charged with OUI drugs and possession of heroin after being found behind the wheel of a vehicle at Petro Mart, located at 171 Coggeshall Street in New Bedford early Saturday. Police were called to the scene on a report of a male sleeping in his vehicle...

NEW BEDFORD—Members of the New Bedford Police Narcotics Unit targeted street level drug activity in the city's North End Saturday afternoon. As a result, seven males were arrested and charged as followed: Carlos Carreiro, 33, of 383 No...