With nearly 30 years with the New Bedford Fire Department, Deputy Chief Brian Medeiros is set to be the city's new fire chief ...

NEW BEDFORD (WBSM) — One week after New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell named the city’s new police chief, it now has a new fire ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell has named the city’s next fire chief. Mitchell announced Wednesday ...

The City Council considers about 1,300 cuts and votes to reduce the proposed $561.1 million fiscal FY 2026 city budget by $10 ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell named Jason Thody, former police chief of Hartford, Conn., to serve as New Bedford’s next police chief.

Mayor Mitchell says council’s vote to cut all Zeiterion funding is a direct threat to the arts and local economy.

N EW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell has presented a proposed $561.1 million fiscal year 2026 budget, which he called a “spending plan that sustains services at levels our residents expect and ...

Mayor Jon Mitchell said ICE sent a misleading email to New Bedford police the morning agents smashed through a car window to arrest a Guatemalan man.

A retired police chief from Hartford has been tapped to lead New Bedford’s police department, an insular agency that has come under intense scrutiny this year.