A deep dive into Fall River’s use of Flock license-plate cameras finds similar problems that have surfaced in New Bedford and elsewhere: lack of oversight as police officers used the technology ...

The CEDC has standing to challenge the IRS’ sharing of immigrants’ addresses with ICE, a federal judge decided.

After The Light found widespread understaffing in Massachusetts nursing homes, health officials are stepping up staffing ...

John Deaton hopes that independence will catapult him ahead of incumbent Massachusetts Sen. Ed Markey this November.

Voters will hear from local candidates running for U.S. Congress, Bristol County DA and the state Legislature.

In a letter to Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux, Swansea Police Chief Mark Foley called the situation “completely appalling ...

ICE presence in the city seems to have decreased on Wednesday after two days of incessant activity in which agents arrested ...

Massachusetts registered a 12.5% error rate for SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2025, which could put the state on the hook to cover more of the cost of the federal food ...

Massachusetts didn’t spend more than $1 billion on South Coast Rail for nothing. When the MBTA commuter rail extension opened on March 24, 2025, state officials said it would help the South Coast’s ...

NEW BEDFORD — The City Council in an 8-3 vote on Thursday gave first approval to an ordinance that would bar Flock camera use in the city, though its sponsor, Councilor-at-large Shane Burgo, explained ...

Students at UMass Dartmouth are speaking up after the university's lone journalism professor was let go. Credit: Jack Spillane / The Bedford Light Student journalists at UMass Dartmouth are speaking ...