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A New Bedford man is dead after an apparent drug overdose.

NEW BEDFORD - Ten people, many of them repeat offenders, have been rounded up as the result of a raid conducted by New Bedford Police over the weekend. Police say the late Saturday morning raid at 55 County Street, Apt. 3, stemmed from an investigation into a Fentanyl distribution service being run out of the home...

NEW BEDFORD - Whether they're prescription or over-the-counter, police departments across the nation are asking people to turn in their unused, unwanted, and expired medications this weekend. The National Drug Take Back Day looks to cut down on accidental ingestions and drug abuse by having people discard any excess medications they may have...

NEW BEDFORD - Over 1,500 drug cases pending in district and superior courts are being dropped by the Bristol County District Attorney's Office as a direct result of a former state drug lab chemist's tampering with evidence. District attorneys across Massachusetts are submitting to the Supreme Judicial Court today the cases they would not or could not prosecute if new trials were ordered due to Ann

BOSTON (AP) - District attorneys in Massachusetts are facing a key deadline as they continue to deal with the damage caused by the misconduct of a former state drug lab chemist. The state's highest court ordered the DAs to produce lists by Tuesday indicating how many of the approximately 24,000 tainted cases they would not or could not prosecute if new trials were ordered...

NEW BEDFORD - A New Bedford man is charged after police find him in possession of the deadly drug, Fentanyl. New Bedford narcotics detectives conducted a motor vehicle stop at the intersection of Coggeshall Street and Belleville Avenue just before 11 p...

A Fall River woman is found dead in a drug rehabilitation center in New Bedford. Police Spokesman Lt. Amos Melo tells WBSM News staff members found the 36-year-old woman unresponsive in a bathroom at the facility on Gifford Street Thursday...

Massachusetts State Police say they've identified a body found in New Bedford over the weekend. The young woman's body was found outside of the Presidential Heights housing development in the North End early Saturday morning. Until yesterday, authorities were unable to determine the woman's identity, and turned to the public for help, providing a description of the woman's build and tattoos... Rea

Two New Bedford men are dead after suspected drug overdoses. Police say they responded to a home on Dudley Street in the South End around 9am Tuesday morning. When they arrived, police found a 42-year-old man who was not breathing. He was pronounced dead at the scene...

An man with over 100 previous charges was arrested in Yarmouth today and police found several different drugs packed inside him.