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Those ticketed face a $50 fine, while motorists who had their vehicles towed must pay for the storage of their vehicle and the tow.

The amendment would have made public consumption of weed an arrestable offense.

A recent study ranked cities and towns across the country based on their dating-friendliness...and one Rhode Island city was among the worst.

UPDATE: The owner of Churrascaria Novo Mundo says there was an incident in her County Street restaurant Thursday night, but no guns were pulled. Carla Amaral* clarified earlier reports of armed men threatening other individuals, saying a customer she had never seen before was exiting the restaurant when he turned to another diner. "He took a po...

NEW BEDFORD - After this week, the streets of New Bedford's South End will look much cleaner. The Department of Public Infrastructure is conducting it's semi-annual round of street sweeping. A recent sweep of the North End resulted in 15 tons of debris being taken off the streets...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford municipal employee was one of 30 people arrested during "Operation Stop the Flow." Providence Police, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies in southeastern Massachusetts, arrested 30 individuals they say had been distributing heroin and fentanyl through Rhode Island and the Southcoast...

NEW BEDFORD - Mayor Jon Mitchell has been a longtime advocate of lengthening the term for mayor. A citizens group is working to get the question on the November municipal ballot that, if it passes, would change the two-year mayoral term to a four-year stint...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. After replacing Linda Morad in 2012, New Bedford's James Oliveira (Ward 1) is not seeking re-election. Although, this is only one of many changes coming to New Bedford politics. From Ward 5, City Councilor Kerry Winterson is not seeking re-election either, and Hugh Dunn took over as Ward 3 City Councilor via special election...

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 Police are investigating another pair of shots fired. Police say one shot was fired at around 6 A.M. and the other shortly after 9 A.M. Tuesday morning in the area of Pleasant and Franklin Streets. There were no reports of injuries or property damage...