News across Bristol County
Pese a la incertidumbre, comunidad latina celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana
En medio de la preocupación por las detenciones migratorias, sacerdotes, artistas y residentes de New Bedford comparten lo que esta celebración significa para ellos este año.
Despite uncertainty, Latino community celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Amid concern over immigration arrests, New Bedford priests, artists and residents share what this celebration means to them this year.
Suicide Prevention Training - Wednesday September 30, 2026
Three new Wingstop locations coming to the South Coast
Three restaurant chain locations that specializes in chicken wings are coming to the South Coast in Massachusetts. Wingstop is a Dallas-based fast-casual chicken wing chain founded in Garland, Texas, in 1994 by Antonio Swad and Bernadette Fiaschetti. It is known for…
Police looking for the public’s help after man accused of accosting three females at Market Basket
Police in Bristol County are looking for the public’s help to capture a suspect. According to the Attleboro Police Department, APD is seeking the identification of the above-pictured male, who entered the Market Basket located at 1200 Newport Avenue in Attleboro on 9/29/26 at…
Hydrant Flushing Program
Hydrant Flushing Program for Friday, October 2, 2026
Here are what the light colors stand for on the Charles Braga Bridge
BOSTON, FALL RIVER – On social media, folks often ask why the Charles Braga Bridge is lit a certain color. The Commonwealth has compiled a list that gets updated that answers that very question. 2026 Remaining Lighting Events October October 1: Breast Cancer Awareness Month –…
Fall River highway crash leads to woman being rushed to New Bedford trauma center
Several Fall River crews responded early Wednesday morning to a highway crash with entrapment. At just before 1:45 a.m. a call came into dispatch for a crash alert on Route 24 North in the area of exit 2. According to Fall River EMS, Medic 3 and Squad 11 responded with…
Bishop responds after damning Massachusetts AG report concerning sexual abuse in Fall River Diocese
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued the following statement in response to the report of the Attorney General’s Office issued this morning. “As we begin to review the report issued by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, I am filled with sorrow over…
Hydrant Flushing Program
Hydrant Flushing Program for Thursday – October 1, 2026 Hours: 12:00am – 6:00am
Fall River fire that destroyed two South Main buildings remains under investigation as possible arson
FALL RIVER ─ The probe into a three-alarm fire that destroyed two South Main Street buildings last Wednesday is still under police investigation, including a possible case of arson. “We are still investigating and actively participating in interviews. Nothing new to release,”…
General Manager of Fisher Bus responds after school bus driver throws several empty nips out the window while transporting students
A bus company is responding after an incident Tuesday involving a local school bus driver. A report came in for a Fisher school bus driver serving Somerset Berkley Regional High School tossing nip bottles out of the window just before 7:00 a.m. on Read Road near the water tower…