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The creator of the IPMA's remembers when Roberto Leal performed in New Bedford.

FALL RIVER — Embattled Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia has been arrested at his house Friday morning.
City Councilor and now Acting Mayor Cliff Ponte confirms with WBSM News that the Correia has been led out of his home in handcuffs by authorities and into an unmarked police car...

Testing was conducted and the results of water samples from all beaches indicate that water quality has returned to a level safe for swimming.

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Multiple tests of bird-biting and mammal-biting mosquitoes with EEE, leading to the New Bedford Area’s classification of the risk being elevated to ‘critical.'

The woman was pulled from the river at Parkwood Beach Thursday afternoon. It’s reported that an attempt was made to save the woman’s life using CPR.

While the outbreak of EEE has been making headlines over the last couple weeks, state health officials have now detected West Nile Virus in New Bedford.

New Bedford is now under a city-wide curfew four outdoor activities on city property because of concerns of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in the area.

City health officials have reopened the sections of West Beach closed Thursday due to elevated bacteria levels.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced Thursday that part of West Beach has been closed to swimming today due to elevated bacteria levels.