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Norfolk County Gas Station Explosion Sends 4 To Hospital With Burns Norfolk County Gas Station Explosion Sends 4 To Hospital With Burns
Norfolk County Gas Station Explosion Sends 4 To Hospital With Burns Authorities are investigating the cause of an explosion at a gas station in Norfolk County Friday night, Aug. 30, that sent four people to the hospital — two of them with severe burns, police said.  The explosion was reported just after 6 p.m. at the Sav-More Gas Station at 220 South Main St. in Bellingham, Bellingham police said.  Firefighters and other first responders rushed to the scene to extinguish the flames and take the injured to area hospitals. Two of those harmed were taken to the burn unit at Rhode Island Hospital for more treatment, police said.  An in…

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested
Foxborough Man Dies In Hit, Run Crash, Rhode Island Man Arrested A man was charged with motor vehicle homicide after his involvement with a crash that killed a Norfolk County man, officials say.  Randall Ricketts, age 58, of Foxborough, died on Monday, Aug. 29 after a three-car hit-and-run crash on Route 95 north near Exit 7 in North Attleborough, according to the Massachusetts State Police. Joseph Pompei Jr., age 50, of Cranston, Rhode Island, was later arrested in relation to the crash, police said in an update.  The tragedy was initiated before 4:15 p.m. by a crash between a 2006 Buick LaCrosse, driven by Pompei, and a late-model Cadillac Escalade, d…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Police & Fire
Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire
Second Victim ID'd, 5 Hospitalized In Fatal New Bedford Fire Residents jumped out of windows to escape the fire that has now been revealed to have caused the death of two people, according to officials.  A 31-apartment building located at 1305 Acushnet Avenue caught fire at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, according to the New Bedford Fire Department.  Firefighters initially attacked the fire from the interior, but had to fall back and begin a defensive attack as the building deteriorated.New Bedford Fire Department Firefighters arrived on the scene to see heavy smoke and fire, some residents standing in windows waiting for rescue, a…

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by Morgan Gonzales
News
Arrest Made After 42-Year-Old Man Dies From Stabbing At Central Mass Home: DA Arrest Made After 42-Year-Old Man Dies From Stabbing At Central Mass Home: DA
Arrest Made After 42-Year-Old Man Dies From Stabbing At Central Mass Home: DA A 32-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly stabbing a 42-year-old man to death at a Central Massachusetts home this weekend, authorities said.  Police responded for a reported assault at a home on Blackstone Street in Blackstone around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, the Worcester County District Attorney's Office told Daily Voice.  The 42-year-old, who was found stabbed inside the home, was taken to a Rhode Island hospital where he was pronounced dead, the DA's Office continued.  An investigation led to the arrest of the 32-year-old who was charged with m…

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by David Cifarelli
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83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police 83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police
83-Year-Old Pilot Dies Following Cape Cod Airpark Plane Crash: Police The pilot of a small plane that crashed at an airpark on Cape Cod earlier this week has died, authorities said.  The 83-year-old pilot was identified as Carl Willis, Massachusetts State Police Spokesperson Dave Procopio told Daily Voice.  He and his wife, Candace Oldham, age 70, were hospitalized following the crash that happened at Falmouth Airpark on Airpark Drive in East Falmouth on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 2.  #BREAKING: Crews are on scene of a plane crash at the #Falmouth Air Park.Sky5 is overhead, and we have crews on the way to the scene.#wcvb pic.twitter.com/jgnWqsu9G6 — K…

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by David Cifarelli