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A homeless man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into a car in the South End early Thursday morning. New Bedford Police patrolling the 100 block of Windsor Street around 1:30 Thursday morning noticed a man checking car doors to see if they were unlocked...

New Bedford Police have arrested a man they say stabbed another male behind Central Plaza in the North End Monday afternoon. Detective Captain Steven Vicente says 43-year-old Arthur Ostiguy was arrested after he was seen walking in the area of Shawmut Avenue and Hathaway Road this afternoon...

Members of the media got a look at the finished Sister Rose House in New Bedford on Thursday. The dry men's homeless shelter named after Sister Rosellen Gallogly, is run by Catholic Social Services. Previously, the Sister Rose House was located in the downtown area, but Catholic Social Services CEO Arlene MacNamee says the new building at 73 Division St...

Fall River police arrested a homeless woman for allegedly stealing five live lobsters from Shaw's at knifepoint Thursday night.

A homeless man who was the recipient of a random act of kindness earlier this week has been arrested.

Today, #TimInTheTruck on how the homeless man helped out by a GoFundMe account to the tune of $14,000 actually has a shady past and is currently not complying with the law, and how maybe we shouldn't be starting up a crowdfunding campaign for everyone who needs money...

It was a cold, wintery weekend on the Southcoast and one Seekonk police officer made it a little warmer for an area homeless woman.

Around a dozen homeless individuals and homeless advocates gathered outside New Bedford City Hall Monday morning, despite near blizzard conditions, for a protest of the city's handling of the emergency overflow shelter.

Homeless advocates are expected to converge on New Bedford City Hall later this morning. Peter Costa, founder of the New Bedford Homeless Advocates group, posted on Facebook Sunday calling for the rally after the City failed to open the emergency overflow shelter Saturday night despite extreme cold...

Hundreds of middle and high school students from around the SouthCoast took part in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr Day of Service Monday morning.