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Woman Killed In New Bedford Shooting Remembered For Her Forgiveness, Strength
A fundraiser for a woman who was fatally shot earlier this week describes her as a kind and loving person who would always help those in need.
Karina Martinez Ortiz, 32, of New Bedford, was found with gunshot wounds outside her apartment on Tuesday night, March 4, authorities said.
Police responded to a 911 call about a woman with serious injuries lying on Bolton Street around 6:30 p.m. She was rushed to a nearby hospital, where she later died from her injuries.
Police arrested Wilo Morales-Colon, 49, of New Bedford, on Thursday morning, charging him with her murder.
A GoFundMe camp…
Police ID New Bedford Native Hit, Killed By Car: 'She Leaves A Legacy Of Love'
Authorities have identified the 34-year-old woman killed earlier this month after she was struck by a car in Chicopee.
Vanessa Perez, of Springfield, was hit around 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, in the 1,200 block of Abbey Memorial Drive, Chicopee police said. She died of her injuries before paramedics could arrive to take her to a nearby hospital.
Police are investigating the crash.
Perez's family said the New Bedford native will be remembered for her kindness and caring spirit.
"She leaves behind a legacy of love, strength, and dedication to her family and friends," they wrote in her obit…
Mass. Man Wanted On Child Porn Charges Hid In CT Woods For Months: Marshals
A 40-year-old wanted man was found hiding in a camp deep in the woods in Windham County on Monday, Oct. 21, after months on the run, authorities said.
Steven Labrecque, 40, is wanted by authorities in Massachusetts on charges of child pornography, photographing intimate parts of a child, intimidation of a witness, reckless endangerment of a child, threatening, obscene matter to a minor, assault, and battery, the US Marshal Service said.
Marshals were asked to help find Labrecque after police in Franklin and New Bedford, Massachusetts, were unable to track him down. Aut…
Man Accused Of Shooting Detective In New Bedford Busted Stepping Off Flight In Boston
An 18-year-old man wanted in connection with the shooting of a detective in Massachusetts was immediately arrested after stepping off an international flight in Boston, police announced.
Denzel Gomes, age 18, was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 14 by local, state, and federal authorities after stepping off an international flight at Logan International Airport, Massachusetts State Police announced.
According to police, Gomes was wanted in connection with the shooting of an undercover New Bedford police detective on July 17, 2023.
On the day of the shooting, the detective had b…
'Finestkind,' Movie Filmed In Mass, Premieres On Paramount+
A new crime thriller with a star-studded cast that was filmed across Massachusetts is set to be released this week on the streaming service Paramount+.
"Finestkind," stars Jenna Ortega, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Foster, and Toby Wallace, will premiere on Friday, Dec. 15. It first premiered in September at the Toronto International Film Festival.
The movie is set in the coastal town of New Bedford and was filmed there, and in nearby Dedham, Stoughton, Scituate, and Fairhaven, according to IMDB.
"Finestkind" is the latest offering from director Brian Helgeland, who mad…
You Could Be $100K Richer And Not Know It, But Time's Running Out To Claim It
Like a fairy tale in reverse, a winning lottery ticket will soon turn back into a worthless piece if its owner doesn't hand it over before the end of the month.
The Massachusetts State Lottery announced that a Mass Cash ticket purchased at Joe’s Kwik Mart, 287 Prospect St. in Cambridge, on Sept. 30, 2022, will expire on Sept. 29.
The winner numbers are 07-11-16-27-29.
Whoever has the ticket must turn it in at one of the Lottery claim centers in Braintree, Dorchester, Lawrence, New Bedford, West Springfield, and Worcester before the expiration date.
Man Held Woman In Campfire During Attack In Southern Mass: Police
A woman said a man set her ablaze by shoving her into a campfire and holding her there earlier this week, authorities said.
Robert McWilliams, 45, whose last known address is listed in New Bedford, was arrested in Fairhaven on charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation, and assault with intent to kill, police said.
Fairhaven officers found a woman with burns to her upper body in the Long Road area on Monday, March 20, just after 8 p.m. She told them a man she knew attacked her and threw her into a campfire.
She tried to …
New Bedford Woman Wins $1 Million, Pays College Loans For Herself, Daughter
Biden's plan for student loan repayment is on hold, but one woman is repaying her family's college loans with help from a lucky lottery ticket.
Edna Soares, of New Bedford, won the $1 million prize in the "Emeralds 50X" instant ticket game, picking her ticket up on Tuesday, Jan. 17, according to the Massachusetts State Lottery.
With her winnings, Soares plans to buy her father a truck, along with paying for her daughter's college education and paying off her own student loans.
Soares bought her ticket at Golden Food Mart in Fall River. The store gets to share a piece of her goo…
