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Providence Police Chief announces charges, identity of suspect, in fatal stabbing of Fall River teen, UMass Dartmouth student
Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez announced charges Saturday afternoon after a Fall River teen was stabbed to death early this morning. According to Providence Police, a stabbing occurred around midnight in the parking lot of the Wendy’s on Charles Street following an…
Investigation into Fall River shooting with injuries leads to arrest in New Bedford after suspect found hiding
Fall River and New Bedford Police combined to arrest a suspect in a recent city shooting with injuries. According to Fall River Police, on Friday, members of the Major Crimes Division were alerted that one of the suspects in the Cash Street shooting, 18-year-old Bruno Darosa, had…
Officials, popular local author, celebrate initiative that will bring free home libraries to teachers, Fall River families
FALL RIVER — Impact Reading has expanded its United States of Readers literacy initiative in Massachusetts, marked by a special literacy event at James Tansey Elementary School in Fall River on Monday. According to a release, the Tansey School is one of several Title I schools in…
Driver cited, two injured, after late-night crash into Fall River home
Fall River Police responded after a vehicle crashed into a home causing multiple people to be injured. According to the department, on Thursday, at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Patrol Bureau responded to a motor vehicle crash on Brightman Street, where a motor vehicle…
Somerset, Fall River, Dighton, Freetown, Berkley, Massachusetts State Police combine to arrest one after pursuit, second suspect wanted
Several police agencies combined to get one man in custody, while police search for a female suspect. According to Somerset Police Chief William Tedford, at approximately 4:00 p.m. on Friday, Somerset detectives and patrol officers received a report of potential criminal activity…
Massachusetts sheds 7,100 jobs in August as losses mount
By Katie Castellani Massachusetts lost 7,100 jobs in August, bringing the total number of job losses in the last two months to about 11,100 – almost matching the jobs gained since September, according to preliminary data the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development…
Bridgewater State University freshman in ICU after Plymouth head-on crash
A southeastern Massachusetts college freshman was seriously injured after another vehicle collided with the vehicle he was operating. According to family and a GoFundMe fundraiser, 18-year-old Dylan Rauch is currently in the ICU following a serious car accident on Thursday.…
Health officials quietly approve Royal nursing home sale
Elder advocates say state health officials are leaving the public in the dark about nursing home deals.
Fall River’s Pearl Street Garage Sale Attracts One Bidder: James Karam
FALL RIVER ─ A real estate appraiser’s prediction the City of Fall River would have a tough time selling off the Pearl Street garage because of a 30-year lease agreement that ceded its control of the structure’s use and pricing, wasn’t far off the mark. It turns out the only…
Fall River motorcycle rider rushed to New Bedford trauma center after collision with vehicle
Several crews responded to a collision with injuries in Fall River late Thursday morning. At just before 11:30 a.m., a call came into dispatch for a motorcycle versus vehicle crash with injuries in the area of Seventh Street and Pleasant Street. Fall River EMS Squad 12, Medic 2,…
2 people injured, 7 displaced, after fire rips through first floor of Fall River triple decker
The Fall River Fire Department extinguished a 3-story blaze Friday morning that left residents displace and injured. According to Deputy Fire Chief and City Fire Marshal J.P. Picard, at just before 5:30 a.m., Fall River Fire Department companies were dispatched to 1161 Pleasant…
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