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Driver seriously injured after vehicle strikes concrete wall in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – A vehicle narrowly missed striking a utility pole but slammed into a concrete barrier in Yarmouth. The crash happened just before 8 PM Saturday evening at the intersection of Route 6A and Willow Street. The driver was transported to Cape Cod Hospital under a trauma alert. Yarmouth Police…

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Driver Seriously Injured as Car Collides with Cemented Wall in Yarmouth [HN Photos] »

              YARMOUTH PORT, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN photo notes] – Cape Cod Hospital was placed on a priority one trauma alert Saturday evening, September 20, 2025, following a severe single-vehicle crash. At approximately 8:00 p.m., Yarmouth police and firefighters…

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One person injured in traffic crash on Route 6 in Bourne »

BOURNE – One person was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries after a traffic crash on Route 6 in Bourne. The collision occurred shortly before 4:30 PM Saturday eastbound about a mile from the Sagamore Bridge. Traffic was reduced to one lane. Mass State Police are investigating the cause of…

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Bicyclist airlifted after collision with car in Barnstable »

BARNSTABLE – A bicyclist was injured in a collision with a car in Barnstable. The crash happened shortly before 4:30 PM Saturday on Main Street at Mary Dunn Road. The victim was transported to Cape Cod Gateway Airport to meet a MedFlight helicopter to be flown to an off-Cape trauma center. Barnstable…

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One person treated for burn to hand after vehicle fire in Hyannis »

HYANNIS – Hyannis firefighters responded to a vehicle fire shortly after 3:30 PM Saturday. According to reports, a Tesla was involved in the fire. One person was treated for a burn to the hand. Further details were not immediately available. Meanwhile Sandwich firefighters also responded to and…

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Re-dedication ceremony held to replace vandalized flags at Yarmouth overpass »

YARMOUTH – United States flags were restored to a bridge over Route 6 in Yarmouth, replacing those destroyed by unknown vandals this summer during a ceremony that also served to re-dedicate the overpass to decorated United States Marine Lance Corporal William J. Donovan Jr. The ceremony coincides…

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Rescuers save 11 dolphins in two-day Cape Cod stranding event »

WELLFLEET – From the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW): Over last weekend, a coordinated marine mammal rescue effort in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, led to the successful rescue and release of multiple dolphins following a series of strandings. IFAW received the first report to its Stranding…

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51-Year-Old Arrested on Child Pornography Charges Following Joint Operation by Barnstable Police and Secret Service »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – According to today’s BPD media statement, on August 7, 2025, the Barnstable Police Department, in collaboration with the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force, executed a search warrant at a Hyannis residence, leading to the arrest of 51-year-old Cristian…

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51-year-old Hyannis man arrested on child pornography charges »

HYANNIS – From Barnstable Police: On August 7th, 2025 Barnstable Police Detectives, with the assistance of the United States Secret Service Cyber Fraud Task Force, executed a search warrant at a residence located in Hyannis, MA. As a result of the search warrant and on scene investigation, 51-year-old…

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Shirtless B&E Suspect Busted After Lounging with Cig on Camera [HN Video] »

HYANNIS, MASSACHUSETTS – [HN Video Notes] – A brazen break-in suspect’s attempt to turn a Winter Street home into his personal lounge was cut short this afternoon when Barnstable Police swooped in, nabbing him after he was caught on camera casually smoking cigarettes and possibly even sunning…

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