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GOT JUNK?  MULTIPLE MID-CAPE CRASHES HAPPENED AROUND 4:00 P.M…  [HN VIDEO] »

YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN VIDEO NOTES] – Multiple serious crashes suddenly tied up resources in the Mid-Cape area this afternoon, at around 4:00 p.m. As you will see in the following HN Video, a large “Got Junk?” commercial truck struck a major transformer-bearing utility pole in the area…

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Box truck crash knocks out power, closes White’s Path in Yarmouth »

YARMOUUTH – A traffic crash on White’s Path sometime after 4:30 PM Thursday shut down the road. A 1 800 Git Junk? box truck steuck a utility pole which was left dangling in the roadway. Crash reconstruction was called to the scene. 229 Eversource customers were left without power as a result…

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Motorcyclist seriously injured in crash in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a crash in Yarmouth sometime after 4 PM Thursday. The collision happened on Station Avenue at Woid Eoad, the same location as a crash this morning involving a Yarmouth Fire engine. Photos by John P. Carroll/CWN Further details were not immediately…

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Precribed burn erupts into major brush fire at Joint Base Cape Cod »

SELRES_0.6720375891352615SELRES_0.6720375891352615 SELRES_0.6568039604086867SELRES_0.402603040870677SELRES_0.8555538332759319SELRES_0.8555538332759319SELRES_0.402603040870677SELRES_0.6568039604086867 JOINT BASE CAPE COD – What started as a prescribed burn erupted into a four-alarm brush fire. A…

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Breaking: Large brush fire breaks out at Joint Base Cape Cod »

JOINT BASE CAPE COD – A large brush fire broke out Joint Base Cape Cod early Thursday afternoon. A third alarm assignment brought mutual aid brush units from several towns to the scene along with Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation units to the scene. A prescribed burn was planned for…

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Fire Engine, SUV collide in Yarmouth sending one person to hospital »

YARMOUTH – Late Thursday morning, Yarmouth firefighters were responding to a possible structure fire on West Great Western Rd. While responding, E43 was involved in an collision with an Acura SUV at Station Avenue & wood RFoad. The driver of the Acura was transported to Cape Cod Hospital with…

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Howard Boats owner accused of sexual assault found guilty after jury trial »

HYANNIS – Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that on April 30, 2025, 59-year-old Peter Eastman of Barnstable, was found guilty on a rape charge after a jury trial in the Barnstable Superior Court. On September 9, 2023, a woman walked into the Barnstable police…

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: Julissa Flores (IL) »

Julissa Flores, Age Now: 16, Missing: 04/29/2025. Missing From FOX RIVER GROVE, IL. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT: McHenry County Sheriff’s Office (Illinois) 1-815-363-2200.

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Two-vehicle crash stalls traffic on Route 6 in Wellfleet »

WELLFLEET – A two-vehicle crash stalled traffic on Route 6 in Wellfleet Thursday morning. About 10:30 AM, an officer on patrol reported the crash on the highway at Lecount’s Hollow Road. Rescuers evaluated the victims of the crash. At least one of the vehicles had to be towed from the scene.…

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Body of Falmouth man found with gunshot wound behind Taunton school »

TAUNTON, MA – The Bristol County District Attorney’s office confirms a Falmouth man’s body was discovered behind the Bristol-Plymouth Regional High School in Taunton Wednesday. The D.A. identified the victim as Stephen Myers, 39, of Falmouth, adding that Myers died from a single gunshot…

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