Investigations into what starts a fire require a methodical look at the scene and can take a long time to complete.

River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the ...

Dignity Alliance, an advocacy coalition, is calling on state legislators to ramp up assisted living laws based on forthcoming state report.

Gabriel House had seen better days, but for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community. The 100-unit ...

A 21-year-old Fall River man was arrested Tuesday on firearms charges following an investigation by police. Fall River Police ...

I’ve long believed that, sooner or later, something terrible would happen that would force a reckoning about assisted living regulation. That moment may have arrived.

The tragedy at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility this week is a stark reminder of why the vulnerable population served by assisted-living facilities deserves the same level of protection as tho ...

Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan announced alongside fire officials that the town will increase fire department staffing levels Wednesday afternoon.Coogan<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director Michael Jackson’s estate says they’ve had to deal with ‘issues’ with his ex-wife US set to destroy ...

Exterminators were called to the Gabriel House multiple times since 2014 to get rid of bedbugs, mice and other pests at the assisted living facility, according to records obtained by Target 12.

There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said ...