public safety

A report released this week from the Mass. Attorney General's Office says clergy sexually abused nearly 1,000 children in the Catholic Dioceses of Fall River, Worcester, and Springfield.

A new report from the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office details the abuse that nearly 1000 children went through at the hands of clergy in the Catholic Dioceses of Fall River, Worcester and Springfield.

24-year-old Timothy Duval Jr. was found dead in Wellfleet last year in an apparent hit-and-run. The investigation into the incident is still open.

A major ICE operation is underway in and around New Bedford. State and local officials are demanding answers from ICE.

Wellfleet Town Administrator Tom Guerino issued an apology for his silence following the death of 22-year-old Nicholas Alvernaz in March.

Police Chief Jason Thody suspended use of the cameras earlier this month, after a New Bedford police officer was accused of using Flock cameras to track her former romantic partner. Opponents of the cameras say they need to be removed to restore public trust.

The New Bedford Police Department has suspended its use of Flock cameras, the automatic license plate readers that have quietly popped up across the country over the past few years, sparking controversy.

Nicholas Alvernaz, 22, of Cotuit, died this past March after his kayak overturned off Wellfleet. Alvernaz's family is left with questions after attempts to rescue their son failed, and the town has not been forthcoming with what happened, the Provincetown Independent found.

They're fun and environmentally friendly. But electric bikes and other "micromobility devices" are involved in what health and safety professionals say are a growing number of crashes.

During a morning trip, the ferry arrived safely in the harbor but was unable to dock normally. The edge of its hull got stuck under Old North Wharf.