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A shooting in the North End sends one man to the hospital. Police say the shooting was reported around 2:40 Saturday morning. Lt. Amos Melo says officers responded to St. Luke's Hospital on a report that a man had been shot. The 42 year old victim had been taken to the hospital in a private auto...

NEW BEDFORD — The Department of Public Infrastructure will conduct a major street sweeping in the North End of the city on Wednesday, July 5 and Thursday, July 6, 2017. Streets between Coggeshall Street north to Deane Street, and Ashley Boulevard east to Belleville Avenue, will be cleaned between the hours of 8 a...

Eversource reports that a little after 2 p.m., a piece of equipment near their Church Street substation in the far north end failed, causing a power outage for about 3,500 customers. Eversource restored power to 2,500 of those customers within four minutes, using automated switching equipment on their system to reroute power around the damaged equipment...

NEW BEDFORD—Mayor Jon Mitchell and other city officials announced Thursday the creation of The Blue Lane, a path that will connect New Bedford like never before. The 11-mile span will connect the HarborWalk and CoveWalk along the South End peninsula all the way across the city to the planned RiverWalk on the banks of the Acushnet River in the North End...

This past week, it was revealed that Ocean's 18 Family Fun Center and Body Works Gym and Spa had been issued eviction notices. They were the last two businesses remaining in the rear portion of the plaza that previously housed Flagship Cinemas until its closure last August, and they both need to vacate by May 15...

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...

NEW BEDFORD - A vandal that trashed a North End convenience store displayed very odd behavior before causing a commotion. Melissa Lawrence, assistant manager at the Cumberland Farms on Acushnet Avenue, tells WBSM News around 10:30 P...

NEW BEDFORD - A man was reportedly beaten and robbed in the North End early Monday. The victim told police he was walking in the area of Arlington and Bates Streets when he was grabbed from behind and assaulted. The victim said his assailants stole his phone, hat, and sneakers...

NEW BEDFORD - Police are investigating after six gunshots were reported in New Bedford's North End. New Bedford Police say the shots were detected by the City's ShotSpotter system just after 10 A.M. Wednesday in the area of 297 Coffin Ave...

NEW BEDFORD - Residents in a north end neighborhood in New Bedford took matters into their own hands Monday night after seeing a man break into a car. Police say a resident saw the suspect break into his mother's car on Glennon Street around 9 P...