FALL RIVER, Mass. — Rhode Island Novelty felt the full brunt of a growing national backlash against the Confederate flag on Tuesday when the company’s sale of the controversial rebel banner drew ...

Warehousing and distribution jobs will return to the city in the coming months where an 800-worker distribution center closed six months ago, as a toy and party supply supplier shifts its operations ...

The closure of the A.J. Wright distribution center six months ago left a hole in Fall River’s economy, as well as its psyche. But the warehouse will shortly be abuzz once again, with the pending sale ...