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***  WATCH ***  CREWS BATTLE STRUCTURE FIRE AT CAPE COD COLLISION »

BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS –  [HN VIDEO NOTES]  –  At around 12:30 a.m. this morning, Firefighters responded to a structure fire inside several garage bays at Cape Cod Collision on Thornton Drive.  Crews from surrounding towns arrived to assist.  The flames were eventually…

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Sunday photo essay: Peaceful places »

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Driver in custody after failing to stop for police numerous times »

BOURNE – A driver is in custody after failing to stop for police multiple times. The sequence of events started about 8 PM Saturday with Yarmouth Police trying to stop the vehicle. Police terminated the pursuit for safety reasons. A short time later the vehicle was spotted by Barnstable Police…

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Traffic alert: Slowdowns on Sagamore Bridge after appliance apparently falls off vehicle »

BOURNE – A refrigerator reportedly fell off a vehicle going over the Sagamore Bridge sometime after 7:30 PM Saturday. According to reports another vehicle struck the appliance causing damage but no injuries. MassDOT personnel were enroute to clean up the fridge and broken glass from the roadway.…

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Rollover crash causes traffic delays on Route 6 in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A traffic crash left a vehicle overturned on Route 6 in Sandwich. The collision happened sometime after 4:30 PM on Route 6 eastbound at the Route 130 exit. Firefighters had to assist the driver from the vehicle which rolled on its side but no serious injuries were reported. Mass State…

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***  WATCH ***  HOWIE CARR AND HN TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT BRAZILIAN NATIONALS ACCUSED OF TRAFFICKING GUNS IN YARMOUTH AND BARNSTABLE [DEVELOPING] »

WEST YARMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS – [DEVELOPING] – According to a 19-page sworn affidavit in support of obtaining a search warrant, a Special Federal Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (“ATF”), described an ongoing investigation into two Brazilian National men residing…

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Bourne firefighters cover Plymouth station after large fire at condo complex »

PLYMOUTH – A large fire was reported at the Pine Hills Village Condominiums on Tideview Path in Plymouth just after 8 PM Friday. Due to the large amount of manpower called to the scene, a Bourne engine was called to cover one of the Plymouth fire stations. Further details were not immediately available.…

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Fire Marshal’s office investigating early morning pickup truck fire in Bourne »

 BOURNE – From Bourne Police: At approximately 2:36 AM on Friday, Bourne Police received multiple 9-1-1 calls for a vehicle fire on Crows Nest Drive. Bourne Fire was notified and responded. Officers arrived on scene to find active fire inside a pickup truck parked off the side of the roadway.…

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Grand jury indicts Sandwich man on manslaughter chargers following investigation »

SANDWICH – From the Cape & Islands District Attorney’s office: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois Friday announced that on March 21, 2025, a Grand Jury indicted Thomas Hayes, 23 years old, of Sandwich, MA, for his role relating to the death of a 71-year-old woman,…

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GRAND JURY INDICTS 23-YEAR-OLD CAPE MAN ON MANSLAUGHTER CHARGES AFTER DEATH OF HIS 71-YEAR-OLD MOTHER, DA SAYS… »

[Media statement from the office of Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois] Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois today announced that on March 21, 2025, a Grand Jury indicted Thomas Hayes, 23 years old, of Sandwich, MA, for his role relating to the death of a 71-year-old…

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