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2025 Special Olympics Torch Run underway Wednesday morning »

PROVINCETOWN – This morning, members of the Provincetown Police Department participated in the 2025 Special Olympics Torch Run. Runners started at the Police Station at 5:00am and ran 3.1 miles before handing off the torch to members of the Truro Police, Truro Fire Department, and the Cape Cod…

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Barnstable Police investigate rollover crash »

HYANNIS – Barnstable Police are investigating a rollover crash. The collision happened sometime after 8:30 PM Tuesday at the intersection of Wayland Road and Sudbury Lane. The driver appeared to have escaped any serious injuries. Further details were not immediately available. The post Barnstable…

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Breaking: Vehicle overturns on Route 6 westbound before Sagamore Bridge causing delays »

BOURNE – A traffic crash left a vehicle on its side on Route 6 in Bourne. The crash happened shortly before 4:30 PM westbound before the Sagamore Bridge. The driver was extricated and evaluated. Traffic delays were likely approaching the bridge. The post Breaking: Vehicle overturns on Route 6 westbound…

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Fire breaks out in garage in Chatham »

CHATHAM – Fire broke out in a garage in Chatham about 11:30 AM Tuesday. Fire crews were able to contain the fire in the detached garage. No injuries were reported. Mutual aid was called to the scene and to cover the Chatham fire station. The post Fire breaks out in garage in Chatham appeared first…

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Standoff in Dennis comes to peaceful end »

DENNIS – Early Tuesday morning, just after 6:30 AM, Dennis Police responded to a residence on Donnie Way following reports of a barricaded individual. Officers from Dennis, Yarmouth, Brewster, and the Massachusetts State Police quickly arrived on scene, secured the area, and initiated communication…

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***  WATCH ***  HYANNIS FD INVESTIGATING AFTER TWO LARGE BOATS CATCH FIRE… »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] –  As you will see and hear in the following HN video, at around 11:00 p.m. last evening, Hyannis Firefighters responded to 30 Cit Ave for a report of a structure fire. Firefighters found two large boats with heavy fire in both of them, with flames spreading…

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Fire involving two large boats prompts evacuations in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – Two large boats caught fire at Big Wave Craig’s Marine Center on Cit Avenue in Hyannis shortly after 11 PM Monday. Officials evacuated a nearby building as a precuation. CWN will bring you further details as we get them, The post Fire involving two large boats prompts evacuations…

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BARNSTABLE SHERIFF’S ACADEMY CADET ARRESTED AFTER MAN FOUND W/ MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS IN MIDDLE OF RTE. 6, SOURCES SAY… »

ABOVE: A man reportedly suffering multiple stab wounds was airlifted last evening from a landing zone at the Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich to a Boston area trauma hospital… [Harwich FD photo/ HN edits]   HARWICH, MASSACHUSETTS – In a media statement, Cape & Islands…

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Breaking: Traffic crash closes Sagamore Bridge »

BOURNE – A traffic crash shut down the Sagamore Bridge about 10:30 AM Monday. No serious injuries were reported. CWN will bring you further details as we get them. The post Breaking: Traffic crash closes Sagamore Bridge appeared first on CapeCod.com.

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Traffic delays possible after crash on “alley” section of Route 6 in Harwich »

HARWICH – A vehicle crashed into the woods on Route 6 in Harwich sometime before 8:30 AM Monday. The collision happened on the “alley” section of the highway westbound between Route 124 and Route 134. The driver was evaluated but appeared to have escaped any serious injury. Mass State…

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