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***  WATCH ***  FIRE DISCOVERED INSIDE BARNSTABLE HIGH SCHOOL… »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, at around 3:30 a.m. this morning, Hyannis Firefighters were investigating an automatic fire alarm at Barnstable High School when they discovered a fire in one of the rooms. Firefighters were able to quickly…

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SUV vs pole crash in Hyannis injures one person seriously »

HYANNIS – A vehicle struck a utility pole in Hyannis sometime before 10 AM Thursday. The crash involving a Hyundai SUV happened on Bearse Road. One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital under a trauma alert. Barnstable Police are investigating the crash. Photos by John P. Carroll/CWN The…

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***  WATCH ***  TWO 13-YEAR-OLDS IN CUSTODY AFTER VAPE SHOP BURGLARY »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  As you will see and hear in the following HN Video, around midnight last evening, Barnstable Police squad cars scrambled toward The Vape Way smoke shop at 11 Enterprise Road for a burglary in progress. Two individuals had just smashed the glass front…

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Have a Safe, Happy Independence Day: Leave Fireworks to the Professionals »

STOW, MA – Every year in Massachusetts, illegal fireworks cause fires, explosions, property damage, and serious injuries. As we enter the weeks around July 4th, when more than 60% of these incidents occur, State Fire Marshal Jon M. Davine is reminding residents and visitors to leave fireworks to…

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National Park Service seeks tips from the public to help identify those responsible for recent vandalism in the Province Lands »

PROVINCETOWN – From the Cape Cod National Seashore: U.S. Park Rangers are investigating multiple incidents of destruction of property and vandalism in the area of Herring Cove Beach and the Wood End Marsh trail bike rack in Provincetown, MA between June 15, 2024-present. The vandalism has been…

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Falmouth Police seek missing man »

FALMOUTH – he Falmouth Police and the Massachusetts State Police are investigating the disappearance of Michael Bolina (aka Michael Boling), 53, of Falmouth and North Carolina. Mr. Bolina was reportedly last seen in late April and was reported missing in late May. He is a white male, 5’11”…

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Barnstable Police searching for missing man »

HYANNIS – Barsntable Police are searching for Thomas Jennings, last seen on June 25th by his sister. Jennings in currently homeless in Hyannis. He was last seen wearing a Red Shirt, jeans and Yankees hat. Jennings is 5’9″ approximately 200 lbs. dirty blond hair. Jennings is not in possession…

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: Nahamani Cole (AZ) »

Nahamani Cole, Age Now: 10, Missing: 07/03/2024. Missing From PHOENIX, AZ. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: Phoenix Police Department (Arizona)  1-602-262-6151.

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One person seriously injured in rollover crash in West Barnstable »

WEST BARNSTABLE – At least one person was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash that left one car on its side. The collision happened shortly before 10:30 AM Wednesday on High Street in West Barnstable. Firefighters had to extricate at least one victim from the wreckage. One person was transported…

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Even the dogs wouldn’t go peacefully last evening!  [hn photos] »

HN PHOTO NOTES:         Above HN photos: A little white dog wasn’t playing when officers tried to take him into custody early this morning. The male driver had just been arrested for OUI, and the female passenger had just been taken into protective custody, when a Massachusetts…

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