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Emily and Ruth can't wait to see you this weekend.

Police are investigating a pair of similar robberies that took place just hours apart in New Bedford.

A celebration in honor of National Elephant Appreciation Day, Ruth's 60th birthday, and the 50th anniversary of Emily joining the Zoo family.

New Bedford Police are investigating two separate stabbings in the South End Monday night.

Buttonwood Park Zoo Director Keith Lovett has issued a response to the lawsuit filed against the city over possession of its Asian elephants, Ruth and Emily.

The Friends of Ruth and Emily organization has filed an Endangered Species Act lawsuit against the City of New Bedford, seeking to have the two elephants removed from the Buttonwood Park Zoo.

New Bedford Police are actively investigating an accident that has left two siblings injured this afternoon.

NEW BEDFORD - A small amount of drugs and nearly $10,000 in cash is seized by New Bedford Police. Officers with the Narcotics Division carried out a search warrant Wednesday night at an apartment at 70 Ruth Street in the South End after an investigation into a cocaine distribution service being run out of the home...

NEW BEDFORD - The Buttonwood Park Zoo has once again appeared on a list of the Ten Worst Zoos for Elephants. The list, compiled by In Defense of Animals, places the New Bedford zoo in their "Hall of Shame," making this the seventh consecutive year the zoo has appeared on the list...

NEW BEDFORD - Nearly a dozen gunshots rang out Sunday night in New Bedford's South End. Police say just before 9pm Sunday, reports of gunfire at Roosevelt and Ruth Streets were reported. Police recovered five 9mm and six .40 caliber shell casings...