NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A state audit has found that a Massachusetts sheriff’s office failed to properly transfer more than $348,000 in reimbursements from Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the state treasurer.

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NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Federal fishing managers are holding a series of meetings along the East Coast to gather feedback about potential changes to the rules governing the U.S.’s lucrative Atlantic ocean scallop fishery.

The New England Fishery Management Council is working on revisions ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a dispute over the volume of music led to a fatal stabbing inside a Massachusetts home.

The Standard-Times reports that ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — One man is dead and another faces a murder charge after a weekend stabbing in New Bedford.

Authorities say they received a 911 call about a stabbing during an altercation inside a home just after midnight Sunday.

First responders found 27-year-old Steven ...

BOSTON (AP) — Four women who say they were subjected to inappropriate touching and comments from a male supervisor while working at a Massachusetts seafood packing plant have agreed to a $675,000 settlement.

The Boston Globe

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say a man helping install an air conditioner on the Rhode Island Food Bank building has died after a 40-foot fall through the roof.

Police say 50-year-old Scott Simons, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was cutting a hole in the roof of the Providence building ...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Authorities have arrested two people in connection with what police say is the city of Taunton’s first homicide since 2016.

The Bristol district attorney on Tuesday announced that 19-year-old Jerome Middleton, of Fall River, and 24-year-old Khaylon Cruz, of New ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (AP) — The ongoing federal government shutdown is affecting the planning for a proposed wind farm project off New England’s coast.

Two federal meetings have been postponed indefinitely, one in New Bedford, Massachusetts on Tuesday and another in Narragansett, Rhode ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts whaling museum is hosting its 23rd annual read-a-thon of one of America’s most celebrated novels — “Moby-Dick.”

The reading will begin at noon Saturday and continue ...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police have arrested a man in connection with the fatal shooting of another man who was found inside a car in a Massachusetts hotel parking lot.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s office says police arrested 48-year-old Robert Rose Jr., of New Bedford, Thursday. ...

OAKHAM, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts State Police are investigating a head-on crash on Thanksgiving that killed a woman and injured three others.

State police say a 21-year-old Franklin man driving a Toyota Corolla lost control in Oakham at 5:20 p.m. Thursday and struck a Honda CRV coming ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police have identified a suspect in connection with a fatal shooting in Massachusetts on Veteran’s Day.

The Bristol district attorney’s office says police are looking for 30-year-old Alexis Silva in connection with the Nov. 11 shooting in New Bedford that took the ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A fatal shooting is under investigation in New Bedford.

The Bristol District Attorney’s office says police responding to a 911 call early Sunday morning found 23-year-old Reynaldo Pena lying on Shawmut Street with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a nearby hospital ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A group of scientists, conservationists and others is meeting in Massachusetts to brainstorm strategies to save one of the rarest marine mammals on the planet.

It’s the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium’s annual meeting, and it’s wrapping up on Thursday at the ...

BOSTON (AP) — Candidates for a slew of statewide offices are going to be crisscrossing Massachusetts in a final push for votes.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Geoff Diehl will be joining supporters at rallies planned Saturday in Fitchburg and Worcester.

Incumbent Democratic U.S. ...

WESTPORT, Mass. (AP) — Police in Massachusetts say they’ve arrested a man charged with stealing large decorative wall stones from a beach.

Westport police say they arrested the 54-year-old Assonet man early Thursday morning, after he was seen at Baker’s Beach with two large stones in his ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The body of a woman has been found after an early morning house fire in New Bedford.

Firefighters responded to the scene just before 3 a.m. on Saturday and found flames coming from the back of the house and spreading to the roof.

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A federal jury has rejected allegations of mistreatment in prison by a Massachusetts man convicted of murder who became a paraplegic in a car crash while fleeing from police.

The Telegram & Gazette

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — As Joe and Berta Eugenio wheeled their son onto the Keith Francis Track in the brisk twilight hours of Saturday evening, a swell rose from the stands above McCoy Field.

The crowd came to its feet, clapping, screaming “We love you Andrew.” Over on the sidelines, ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — The Massachusetts fishing magnate known as “the Codfather” is already in prison after pleading guilty to criminal charges, but his troubles aren’t over.

Federal fishing regulators have issued superseding charging documents in their civil administrative case ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts hospital has renamed its pediatric unit after a police officer killed in the line of duty earlier this year.

The dedication at New Bedford’s St. Luke Hospital for the K-9 Sgt. Sean McNamee Gannon Pediatric Unit took place Tuesday in a private ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman whose toddler swallowed a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin has been deemed a danger and held for 120 days without bail.

The Standard-Times reports that prosecutors told a judge Thursday that 30-year-old Saranah Raposa at first did not tell first ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman whose toddler swallowed a bag of fentanyl-laced heroin has been held without bail pending a hearing to determine whether she is dangerous.

