Fall River Reporter

10/08/2025

A Fall River mother is looking for the public's help to locate a missing girl.

A Fall River mother is looking for the public's help to locate a missing girl. "My daughter ran away from home last week on Thursday." 13-year-old Camille Cooper has mental health issues and is reportedly off of her medication. The mother states that she believes she knows where Cooper is a

10/08/2025

An update has been issued after a multi-vehicle crash this afternoon resulted in life-threatening injuries and a road closure.

An update has been issued after a multi-vehicle crash on Wednesday resulted in injuries and a road closure. According to a police statement, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the Bourne Police Department began receiving 9-1-1 calls for a three-car motor vehicle crash on Scenic Highway (Route 6) between

10/08/2025

According to the Seekonk Fire Department, "today, Rescue 2 and Ladder 1 responded to a call for service regarding a trampoline which became airborne during a storm and landed on a roof. Crews were able to successfully remove the trampoline by utilizing ground ladders."

10/08/2025

A Tiverton business reopened two days after a customer took his own life at the establishment.

A local business reopened late last month, two days following a heartbreaking su***de involving a customer who used a rented gun at Sakonnet River Outfitters, an indoor range and retail spot located at 777 Main Road in Tiverton. According to East Bay RI, Jay and Patricia Runci, who took ownership

10/08/2025

A woman well known in the Fall River area community has died at the age of 80.

A woman well known in the Fall River area community has died. According to an obituary submitted by a family member, 80-year-old Loretta Carreira passed away on Saturday at Fall River Healthcare. She was the widow of the late Arthur Carreira, and the former wife of the late Robert Bouchard.

10/08/2025

Massachusetts Governor Healey has pledged a "zero tolerance" after illegal street meetups in Boston, Fall River, Randolph, and other parts of the state.

BY SAM DRYSDALE STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2025.....Gov. Maura Healey on Wednesday issued a stern warning to participants in what she called "illegal street meetups," pledging "zero tolerance" for the growing wave of coordinated drag racing and mass car rallies that erupted across Massachusetts

10/08/2025

The Massachusetts government says SNAP sales account for 20% of grocery store, supercenter, and retail store sales, or $3 billion. 108,500 people are at risk of losing SNAP benefits due to new work requirements. Asylum seekers and refugees are also no longer eligible.

10/08/2025

In the shadows of Charlie Kirk's untimely fall, a Turning Point USA chapter has emerged for Bristol County and has announced a kick-off party n New Bedford. Photos:

In the wake of profound national loss, a group of dedicated activists in southeastern Massachusetts is stepping up to build grassroots conservative networks. Residents near New Bedford are organizing to establish chapters of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a prominent youth-focused conservative group,

10/08/2025

A Fall River man has been sentenced for stalking and beating his girlfriend and damaging her vehicle.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III announced that a 46-year-old Fall River man pled guilty yesterday in the Fall River Superior Court to charges of Stalking, Domestic Assault and Battery and Malicious Damage to a Motor Vehicle. Damien Gouse was sentenced by the Honorable Thomas M

10/08/2025

MISSING CAT ($50 REWARD):

"Siamese male cat named Smokey went missing yesterday in the Mt. and Niagara St./Warren St. area of Fall River.

Last seen near Warren St., Foster St., and Plymouth Ave. He was recently adopted—he has no collar, but his ear is clipped as a sign of being neutered and vaccinated.

Smokey is very friendly and may approach people easily. A $50 reward is offered for his safe return. 774-365-2345."

10/08/2025

"If you knew Scotty, you knew he was all about his friends and family. He would do anything in this world to provide for any soul!"

A local man killed in a crash Tuesday night is being remembered. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III announced that Massachusetts State Police and the State Police Detective Unit assigned to the District Attorney's Office responded to a single fatal motorcycle crash just after 10:0

10/08/2025

MISSING CAT?

A follower stated that he wasn't able to pick the cat up but was found on Tecumseh Street in Fall River.