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Video: Two Toyota Rav4s collide in Harwich »

HARWICH – Two Toyota Rav4s collided at the intersection of Queen Anne Road & Hillcrest Drive about5 PM Friday.  Two people were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries by Harwich Fire and Rescue. Harwich Police are investigation if one of the vehicles failed to yield at…

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Mashpee Fire spends much of Friday afternoon dousing compactor fire »

MASHPEE – (Material from Mashpee Fire used in this report) Mashpee firefighters spent over two hours on the scene of a trash compactor fire. The incident happened at the water treatment plant on Sampsons Mills Road. The trash had to be pulled apart in order to completely extinguish the fire. The…

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Nine New K9 Teams including one from Falmouth Police certified in accelerant, explosive detection »

BRIDGEWATER, MA – From Mass Department of Fire Services: Nine Labrador retrievers and their handlers were certified as explosive detection or ignitable liquid detection K9 teams yesterday following an intensive State Police training program based at the Department of Fire Services’ Bridgewater…

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Scooter Rider Smashes SUV Windshield in Hyannis Crash, Hospitalized with Non-Life-Threatening Injuries [Plus Additional HN Briefs & Photos] »

      HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — A man on an electric scooter was injured Thursday evening when he collided with an SUV at the busy intersection of Main Street and Camp Street. Barnstable Police and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew rushed to the scene after the scooter struck the…

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Wheel comes off Jeep triggering crash on alley section of Route 6 in Harwich »

HARWICH – A two-vehicle crash occurred on the alley stretch of Route 6 near the Harwich/Dennis town line about 5:40 PM Thursday. A wheel apparently came off a Jeep striking a vehicle going the other way. No injuries were reported but both vehicles had to be towed from the scene. Traffic was tied…

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Bicyclist seriously injured after being struck by a car in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – A bicyclist was seriously injured after being struck by a car in Falmouth about 3:50 PM Thursday. The collision happened on Nathan Ellis Highway (Route 151) and Sandwich Road. The victim was transported to Falmouth Hospital where a MedFlight helicopter was called to fly the victim to…

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Traffic crash reported on Station Avenue in Yarmouth by Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School »

YARMOUTH – A traffic crash was reported on Station Avenue by the Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School about 2 PM Thursday. An ambulance was requested to the scene. Station Avenue was closed between Regional Avenue and Wood Avenue. CWN will bring you further details as we get them. The post Traffic…

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Police respond to Bourne High School for report of a student with a knife »

BOURNE – From Bourne Police: On Thursday, April 9, 2026, at approximately 0816 AM, Bourne Police Department School Resource Officers were contacted by Bourne High School staff relaying that a juvenile student had brought a knife to school. A subsequent call from school staff to Bourne Police Department…

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No injuries reported after crane overturns in Cotuit »

COTUIT – A crane reportedly overturned in Cotuit about 8:30 AM Thursday. The incident happened on Main Street near Old Shore Road. No injuries were reported but traffic detours were expected until a heavy-duty wrecker could respond to right the vehicle. Barnstable Police are investigating. There…

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*** WATCH *** Barnstable Cop Suddenly Calls Out Foot Pursuit After Three Males Leap from Rolling RAV4 and Vanish into Woods »

BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – Around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, a Barnstable police patrolman was checking the Route 132 Park & Ride lot at the junction of Route 6 when he spotted a gray Toyota RAV4 creeping past with heavily fogged windows. What happened next unfolded in a matter of seconds. Three males…

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