Fire crews responded to a fire at a downtown New Bedford home on Monday, marking the fifth blaze that the city's fire department has fought since Saturday and the second one today.
A man convicted of murder in a dispute over the price of cocaine — and who handed drugs to witnesses and asked for their silence — has been sentenced to life in prison.
Last week, Mayor Jon Mitchell and Police Chief Joseph Cordeiro took a walk through the area of Tallman Street and North Front Street, an area which has been rocked by violence as of late.
In his weekly appearance on WBSM, Mayor Mitchell said he wanted people in the neighborhood to know they were there for a couple of reasons...
Monday's alleged gang shootout in the area of North Front Street that injured an innocent bystander, a 60-year-old man that was in his own apartment on Tallman Street, has highlighted that violent crime in New Bedford can strike anywhere...
With the news that the victim in Monday's shooting in New Bedford was nothing more than an innocent bystander, it's becoming clear that violent crime in the city isn't just being inflicted upon those who pursue a lifestyle that welcomes it...