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A white 14-year-old accused of trying to drown a Black youth in a racist attack on a Cape Cod pond was released to the custody of his father at a Monday court appearance. John Sheeran was indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon over the July 19 incident at Goose Pond…

A pair of youths were seen pushing another into the water of a Cape Cod pond in July, according to court documents in an attempted murder case being brought against one of the children. John Sheeran, 14, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of attempted murder and assault with a dangerous weapon over the July 19 incident…

The town of Chatham, Massachusetts, is reckoning with the alleged attempted murder of a child, who is Black, at a local pond in what authorities say was a racially motivated incident. Both Chatham’s select board and the Monomoy Regional School District released statements Friday saying their communities stand for diversity and inclusion after a grand jury indicted a 14-year-old...

A 14-year-old white boy has been indicted after allegedly trying to drown a Black juvenile in what authorities say was a murder attempt motivated by race. The Cape and Islands District Attorney’s Office says the charges were brought against the teen, whose name was not released but who is “known to the court,” in an attack that happened July 19…

An upcoming, Massachusetts-themed Netflix series is bringing more movie stars to the Bay State soon. “The Perfect Couple,” a limited series about a murder that disrupts a wedding on Nantucket, will start filming in Chatham in a few weeks, Police Chief Michael Anderson told NBC10 Boston. Based on a book by Elin Hilderbrand, the show will star Emmy winner Nicole…

Officials said a plane at Chatham Airport made a hard landing on Sunday morning, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking into why it happened in the first place. At around 10 a.m., officials said a Cessna 182-RG landed wheels-up on one of the runways. Officials also said the pilot and passenger left the plane uninjured, and didn’t...

Family members are in mourning after two people were found inside their apartment in the East Chatham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, while a 2-year-old was found unharmed inside.

One person died following a house fire in Chatham, Massachusetts Monday. The Chatham Fire Department got a call after 2 p.m. Monday for smoke coming from a home on Main Street, the agency said. Firefighters who responded found thick smoke and heat coming from the basement, and found the fire coming from a closet there. As crews worked to extinguish…

The fire was in a closet in the basement of a home on Main Street.

Flash flooding dumped up to 4 inches of rain on parts of Cape Cod on Wednesday morning. Video shot in Chatham, Massachusetts, showed one car stuck on Stage Harbor Road due to flooding. Police had to shut down a portion of the road so the vehicle could be towed out. The National Weather Service said parts of Nantucket saw almost…