west island

A black Ford F-250 went off the road on Wednesday, February 17th, around 3:00 PM on the south side of the Fairhaven/West Island Line on Goulart Avenue prior to striking a lamp standard.

Beach-goers beware. Fairhaven Police say they've received at least one report of a woman trying to scam people out of money by pretending to collect beach fees. Fairhaven Police Sergeant Kevin Kobza says a report filed with police Monday alleges a middle-aged woman attempted to charge beach-goers $45 per car...

UPDATE 6:48 - There are now reports of two earthquakes striking the Southcoast within minutes of each other. The first quake is reported by the United States Geological Survey as a M2.4 earthquake, originating at 5:46pm 1.5 miles SSW of New Bedford...

President Obama is on Marthas Vineyard for vacation, (see video of Marine One flying over West Island) but some are critical of the vacation.

With Hurricane Season due to begin on Saturday, lets take a look back at the most destructive hurricane our area has been in the last 50 years. WHile we did have one last year, it didn't come close to the damage that Hurricane Bob caused in 1991...