New Bedford is one of the communities in Massachusetts that is still very much in the throes of the opioid crisis.

In an article by journalist Josh Ocampo, the New York Times offered readers a vivid portrait of New Bedford. The article ...

This series is based on interviews with more than 100 people from all corners of the criminal justice system, including informants themselves.

The new bridge connecting downtown New Bedford to the MBTA commuter rail station could be named for a veteran wounded in Korea.

Mayor Jon Mitchell is proposing a zoning amendment to the City Council that he says will encourage development near the new ...

The landmark Hillman Street Firehouse at the corner of Hillman and County streets is being readied for new life as an ...

For those Floridians who are missing the area, New Bedford Day will bring the tastes, sounds, and people of home for one ...

The New Bedford Half Marathon will bring over 2,000 runners to the city soon. Expect traffic delays and detours. Here's what ...

A revitalized New Bedford Regional Airport will benefit New Bedford taxpayers without burdening them, according to the ...

That house right there is where Frederick Douglass lived when he escaped from slavery. He slipped uh like so many did uh into New Bedford by way of both of the so-called Maritime Underground ...

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has announced a temporary hiring freeze to close a $1 million budget deficit. “We think it’s going to save between $500,000 and $1 million,” Mitchell said. The temporary ...

New Bedford Police detectives arrested a city man and took a firearm off the street recently in the city's North End.