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A pair of people on vacation in Cape Cod saved a person from drowning on Monday morning, fire officials said. The person had gone underwater while trying to get a small boat in Seymour Pond at about 8:45 a.m., Harwich fire officials said. Someone called 911 to report the incident, which was going on about 50 feet from shore, but…

A 15-year-old boy is in the hospital after being hit by a car early Monday morning in Harwich, Massachusetts.  Police say the incident happened at 1:15 a.m. The teenager was walking on the sidewalk and was hit by a dark colored truck on Lower County Road near the area of Brooks Road.  The truck was reported to be driving...

A Harwich, Massachusetts man — reportedly recently hired as a elementary school teacher — has been accused of taking inappropriate pictures of teenage girls and asking them to pose nude for him. Authorities seized multiple electronic devices from the home of James Saidnawey and interviewed potential victims after getting reports about the related crimes. Police in Eastham arrested Saidnawey at…

A high school student on Cape Cod has tested positive for COVID-19, district officials said Sunday night. The student attends Monomoy Regional High School in Harwich, Massachusetts, according to a statement from the Monomoy Regional School District. All students and staff in the classes attended by the positive student will be operating remotely for the near future, as they’ll...

Cape Cod on Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the day three EF-1 tornadoes wrought havoc amid the peak of the tourism season, severely damaging buildings and knocking out power for thousands.

Cape Cod on Thursday marked the one-year anniversary of the day three EF-1 tornadoes wrought havoc amid the peak of the tourism season, severely damaging buildings and knocking out power for thousands. The tornado caused damage to buildings and trees and left some areas too treacherous for people to go, even while the region was packed with tourists. But there...

The crash happened around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Harbor Road and Route 28 in Harwich, Massachusetts, according to police.

Four people, including a Harwich police officer, were injured in a motor vehicle crash that took place early Sunday on Cape Cod. The crash happened around 1 a.m. at the intersection of Harbor Road and Route 28 in Harwich, Massachusetts, according to police. Three 21-year-old men, who were passengers in an Uber, were transported to Cape Cod Hospital with non-life-threatening…

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Ben Robinson, known for appearing in multiple seasons of Bravo’s “Below Deck” and “Below Deck Mediterranean” series, made a big donation to a local food bank just in time for the holidays. Along with his family Robinson donated nearly 80 turkeys and 25 ribeye steaks to the Family Pantry in Harwich. The Pantry called the donation “sizable,” when asked about…

Police on Cape Cod are investigating a fiery car crash that hospitalized one person overnight. The Harwich Fire Department said they received a call sometime around 1:30 a.m. of a car crashing into a pole near Center and Depot Streets and bursting into flames.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday rolled out a $1 million emergency loan fund to assist small businesses impacted by the tornadoes and severe weather that slammed Cape Cod last week. The Cape Cod Small Business Emergency Loan Fund will provide emergency capital to local small businesses to assist with operations and repairs, Baker’s office said in a press release.

A third tornado hit Cape Cod last week, the National Weather Service confirmed Monday, this one touching down at the same time as another tornado. Officials had previously said that two tornadoes tore through part of the region on July 23.

Days after two tornadoes tore through part of Cape Cod, Massachusetts officials are reminding vacationers that the summer destination is open for business. With power restored, they are hopeful the storms do not hurt the busy tourism season any more. State representatives from the Cape and Islands joined U.S. Sen. Ed Markey and Rep. Bill Keating at Harwich Town Hall...

Gov. Charlie Baker is activating the Massachusetts National Guard to help the Cape Cod communities affected by Tuesday’s tornadoes. Under the order, issued Thursday, up to 500 guardsmen and additional prison community work crews will spread out among the towns of Dennis, Harwich, Chatham and Yarmouth.

As cleanup continues on Cape Cod Tuesday from a powerful storm, the National Weather Service determined that two separate tornadoes had touched down, one of which began as a waterspout. Both “high end EF-1 tornadoes” had a maximum wind speed of 110 mph, according to the NWS’ damage summary.

Multiple tornadoes were confirmed on Cape Cod on Tuesday, with three supercell thunderstorm complexes passed Southeastern New England since Monday that produced flooding and severe weather from the mid-Atlantic states to New York to Southeastern New England, with Cape Cod getting hit hardest by more wind damage than anywhere else in our area.

At least one person was extricated from their vehicle Tuesday morning following a head-on crash that caused delays on Route 6 in Harwich, Massachusetts. State police said the eastbound lanes of Route 6 between Exit 9 and 10 are closed until further notice while authorities investigate the crash. traffic is being detoured off the highway, according to state police.

The driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a single vehicle crash in Harwich, Massachusetts early Saturday morning.