Saranah Raposa was arrested around 11 a.m. Tuesday in Attleboro and arraigned later that day in New ...

BOSTON (AP) — A former Massachusetts fishing boat captain has pleaded guilty to interfering with a U.S. Coast Guard inspection involving a vessel owned by a fishing magnate nicknamed The Codfather.

Thomas Simpson pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to destruction or removal of ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts banker who pleaded guilty to taking “upskirt” videos of three women at his bank will not serve any jail time.

The Standard-Times

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man charged with robbing an 11-year-old girl who was tending the cash register at a fish market has pleaded guilty.

The Standard-Times

SEEKONK, Mass. (AP) — Public health officials say two Massachusetts municipalities have mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus.

The city of New Bedford and town of Seekonk both announced Tuesday that West Nile virus was detected in mosquito samples.

New Bedford’s tested ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Picture fish literally jumping out of the water, catching strong a breeze and cruising through the air for hundreds of feet.

It’s an image common in tropical and sub-tropical waters, where flying fish can leap out of the water and glide distances more than 600 ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts cab driver fatally shot a passenger who tried to rob him.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office says after the cab driver picked up two men in New Bedford early Friday, the men put the driver in a choke hold and used a knife ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police have arrested a 51-year-old sex offender in connection with a fatal stabbing in New Bedford.

The Bristol County district attorney’s office says James Andrews, of New Bedford, was charged with murder Thursday in the killing of 47-year-old Allan Monteiro Sr. ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Fishermen who worked for the New Bedford fishing magnate known as “The Codfather” will be allowed to return to work after a federal ban grounded their vessels for months.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

BOSTON (AP) — Kids in Boston, Worcester and other Massachusetts cities will get to splash around in the pool a little bit longer for the next month.

State officials say eight state pools and two spray decks managed by the Department of Conversation and Recreation will have extended hours ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Investigators say a 25-year-old man who was shot and killed in Providence last month was a member of a Boston gang involved in a feud with another group.

WPRI-TV

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A judge has ordered a man arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts man in Rhode Island held without bail.

George Webb was in court Tuesday for his arraignment hearing on charges of murder and conspiracy.

Police arrested the 23-year-old ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Robert L. Xifaras, attorney and developer, placed the key in the front door of the towering red brick Trinity Methodist Church, looming on New Bedford’s skyline.

The door swung open, revealing how much damage an old church can sustain if it is left vacant for six ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Two New Bedford men have been convicted of murder for shooting a man on New Year’s Eve in 2015.

Prosecutors say 25-year-old Aaron Bookman and 26-year-old Angel Acevedo fatally shot Aaron Gant Jr. in a retaliatory gang killing.

The Standard-Times

FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A Brazilian citizen who served time for trying to kill his wife in Massachusetts has pleaded guilty to killing his daughter and has been sentenced to life in prison.

Walter DaSilva pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and admitted to killing Bristol ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a suspected drunken driver assaulted a Massachusetts State Police trooper.

Police say Trooper Joshua Pacheco was in New Bedford early Saturday when he saw a car driving erratically.

Police say the car sped down the street and pulled into a ...

BOSTON (AP) — The story of a Massachusetts man who found success in the corporate world after struggling through the foster care system is the focus of a movie being shown in Boston and hundreds of theaters across the country.

“A Chance in the World” is being screened Wednesday at theaters ...

DARTMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Police say a Massachusetts man has beaten a dog with a baseball bat and has been arrested.

Dartmouth police say they responded to a report of a man abusing a dog with a baseball bat in a vehicle Friday. They found 50-year-old Gregory Ostiguy, of New Bedford, beating ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts police have captured a man wanted for a murder in Georgia.

State Police say they arrested 27-year-old Brejon Nabors Thursday morning as he tried to escape from the roof of a residence in New Bedford, a fishing port near the Rhode Island state ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A playground is being named in honor of a Massachusetts police officer killed in the line of duty.

The Standard-Times reports that the New Bedford School ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts zoo has received a $300,000 donation it will use to enhance its educational mission.

The Standard-Times reports that the Buttonwood Zoo Park ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Two New Bedford men facing murder charges in connection with a shooting on New Year’s Eve in 2015 will be tried together.

The Standard-Times

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Police say a driver from Maine shot and killed himself on a Massachusetts highway after leading officers on a chase and threatening to shoot anyone who tried to stop him.

Massachusetts State Police say the man was driving erratically Saturday night and was ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Kara McGonigle cheered on her “little sister” Ryley Gordon as she got up to bowl at Wonder Bowl on Sunday afternoon.

When it was McGonigle’s turn, 10-year-old Gordon of New Bedford was by her side to hand her a pink bowling ball.

They were among a couple ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts police officer has been injured by a motorist who drove over traffic cones and struck the officer with her car.

The Standard-Times