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The Swansea Police Department is investigating scams involving two unidentified individuals. These individuals, posing as utility company employees, have reportedly targeted Swansea residents. They have tried to enter homes, claiming to perform utility work. In two cases, they deceived homeowners, resulting in property theft in one case.

An officer-involved shooting has shut down a major intersection in Lakeville on Friday morning.

SWANSEA — It's the comeback so many have been waiting for. An iconic Swansea spot that holds special memories for SouthCoast folks going back half a century is returning to hopefully make memories for generations to come. Three and a half years following its COVID-related closure, the owners of the Venus de Milo are...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said that a Fall River man with a criminal record dating back to the 1970s will serve decades in prison after a 2018 bank robbery. Thomas Halpen pled guilty to charges of unarmed robbery and assault and...

Attorney General Peter Neronha has announced that a Bristol man has been convicted in Providence County Superior Court of the 2017 murder of his 62-year-old grandmother, Eudora Gustafson. In a hearing before Superior Court Justice Stephen Nugent, 30-year-old Raymond Paiva IV entered a guilty plea to one count of murder,...

A Taunton police officer was flown to a Boston hospital after he was stabbed multiple times in an attack that also left several other officers injured on Tuesday night, officials said.

BOSTON – Halloween is one of the country’s most popular holidays. Some like to celebrate by trick-or-treating, holding a party, or venturing to a scary haunted house. According to AAA and local residents, one of “The Most Haunted Roads in the Northeast” is right in our back yard.

TAUNTON, Mass. — Phase one of the South Coast Rail project connects Fall River and New Bedford to Boston. But, in order for the train to get to and from the major cities, it will need to pass through smaller communities in Bristol County. Like Freetown and East Taunton.

A suspected DUI driver who told police he took a narcotic drug is accused of causing a deadly crash while driving a stolen truck recklessly through the streets of Las Vegas, police documents said.

I've seen a lot of sourpusses in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the years. Having lived in both states, I've encountered the grumpiest of the grumpy. I've also come across some mighty friendly folks in each, too. Like they always say, with the good comes the bad, or something like...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The manatee that was spotted in a Charlestown pond earlier this month hasn’t been seen for well over a week, which experts believe may be good news. The manatee was first seen swimming in Quonochontaug Pond on Sept. 11. It then slowly made...

FALL RIVER — The owner of the Lizzie Borden House filed a lawsuit against a new Borden-themed coffee shop that opened next door, claiming it violates trademarks and is aiming to confuse potential customers. In August, Miss Lizzie’s Coffee, a Lizzie Borden-themed coffee shop opened next to the Lizzie...

Police said the group uses photos of a sick child on cardboard signs to indicate they are collecting money for cancer treatment or burial expenses.

Commuter rail riders who were expecting a smooth ride to Boston sometime this year have to wait a little longer at the platform. The latest timetable for passenger service on South Coast Rail from Fall River and New Bedford is now summer of 2024. Previous statements from MBTA officials estimated...

The spooky season is creeping up on us and it's time to get your fill on all things Halloween. The haunted season is usually a fan favorite with all the ghosts, ghouls, and gore that come along with it. There is no age limit on embracing all the Halloween things happening this month. From haunted houses to pumpkin smashes there is horror-filled fun to be had, if you dare. ...

Don’t think that fried seafood is just a summer thing. We’re New Englanders, and we can indulge pretty much year-round, even when some of our favorite seasonal places say goodbye at the end of the season. Fried seafood is in fact just as good in October, as evidenced...

Around 8:31 p.m., June 29, responded to Walmart at 840 Post Road, to investigate a shoplifting. The suspects, a man and a woman, had fled the scene in a black Acura, traveling north on Post Road. Police spoke to the store’s asset protection associate, who told them the pair had...

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Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Having truly cut my teeth as a reporter and later editor at The Herald News in Fall River, Massachusetts, I can assure you I spent plenty of time at the Venus de Milo in Swansea.

SCITUATE – More than a month after a tornado peeled off his roof shingles with fillet-knife precision, Richard O’Neill squints up at the inspector atop his house peeking under the blue tarp now protecting his home against the incessant rains. With the plywood examination complete, the inspector tacks...