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A natural gas leak caused the Taunton house explosion that seriously injured a mother and toddler, officials say. Investigation into ignition source continues.

Eversource power restoration across the SouthCoast is nearly complete, with most outages in New Bedford, Dartmouth and Wareham expected restored by tonight or Friday.

Fairhaven remains under state of emergency after 36-plus inches of snow; road closures, power outages, parking ban, recovery efforts and public safety updates underway.

The Massachusetts National Guard is assisting New Bedford after 30 inches of snow fell, as Gov. Healey issued a travel ban across Bristol County.

Power outages were reported across the SouthCoast Monday as heavy wet snow caused trees and lines to come down in multiple communities.

A New Bedford power outage left 2,600 Eversource customers and New Bedford High affected as crews worked to find the cause and restore service.

Three Eversource workers were injured during equipment prep work in New Bedford, leading to a temporary outage affecting more than 1300 customers.

Eversource is rolling out new smart meters in Massachusetts, which will mean new fees for customers – even if you opt out of the new high-tech meters.

A portion of New Bedford Eversource customers will find themselves briefly without electricity tonight.

Eversource has provided an explanation for the recent power outages that have plagued Fairhaven in recent weeks.