As spring moves into summer, the 2026 election season is starting to warm up, with deadlines either passed or quickly ...

Sixteen baseball players from the Fall River area have been placed on the Player of the Week ballot. This poll is for ...

FALL RIVER — Seven Herald News tennis teams have qualified for the 2026 MIAA state tournament. Four boys teams — Joseph Case, Diman, Somerset Berkley and Westport — will each travel for their opening ...

Quanif Johnson, 28, is facing a first-degree murder charge in the 2023 killing of Diamonte Odom. Odom was killed on May 13, ...

Herald News Photographer Colin Furze shines a spotlight on Greater Fall River in his latest collection of photos.

Swansea's Camden Huck graduated from the Massachusetts Firefighting Academy, joining his brother at Station 1.

A new Haitian bakery will be taking over the former bagel shop on Jefferson Street in Fall River. The owner offers a first ...

Bristol County Superior Court allowed a temporary restraining order against Swansea health board from enforcing a license ...

A blighted former Del's lemonade stand in Fall River was approved by the Zoning Board for six new two-bedroom apartments.

Tony Abreu has been named the new director of the Westport Food Pantry. Abreu plans to increase the amount of food distributed and customize offerings based on client needs. The pantry, which serves ...

Swansea's Board of Selectmen unanimously selected Mitch Ruscitti as the new town administrator, citing his enduring ...

Bristol Community College is joining a national network aimed at boosting student success and community impact. The college is among the first institutions to join the 2026 cohort of the Achieving the ...