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Developing: Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team activated for missing person search in Truro »

TRURO – The Barnstable County Tech Rescue Team (BCTRT) was activated sometime after 2:30 PM Friday for a missing person search in Truro. A woman was reported possibly lost in the woods near Montano’s Restaurant where crews were gathering to commence the search. Officials called from a drone…

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Traffic delays reported after collision on Route 6 in Wellfleet »

WELLFLEET – Traffic delays were reported after a traffic crash in Wellfleet about 2 PM Friday. The collision happened on State Highway (Route 6) at Old Wharf Road. Several people were evaluated but no serious injuries were reported. Wellfleet Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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Rescuers called to West End Breakwater in Provincetown for slip and fall-4th incident this month »

PROVINCETOWN – Rescuers were called to the West End Breakwater in Provincetown a slip and fall injury shortly after noon Friday. Paramedics were able to get the victim onto a vessel to be brought to the ambulance on shore which transported to Cape Cod Hospital. This is the fourth such incident…

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Wall That Heals organizers announce free satellite shuttle parking throughout weekend event »

YARMOUTH — Organizers with the Wall That Heals on display in Yarmouth this weekend are announcing that free satellite parking will be available throughout the event at the Wicked Waves Waterpark at 518 Route 28. A shuttle will be available from the parking lot from 10 am to 10 pm on Friday and Saturday…

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47-year-old Sandwich man arrested on child pornography charges »

SANDWICH – From Sandwich Police: On September 17, 2026 Sandwich Police Detectives, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the State Police STOP Team, executed a search warrant at a residence located in Sandwich, MA. As a result of the…

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Harwich Police issue traffic and parking alert for Harwich Cranberry Festival this weekend »

HARWICH – From Harwich Police: Harwich Cranberry Festival Parking and Traffic Saturday, September 19 and Sunday September 20 The Harwich Police Department would like to provide residents and visitors with the following traffic, pedestrian, and parking information for the upcoming Harwich Cranberry…

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BREAKING: Critical injuries reported in head-on crash in Brewster »

BREWSTER – Multiple emergency units rushed to the scene of a head-on crash in Brewster around 9:30 PM Thursday. The collision happened on Main Street (Route 6A) at Crosby Lane drawing mutual aid from Orleans, Eastham and Harwich. According to reports both drivers were entrapped in the vehicles…

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Two vehicles collide stalling traffic by D-Y Regional High School in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – Two vehicles collided shortly before noon Thursday on Station Avenue near Long Pond Drive by the D-Y Regional High School football field. No injuries were reported but traffic was reduced to one lane until the scene was cleared. Yarmouth Police are investigating the crash. Photos by…

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Breaking overnight: Police investigate whether badly injured man was thrown from second-story in Hyannis [HN Photos] »

                          HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Barnstable police and a Hyannis Fire Department ambulance crew were dispatched to 215 Main Street around 1:40 a.m. Thursday after a resident reported that a neighbor may have been thrown…

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Driver extricated, flown to trauma center after car strikes tree in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A car struck a tree on Boardley Road in Sandwich sometime after 10 PM Wednesday. Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free the victim from the wreckage. The victim was transported to Sandwich High School to meet a MedFlight helicopter to be flown to an off-Cape trauma center. Sandwich…

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