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For the second time this week, a New Bedford school is evacuated due to a strange odor.

Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and the National Fire Protection Association says nearly four times as many home cooking fires happen on Thanksgiving than on the average day.

School is out but the kids can still learn and have fun at the same time this summer.

DARTMOUTH - A garage sustained heavy damage as the result of a fire Saturday night in South Dartmouth. The fire was reported around 9 p.m. at 7 Hillside Street, close to St. Mary's Church. Multiple apparatus from District One responded to the scene, knocking the fire down within minutes of their arrival and staying on scene to extinguish any hot spots...

NEW BEDFORD - A shed fire outside a mill at 1 Wamsutta St. led authorities to discover a large homeless encampment hidden in the brush Monday afternoon.

The Fairhaven Fire Department confirmed to WBSM News that one of its vehicles was involved in a three-car accident at the intersection of Bridge Street and Route 240 on Wednesday evening. According to the department, Chief Timothy Francis was responding to a fire alarm activation call Wednesday evening when he collided with two other vehicles at the intersection...

The New Bedford Fire Department invited local families to Fire Station 2 in Downtown New Bedford Wednesday afternoon for information on fire safety and prevention.

The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs issued a Drought Warning for Southeastern Massachusetts on Friday as the region continues to deal with warm temperatures and below average rainfall.

The City of New Bedford remembered the 2,977 men and women killed during the September 11 terrorist attacks 15 years ago with a ceremony at the Downtown Fire Station on Sunday morning.

New Bedford firefighters had to extinguish a man that had apparently caught fire in the city's North End Thursday morning. Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News fire crews responded to a report of a basement fire at a residence at 57 Lauren Drive off of Phillips Road around 9:30 Thursday morning...