New Bedford

Flock cameras are mostly gone from the Cape and Islands, but automatic license plate reading cameras made by other companies are still in place.

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

Oyster farms in Buzzards Bay have experienced a rash of shellfish closures in the past few years, designed to protect the public from fecal bacteria. The bacteria aren't new; the data reporting is. Oyster farmers say something needs to be done before they go broke.

Neighbors have objected to the plan by South Coast Renewables, a subsidiary of Parallel Products, to accept up to 1,500 tons of trash a day for transfer to disposal facilities elsewhere.

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.

On September 1, Democratic primary voters in our region will see two names on the ballot when it comes to the 9th Congressional District. Here's your guide to the candidates.

New York-based sculptor Steff Rocknak is the artist behind the new Herman Melville statue in New Bedford.

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.

Some Cape residents are being impacted by the end of temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants. The magnitude of the fallout is still unclear, but so far, we know at least some local Haitians’ lives are being upended as a result of the loss of legal status.

Installers have been working this week to place a new statue of famed “Moby-Dick” author Herman Melville outside the Seamen’s Bethel in downtown New Bedford.