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A man living in Rochester is charged with elder abuse and animal cruelty after allegedly forcing a woman to live in squalor and causing the death of her dog.

The victim in last night’s fatal shooting in Rochester has been identified as 41-year-old Justin Doberck of Mattapoisett. Cody Perry is charged with homicide.

Rochester Police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the town Friday, with the resident of the home where it took place charged with homicide.

Keith Hovan has been removed as President and CEO of Southcoast Health in the aftermath of his legal issues following an arrest for domestic assault.

Southcoast Health CEO Keith Hovan is heading to trial on assault and battery charges on Dec. 20, after the date was set today in Wareham District Court.

Dr. Rayford Kruger, Southcoast's chief physician executive for the physicians group, will lead Southcoast Health during Keith Hovan's leave of absence.

More details have emerged in the Saturday night incident that led to Southcoast Health CEO Keith Hovan being charged with assault and battery.

Southcoast Health CEO Keith Hovan has been charged with assault and battery for an incident that took place at his Rochester home on Saturday.

A person has been taken to the hospital by medflight after a Sunday evening crash in Rochester that left them trapped in the vehicle in critical condition.

A Rochester family has been displaced in a fire that tore through part of their home in the far north of town Thursday afternoon.