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Breaking: Small plane makes emergency landing on outer Cape beach »

EASTHAM – A small plane reportedly made an emergency landing on the beach near Nauset Light Beach in Eastham sometime after 3:30 PM Sunday. Reports are it was a soft landing and none of the three people on board were injured. Crews were working to get the victims to the beach parking lot. The FAA…

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Pedestrian struck and seriously injured in Mashpee »

MASHPER – A woman was reportedly struck by a car in Mashpee sometime after 2 PM Sunday. The incident happened at the Roche Brothers supermarket on Commercial St. The victim reportedly suffered severe leg trauma and rescuers called for a MedFlight helicopter to land at the Mashpee Police/Fire complex…

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Car strikes utility pole in Yarmouth knocking out power »

YARMOUTH – A car struck a utility pole shortly before 2 AM Sunday. The crash happened on Route 28 at Camp Street. The driver was not with the vehicle when officials arrived. Power was knocked out in the area. Eversource worked to switch around and reduce the outage while line crews repaired the…

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Yarmouth Police investigate car vs tree crash »

YARMOUTH – A car struck a tree in Yarmouth around 12:15 AM. The crash happened on Route 6A just east of Willow Street. The driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with unknown injuries. Yarmouth Police are investigating if the driver may face charges in connection with the crash. The post Yarmouth…

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***  WATCH ***  OCCUPANTS FLEE AFTER AUDI STRIKES POLE, KNOCKS OUT POWER IN WEST YARMOUTH… »

WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, the occupants of an Audi sedan reportedly fled the scene after crashing into a utility pole on Route 28, at the intersection with Camp Street early this morning. Shortly before 2:00 a.m., Yarmouth…

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***  WATCH ***  DRIVER TRANSPORTED TO CCH AFTER VEHICLE SLAMS INTO TREE IN YARMOUTH PORT »

YARMOUTH PORT, MASSACHUSETTS –  [HN VIDEO NOTES]  –  As you will see in the following HN Video, Yarmouth police and firefighters rushed to Route 6A –  just east of the Barnstable town line –  after a single vehicle apparently left the roadway and struck some boulders…

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Investigation underway after juvenile suffers life-threatening injuries at Wareham motocross track »

WAREHAM – An investigation is underway after a “juvenile” reportedly suffered life-threatening injuries in an accident at the Diamond MC motocross track in Wareham on Saturday. Further details were not immediately released but Diamond MX posted the following on their social media page:…

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Smoke detectors give early warning of overnight fire in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Just before 2:00 AM today, Falmouth Fire-Rescue Department responded to a reported structure fire at 62 West Falmouth Hwy. Occupants were alerted by smoke detectors sounding and found smoke in their home. They safely evacuated the home and called 911. Firefighters arrived and found a…

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Electrical issue causes fire damage to house in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – An electrical issue caused a small fire on the exterior shingles of a house in Hyannis shortly after 1:30 PM Saturday. Firefighters responded to Seventh Avenue and discovered a neighbor had put out the fire. Crews checked to make sure the flames hadn’t spread inside the building.…

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Several ambulances called to crash at busy Hyannis intersection »

HYANNIS – At least three ambulances were called to a collision in Hyannis sometime before 1:30 PM Saturday. The crash happened at Falmouth Road (Route 28) and Bearse’s Way. The extent of injuries was not immediately clear. Traffic was tied up at the major intersection while the scene was…

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