smoke

If you are smelling smoke across the SouthCoast today, you are not alone. The air is hazy, the smell is a bit smoky and it's all coming from Canada. Yes, our air quality across the SouthCoast is being affected today by wildfires raging nearly 3,000 miles away in Nova Scotia...

Three Taunton men face charges of animal abuse after a video surfaces of them blowing marijuana smoke in the face of a goat.

New Bedford Police are releasing limited information about the robbery.

That annoying "chirp" sound your smoke detector makes when the battery is low is actually a good thing. It's alerting you to change the battery before a real threat is present and it's useless. Unfortunately, WCVB reports that millions of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are being recalled because they stop "chirping" after seven years...

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 New Bedford City Council passed along four proposed items to one of their committees Thursday in preparation of the passing of Question 4 on the November ballot, which would legalize the recreational use of Marijuana in Massachusetts.

The New Bedford branch of the Registry of Motor Vehicles is closed for the day. The building on Union Street was evacuated before 11am this morning due to a strong smell of smoke, but employees and patrons were soon allowed back in after the Fire Department had cleared the building...

The Registry of Motor Vehicles in New Bedford has been cleared following an earlier evacuation.

From National Day Calendar: "National Kick Butts Day is a national day of activism that empowers youth to stand out, speak up and seize control against Big Tobacco. Events are organized around the United States by teachers, youth leaders and health advocates to help raise awareness of the problems of tobacco...

The popular local ice cream shop in Acushnet, Country Whip, has caught fire this afternoon.