Jess Machado

Primary correspondent for the Greater Fall River area, Jess focuses on human interest stories and investigations into political corruption. She is a former fill-in host and digital contributor at The Howie Carr Show, former host of The Jessica Machado Show and SouthCoast Tonight on WBSM in New Bedford, former blogger at The Herald News and a former fill-in host at WSAR in Fall River.

Community

Jess MachadoJanuary 15, 2024
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Exclusive first interview with Aidan “Turtle Boy” Kearney from jail

The following is an exclusive, first interview with Aidan “Turtle Boy” Kearney. The journalist is currently being held in a…
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Crime

Jess MachadoJanuary 12, 2024
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Gypsy Rose is free, but what is Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy?

Springfield, Missouri – Gypsy Rose Blanchard, the woman accused of helping to plot the murder of her mother, Dee Dee…
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Jess MachadoJanuary 10, 2024
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Coogan ousts long standing Fall River Housing Authority member Sahady after 26 years

The newly inaugurated members of the Fall River City Council held their first meeting Tuesday night and got right down…
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Crime

Jess MachadoJanuary 9, 2024
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Restraining Order against Aidan Kearney, “Turtleboy” extended for a year

After an all-day hearing in Dedham District Court, a restraining order against Aidan Kearney was extended for a full year.…
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Community

Jess MachadoJanuary 5, 2024
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Brayton Point LLC arraigned in Fall River District Court for failure to pay fines

An attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Brayton Point LLC in Fall River District court on Thursday…
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Jess MachadoJanuary 5, 2024
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Time for Ten with Fall River’s Cliff Ponte Jr.

Time for Ten is a series where we ask past and current elected officials ten questions. This is the third…
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Jobs

Jess MachadoJanuary 4, 2024
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Somerset car dealership says license was wrongfully suspended by town

Somerset car dealership Three Dads Auto says their license to operate was wrongfully not renewed by the Board of Selectman…
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Community

Jess MachadoJanuary 4, 2024
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New Bedford NYE Celebration made possible by sponsorships

The city of New Bedford hosted a New Year’s Eve celebration this past week with the help of local businesses…
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Crime

Jess MachadoJanuary 2, 2024
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Disturbing murder-suicide trend in Massachusetts continues

The recent alleged murder-suicide in Dover last week is the latest in a disturbing trend of family murders in the…
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Editorial

Jess MachadoDecember 31, 2023
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Opinion: We must stop wrong way drivers now with Somerset crash as reminder

This is an opinion piece submitted by a reader after learning of the recent tragedy in Somerset involving a wrong…
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