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The New Bedford City Council is looking to convince Dairy Queen to come to New Bedford.  I'm not sure everyone on the Southcoast will be happy about this.

Two Fairhaven High School students, Keegan Fike and Emma Fike have won awards from the US Coast Guard and the town of Fairhaven.

We're seeing flu cases starting to heat up on the Southcoast.

Screenwriting legend, Carl Gottlieb was in New Bedford yesterday looking to potentially use New Bedford as the backdrop for his new movie.

Buttonwood Park Zoo mourns the loss of Cody the Coyote on Thursday, March 17, 2016. The statement on their Facebook page reads: "It is with extremely heavy hearts that Buttonwood Park Zoo announces the passing of its male coyote, Cody. Earlier this week Cody was discovered by the Zoo's nighttime security to have a significant limp, and Zoo staff mobilized immediately to assess his injuries...

Photos: Malcolm Butler gives an inspirational message to Brockton students, then engages the media. pic.twitter.com/bitSHzuxzJ — Mike Reiss (@MikeReiss) March 16, 2016 New England Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler went to West Middle School in Brockton yesterday to deliver an inspirational message about bullying.

A local boy has been chosen to be a back up dancer on Justin Bieber's "Purpose" tour.

A Fall River substitute teacher is accused of choking a 12-year-old student in front of a classroom full of kids.

SouthcoastToday.com reported that Noah Fernandes passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016. The 14-year-old was "diagnosed with melas, one of the most severe forms of mitochondrial disease. It "keeps cells from functioning properly." Noah attended to Schwartz Center for Children after suffering a stroke at age 5...

This morning on the Rock and Fox Show we talked about how Governor Charlie Baker paid a visit to the Joseph Abboud factory in New Bedford yesterday.