Armand had a quiet career as a mounted officer in Fall River’s North End. He walked the beat — or trotted it, rather — around Wilson Road, Meridian Street and the Steep Brook area, keeping the peace ...

Steep Brook, once the heart of Fall River, had reverted to more of a rural setting when the city became a worldwide manufacturing hub, so a police officer on horseback wouldn’t have seemed peculiar.

Did you know Fall River police had a mounted division? The city lost an officer in the line of duty 100 years ago. Meet Armand Dufresne.

The projected enrollment this fall at the high school enrollment [grades 9-12] is 1,411, while middle school enrollment [grades 5-8] is 972 students. The six elementary schools will total 1,736.

The former dress store at 452 S. Main St. was granted permission to be converted to 5 apartments in a downtown area that could benefit from renters.

Father Jay Mello of Fall River can no longer perform priestly duties after an investigation into sexual misconduct was found to be credible.

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A Fall River School employee has been arrested and is facing child sex charges, Massachusetts State Police says. On Wednesday, June 25, members of the Massachusetts State Police ...