Prior to then, said the Dennises, Fall River had no point of contact for its tourism arm. Over the past decade, they’ve dedicated their own resources to repositioning the city of Fall River as a ...

(JA0) — Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan has ordered all flags in the city to be lowered to half-staff to honor those who died in last week’s fatal fire at Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility.

Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said he requested additional staffing prior to the deadly Sunday night fire at the Gabriel Assisted Living Facility that killed nine people.

Editor’s note: The story was updated with additional information Thursday morning. As flames tore through a Fall River assisted living residence Sunday night, nearly 50 firefighters rushed to ...