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Vehicle strikes utility pole, sign before crashing into bushes in Yarmouth »

YARMOUTH – At about 8 AM Thursday there was a single vehicle crash on Route 6A  at West Yarmouth Road in Yarmouth Port. A vehicle appeared to have struck a utility pole then knocked over a sign before crashing into some bushes in front of a residence. The driver of the BMW sedan…

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Child struck by car in Sandwich »

SANDWICH – A child was struck and injured by a car in Sandwich about 6:45 PM Wednesday. Rescuers responded to a residence off Snake Pond Road. MedFlight was not available due to weather so the victim was transported by ambulance to South Shore Hospital trauma center in Weymouth. The driver stayed…

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Cape Cod fugitive returned to court, held without bail following revocation hearing »

YARMOUTH – From the Cape & Islands District Court: Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert J. Galibois announced today that Alexander Keen Grant (A.K.A Keen Grant & Eric Raymond), 55 years old, of New Orleans, was returned to Massachusetts through the rendition process to appear before…

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Cape Cod Child Rape Fugitive Caught After 11 Years on the Run, Held Without Bail »

ABOVE: Images from a Mass. State Police wanted poster, with an inset image showing Alexander Keen Grant holding his wanted poster after his capture in 2026, courtesy of VFAS/HN edits   BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS – A Massachusetts man accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl more…

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Car crashes into CVS in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – A car struck the CVS/Pharmacy on Putnam Avenue at Route 28 about 10:10 AM Wednesday. The driver was treated and released at the scene. No one in the store was injured. A building inspector was called to check what was described as moderate damage. Barnstable Police are investigating…

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EXPLOSIVE CAPER: Two Porta-Potties Blown Up at Dennis Beaches Overnight »

      DENNIS, MASSACHUSETTS — Two portable toilets were blown up overnight at separate Cape Cod beach parking lots. Sometime Tuesday evening, the porta-potties at Corporation Beach and Howes Street Beach were destroyed in what police believe was a deliberate blast using high-powered…

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Eastham firefighters rescue two woman stranded in marsh »

EASTHAM – Eastham firefighters rescued two women who became stranded in the marsh off Hemenway Lane when the tide went out around 8:45 PM. No injuries were reported. Further details were not immediately available.

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Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lose power in Falmouth »

FALMOUTH – Nearly 1,300 Eversource customers lost power in Falmouth around 3:30 PM Tuesday. The utility is blaming equipment damage and reports it hopes to have service restored by 7;15 PM.

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Car collides with CCRTA bus sending one person to hospital »

SANDWICH – A car and a Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority (CCRTA) bus collided in Sandwich about 5 PM Tuesday. The crash happened on Route 6A at Tupper Road. One person was transported by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital, several others were treated and released at the scene. Sandwich Police are…

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One person taken to hospital after rollover crash in Marstons Mills »

MARSTONS MILLS – One person was transported to Cape Cod Hospital after a two-vehicle crash left one car on its roof. The collision happened at the intersection of Race Lane and Old Stage Road. Traffic was detoured around the scene. Barnstable Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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