Born on June 23, 1951, in Fall River, Massachusetts, Debra was raised in New Bedford and had been a resident of Dartmouth since 1998. She dedicated her career to serving the community as a social ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has unveiled the process the city will use to hire its next police chief. Chief Paul Oliveira previously announced he will retire May 3. The move comes as the ...

New Bedford residents lined the steps and sidewalks in front of their City Hall to denounce immigration raids and demand that the mayor and City Council take action to protect immigrants.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — Three Guatemalan workers at a New Bedford car wash were detained after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents allegedly showed up unannounced ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — A New Bedford woman is facing animal cruelty charges after police say she shot her neighbor’s dog with a pellet gun. New Bedford detectives arrested Lynette Ayala ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — The MBTA and Keolis will hold a job fair on Friday as the long-awaited opening of the South Coast Rail route approaches. The event begins at 10 a.m. at the MassHire ...

“Inside Edition” anchor Deborah Norville is departing the daytime newsmagazine strip after 30 years — even though she’s not leaving the syndication universe. Norville, who will next host ...

Debra Messing, 56, is known for her roles in TV’s “Will & Grace” and “The Starter Wife.” She executive produced the new documentary “October 8” and co-stars in the new crime-drama ...

Frank Fraitzl will return to the Bedford Fire Department as its next fire chief. Actually, he never really left. The 59-year-old grew up in Bedford and has lived in town for almost his entire life.

Less than three months after he became chief of the New Bedford Police Department, Paul Oliveira destroyed 25 years of internal affairs files, disposing of the official record of some potentially ...