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As hurricane season heats up, homeowners need to be prepared. But what exactly does that mean? Here's some ways to get your house ready for any impending storms.

A Dartmouth man crashed his car into the New Bedford Hurricane Barrier Sunday night. New Bedford Police say the accident took place around 7:30 P.M. Sunday when the 45-year-old man suffered a medical emergency while driving and continued through the intersection of County Street and Cove Road, striking a fence and coming to rest on the stone wall of the hurricane barrier...

The New Bedford Hurricane Barrier may be closing several times this week in light of the "supermoon." The moon is making it's closest pass to earth in nearly 69 years this week, and is having a significant impact on ocean tides. New Bedford Port Director Ed Anthes-Washburn tells WBSM News the Army Corps of Engineers will be keeping a close eye on the tides, as they could cause problems l

Chelsea Priest from ABC 6 gave us an update on the Rock & Fox Show this morning about Hurricane Matthew.  It should ease fears of the Southcoast getting impacted by a hurricane this weekend.

If you’ve seen the news today, you know that Hurricane Matthew will likely impact the Southcoast area later this week.

Everyone who is planning on venturing down south over the next few days... DON'T! Hurricane Matthew just made landfall and is absolutely blasting the Caribbean. According to USA Today, there are up to 9 people dead already with CNN saying it is at 4 people between the Dominican Republic and Haiti...

A homeless man has died in New Bedford's South End. New Bedford Police say a worker atop the hurricane barrier reported finding the man just after 5:30am Tuesday at Cove Road near Stapleton Street. The man was reportedly having trouble breathing, and soon passed away...

High winds, rip currents, storm surge and flooding rain are expected for the beginning of the week.

I have walked on the New Bedford hurricane barrier many times, especially when I was a kid in the 70's It took 4 years to build it and not much of it has changed to date. Although there were rumors about an official walkway being built on top of it...

Why was one of Fairhaven turbines not spinning during the hurricane? Talk about a chance to make a ton of electricity!