New Bedford

A mother cat and her four newborn kittens were rescued from the ceiling of a local restaurant this week. The Animal Rescue League of Boston said they received a call after employees at a New Bedford restaurant called them to say they could hear kittens mewing from the ceiling. They didn’t release the name of the restaurant because they...

A mother and daughter from New Bedford are at the center of three separate animal cruelty cases all tied to the same apartment where prosecutors say investigators found emaciated animals living among feces, urine and flies. Korina Ferreira, 46, was convicted by a jury in New Bedford District Court on Monday for a 2020 animal cruelty case. According to the…

A man accused of shooting a New Bedford, Massachusetts, police detective last year was arrested Wednesday. Denzel Gomes, 18, was responsible for a drive-by shooting that happened on the North End back on July 17, 2023, Massachusetts State Police said. In that shooting, the detective was shot in the face and another person in the foot, police said. The detective…

The man responsible for a deadly shooting at a New Bedford, Massachusetts, housing project in 1991 has been identified, authorities said Monday. Witnesses confirmed that Claudio Jorge was the long-unidentified man who killed Brent Davis, a 20-year-old from Newport, Rhode Island, at the Brickenwood Housing Project on Oct. 25, 1991, according to the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office. Investigators who…

A woman died in New Bedford, Massachusetts after a car crash on Friday evening. Massachusetts State Police say they responded to 911 calls regarding a multi-vehicle crash on Route 140 at around 5:10 p.m. Authorities say 28-year-old Julia Luiz was driving a Toyota Camry that became disabled in the left lane. Luiz was outside her car in the roadway when…

A jury took less than four hours to convict a New Bedford man of repeatedly raping a 12-year-old girl when she was living with him, the Bristol County District Attorney said Wednesday. Christopher Baez-Rivera, 29, was convicted of raping and molesting the victim after a two-week trial at Fall River Superior Court. He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years…

Investigators have discovered more information about the baby whose body was found at Fort Taber in New Bedford, Massachusetts, earlier this month but are asking for the public’s help as they continue looking into what led to the child’s death. The baby was a boy and likely died between one and four weeks before his body was discovered in...

An infant’s remains were found at Fort Taber in New Bedford, Massachusetts, over the weekend. Now advocates are trying to raise awareness about the state’s Safe Haven act to prevent another child from meeting the safe fate. ”Even though it’s been happening over and over again, every time it’s equally shocking, and really saddens us that this tragedy keeps...

A father in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was furious when his 5-year-old daughter was left on a school bus, alone and strapped into a seat for five hours. Christopher Matton tells NBC10 Boston affiliate WJAR that the incident occurred Thursday morning as his daughter was headed to her day care, Kiddie Kampus Child Development and Pre-school Center. “I couldn’t even...

A man was shot in New Bedford, Massachusetts, Sunday night, prompting a large police presence, according to WJAR-TV. The shooting happened just after 5 p.m. in the area of Bolton and Rivet streets — near Ashley Park. The man was taken to the hospital. His name and condition were not immediately released. Police were seen going in and out of…

Two people were hospitalized after a section of a dock collapsed Wednesday in New Bedford, Massachusetts. NBC affiliate WJAR reported that the collapse occurred on a dock off Hervey Tichon Avenue, located on the Acushnet River. New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger said 911 calls began coming in shortly after 2 p.m. “We arrived, we found we still had one…

Two women have been charged with making high-quality fake coupons to steal more than $25,000 in products from Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts and Rhode Island this year, prosecutors said Tuesday. Taunton residents Jacqueline White, 41, and Crystal Travis, 40, are both facing grand jury charges of larceny for the alleged scheme between March and June, according to the…

A man died after being hit by a vehicle in a sports bar’s parking lot in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on Monday night, authorities said. John Blomgren, a 36-year-old from Fairhaven, was rushed to a Saint Luke’s Hospital from the parking lot of Knuckleheads Sports Bar and Grill, the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said Tuesday. Blomgren was later pronounced...

The 20-year-old New Bedford, Massachusetts, man arrested on Sunday for last month’s fatal shooting in Myles Standish State Forest was ordered held without bail following his arraignment Monday. John Geovanni Pires Monteiro Macedo was arrested at a New Bedford apartment Sunday afternoon by the Massachusetts State Police Violent Fugitive Apprehension Section, the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said. He...

A New Bedford, Massachusetts, man was killed on Thursday night in a shooting that happened in the city, according to Bristol County prosecutors. The New Bedford Police Department got a Shot Spotter notification just after 11 p.m. on Thursday for multiple shots fired on County Street, near Winsor Street, a news release from the district attorney’s office said. Police...

The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office says 20-year-old Cheybane Vasconcelos-Furtado was taken into custody by New Bedford police, with support from state police, in connection to Monday night’s shooting.

An arrest has been made nearly a week after a police detective in New Bedford, Massachusetts, was shot in the city’s South End while working undercover there, authorities announced Sunday. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office says 20-year-old Cheybane Vasconcelos-Furtado was taken into custody Sunday afternoon at a home on Worcester Street in New Bedford by local police, state...

The detective was shot near the intersection of Rivet Street and Orchard Street Monday night at around 8:45 p.m., according to the New Bedford Police Department. Authorities did not identify the officer, and city leaders say he is expected to make a full recovery.

A police detective in New Bedford, Massachusetts, has been recovering in the hospital after being shot in the city’s South End while working undercover, according to authorities there. The detective was shot near the intersection of Rivet Street and Orchard Street Monday night at around 8:45 p.m. while in an unmarked vehicle, according to the New Bedford Police Department....

A police detective was injured in a shooting Monday night in New Bedford, Massachusetts, authorities said. The New Bedford Police Department said the shooting happened in the area of Rivet Street and Orchard Street. Police said the detective is receiving medical treatment, and his injuries are not considered to be life-threatening. Authorities did not say if a suspect was in…