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Conan O'Brien talks about the infamous Lizzie Borden case on his podcast and devises a scheme to solve the centuries-old murders.

Conan O'Brien talks about the infamous Lizzie Borden case on his podcast and devises a scheme to solve the centuries-old murders.

Fall River's Phil Devitt was a guest on the latest Conan O'Brien podcast, as he and Conan discussed the Lizzie Borden murder case. Hear the podcast here.

Fall River-born Wally Feresten has made it to the top of the cue card world with jobs at SNL and Late Night with Seth Meyers.

Next month, Ed Pacheco’s “Little Lamb Shenanigans” gets its happily-ever-after. But it all began with bedtime. Holding his 3-year-old daughter one sleepless night in their Dartmouth home, Pacheco had a sweet thought about his first child: “This kid is such a little lamb — so pure, so innocent.” The idea for a goodnight song was born. Admittedly no Pavarotti, Pacheco also never crafted a definitive melody for the tune, but his daughters loved to hear Dad sing it. “I want the little...

You are never alone, not ever. Lying in the sand of the vast Arabian Desert one night, his vehicle wrecked, the 23-year-old soldier could have used the comfort. He had never been so far from home. He had never felt so uncertain. Still, amid the darkness, he imagined something better. "It was a traumatic time but also a turning point," he said. "I internalized the fact that life is short, and I promised to make the most of mine." He promised to become a writer. Thirty years after Operation Deser...

DARTMOUTH — Ben Shattuck, 36, is embarking on an adventure with a 228-year-old friend. The friend is Davolls General Store, the sunflower-yellow landmark in Russells Mills Village responsible for some of Bens most cherished memories. In childhood, Davolls was his pit stop on bike rides between home and Friends Academy; his penny candy headquarters; the spot where, at 9 years old, he helped sign copies of “Moonlight on the River,” a book illustrated by his father. Again and again, Ben has ...

Arianna MacNeill December 22, 2020 4:30 pm It’s probably not often that in a comparison of two homes for sale, the one located in Massachusetts is considered a bargain. But when Fall River trended on Twitter Tuesday morning, that was the case. Twitter users were stunned that the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom home located at 503 Highland Ave. in the Massachusetts city, priced at $1,099,000, is on the market for only $5,000 more than the two-bedroom, one-bathroom home at 11714 Exposition ...