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Over 600 vehicles were cited for illegal parking during the City's snow emergency parking ban. You can skip the lines and pay online.

It's already illegal to text and drive in Massachusetts and now it could also be illegal to text and cross the street.

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts lawmakers have agreed on language that calls for a ban on ``bump stocks,'' devices that can increase the firing rate of a weapon. The state would be the first to ban bump stocks since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U...

New Bedford Animal Control Officer Manny Maciel says breed-specific legislation against pit bulls is not the answer in the wake of the recent killing of a 7-year-old boy by two of the dogs.

A bill that would prohibit all use of hand-held cellphones by motorists in Massachusetts has moved forward on Beacon Hill. The measure has been endorsed by the Legislature's transportation committee and was given preliminary approval in the House on Wednesday without debate...

If you like to talk on your cell phone while driving in Massachusetts, it might be time to invest in some hands-free technology. The state's Transportation Committee voted unanimously Friday for legislation that would ban all Massachusetts drivers from holding a cell phone to make a call, use the phone's camera or access social media...

NEW BEDFORD - The National Weather Service in Taunton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow and strong winds for the New Bedford area from 5 AM until 3PM on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.  According to the National Weather Service, snow is expected to overspread the region early on Tuesday morning and will quickly become heavy with snowfall rates of 2 to 4 inches per hour possible... Read Mor

NEW BEDFORD - New Bedford's parking ban has been lifted as of noon Friday. The parking ban was in effect for 30 hours, giving City crews enough time to pre-treat and plow the roads before, during, and after Thursday's storm. During that time, however, New Bedford Police say a total of 40 cars and three ATVs were towed for violating the ban, with 516 tickets issued...

SOUTHCOAST - The Town of Dartmouth and the City of New Bedford have announced parking bans in each community, beginning at 6 A.M. Thursday. In Dartmouth, the ban is in effect from 6 A.M. Thursday through 12 P.M. Friday, with parking prohibited on the side of the street where fire hydrants are located...

There will be a parking ban in Dartmouth this weekend due to the impending winter storm. The parking ban is in effect beginning at 12 a.m. Saturday, and will extend until 6 p.m. on Sunday. The ban calls for no parking on the hydrant side of the street...