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Brian Joyce, the former state senator who was found dead in his home in September, died of an overdose of a sleep-aid medication, according to the Massachusetts Chief Medical Examiner's Office.

New Bedford Police will collect unwanted and expired prescription medications from 10-2 on Saturday, Oct. 27, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

A 48-year-old New Bedford narcotics trafficker was sentenced to serve up to five and a half years in state prison last week in Fall River Superior Court.

The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says the 26-year-old man was found unresponsive in his Jouvette Street apartment on Saturday morning.

New Bedford and other area police departments will collect unwanted and expired prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28.

Massachusetts' highest court says the state's Department of Correction overstepped its authority when it began using dogs to search prison visitors for drugs.

The woman was unresponsive in the home. She was transported to St. Luke's Hospital where she later died.

A 52-year-old New Bedford man with a lengthy history of drug dealing in the SouthCoast was sentenced to serve three to five years in state prison.

The Greater New Bedford Opioid Task Force Drop-In Center will be open from 6-8 p.m. this Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Pilgrim United Church located at 634 Purchase Street.