bristol county

The highest court in Massachusetts has upheld a lower court decision removing the parental rights of a Bristol County mother whose son was born addicted to opioids due to drugs she was taking during pregnancy.

Former Bristol County ADA Katie Rayburn, who successfully prosecuted Michelle Carter, has been nominated to the Massachusetts Superior Court.

An initiative from the Bristol District Attorney's Cold Case Unit may help name unidentified human remains found in Bristol County over the past 40 years.

Municipalities in Bristol County will be gaining more than $24 million through the year 2038 as part of an opioid lawsuit settlement that will net $525 million for the state, the Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday.

The former chief of police in Somerset, George McNeil, has announced he will be running for Bristol County Sheriff this fall.

For the first time since 2006, Bristol County voters will see two names on the ballot in the District Attorney race this fall.

A jackknifed tractor-trailer on the Braga Bridge and another one on Route 24 North caused backups in Bristol County this morning as wintry weather and slippery conditions led to multiple crashes statewide.

The Veteran's Association of Bristol County is keeping local veterans warm this winter with hundreds of free coats that were generously donated.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III will be the next president of the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association.

The Bristol County Sheriff's Office is refuting allegations in a recent report that many of Sheriff Thomas Hodgson's campaign contributions come from businesses with a financial interest in his facilities.