Brian Bentley, longtime superintendent-director of Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School, is planning to retire for the second time at the end of this year.  ...

The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has delivered a report that criticizes the Fall River School Committee for exhibiting unprofessional conduct, ...

Police are investigating after a stabbing at the intersection of Morgan and Third streets in Fall River Thursday evening.   In an email to 12 News, Lieutenant Matthew ...

The number of new dementia cases per year is expected to double by 2060, according to research data published by the National Institutes of Health. They cite an aging U.S ...

If you were out and about in the past week, chances are, someone from Scotland was there.   An estimated 10,000 Scottish fans are in and around Providence, with the ...

The Westport River Watershed Alliance is gearing up for two major summer events: River Day 2026 on June 20 and the Summer Concert Series opener July 11.   River Day, an ...

Massachusetts is cracking down on wrong-way drivers with new state-of-the-art technology, according to Gov. Maura Healey.   Healey unveiled a comprehensive statewide ...

The dog days of summer are here, and that means it’s sun’s out, buns out season in the Spindle City.   Things are about to get sizzling with the return of a ...

Lillian Daponte, a B.M.C. Durfee High School graduate, has been awarded BankFive’s 2026 Presidential Scholarship.   The $10,000 scholarship, which is renewable ...

John Nieratko has been named the next principal of Gardner Elementary School in Swansea.   Nieratko, who currently serves as the director of Instruction & Assessment ...

A Taunton woman died Monday following a crash involving multiple vehicles on Route 44.   The victim was identified Tuesday as Ivonne Caicedo Gallego, 44, by the Bristol ...

Police are investigating a homicide that happened in Fall River Wednesday evening.   In a social media post, the Fall River Police Department confirmed the suspected ...