National Grid has been seeking to run 12 miles of electrical cable from Acushnet to Fall River. The project would run near Copicut Reservoir and through the Bioreserve, a protected forest area.

The MBTA said when South Coast Rail starts, Fall River and New Bedford commuters will have an extra 'shuttle service.' What is it, and how's it work?

Nine of 11 employees of the U.S. Forest Service Cumberland District are on a type of probationary status and could be laid ...

For the first time in 65 years, the communities of Taunton, Freetown, New Bedford, Middleboro, and Fall River will have passenger rail service The MBTA will host a public meeting in Freetown on Monday ...

The $24 million acquisition solidifies a 22,000-acre block of protected land stretching from Monte Rio to the coast.

FREETOWN, Mass. (WPRI ... of which 15 will be on the Fall River line and 17 will be on the New Bedford line. There will be 26 total trips between the two stations on weekends.

To date, the US Forest Service has surveyed and cleared nearly 240 miles of roads (nearly 76% of roads) across the ...

"I don't know who we lost, how many people we lost. But on a personal level, it's just heartbreaking," said Scott Kosiba, ...

The Michigan State women's basketball team is hanging in the Associated Press Top 25, despite stumbling to its rival. The Spartans (18-5, 8-4 Big Ten) dropped two spots to No. 22 in Monday's ...

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