New Bedford

The New Bedford Whaling Museum is currently screening a 3D film about blue whales that, among other things, shows how their poop is saving the earth.

NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — New Bedford’s Buttonwood Brook and Pond will be undergoing a major effort to improve water quality. Mayor Jon Mitchell announced today that the City had teamed with local, state and federal partners to secure more than $2 million in state and federal grants for the project, which will “better manage stormwater in order to reduce pollution in the Buttonwood Brook ecosystem,” ac

Nips are not the only target of the Mitchell Administration's City of New Bedford Standard of Appearance initiative.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell is pretty pumped.  A project his administration has been working on since he took office is finally coming to fruition.  The mayor took to X to share his excitement about the first wind turbine in the United States to be a part of a utility scale offshore wind farm.  It's ha...

New Bedford Police responded to St. Luke's Hospital after reports of a man injured with a gunshot wound.

New Bedford Police replaced two frontline patrol cruisers with Ford's hybrid vehicles and plan to outfit their whole fleet with the new cruisers.

The New Bedford Police Union brought forth a vote of no confidence in Police Chief Paul Oliveira but Mayor Jon Mitchell said Oliveira has his 'full support.'

At the heart of the New Bedford Preservation Society's programs is its walking tours of historic properties, mills, cemeteries and gardens in the city.

New Bedford residents will be looking to get rid of pumpkins and cornstalks once Halloween is over. Here's what you can do with them.

New Bedford, Fall River, Taunton and Somerset are communities with children currently missing. If you know of their whereabouts, contact law enforcement.