Jasiel Correia is running low on options to stay out of prison

Good morning, folks! It’s going to be a pretty nice early spring day out there today, so go grab some sun – before we're hit with four days of rain in a row. 

After six delays, District Court Judge Douglas Woodlock ruled Monday that he will not allow convicted former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia II to remain free until his appeal on fraud and corruption charges is complete. But Correia will still get a few more weeks of freedom before beginning his six-year prison sentence, since he can now ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to stay home pending appeal. Find out more, including his new report date, and what his dwindling options are, right here. 

A historic house in the city's Highlands neighborhood is likely a total loss after an explosion and a three-alarm blaze broke out Sunday afternoon. Fire Chief Roger St. Martin said Sunday that the call came in at 5:10 p.m.; engines arrived three minutes later at 528 High St. to find the house and vehicles parked in the driveway engulfed in flames. The house has a unique history in Fall River – find out more here. 

For the second time this year, and third time in four months, a premium Gardners Neck property has sold for over $1 million. On March 15, a 4,600-square-foot Contemporary on two acres of waterfront property, on the private Bay Point Road, sold for $1.6 million. You’ve got to get a look inside. 

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