Fairhaven

A man accused of throwing a woman into a campfire and holding her into the flames has been arrested, according to police in Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Authorities found the victim burned on her upper body after responding to a report of a suspicious person in the Long Road area around 8:15 p.m. Monday. She was taken by ambulance to a hospital,…

A woman who was reported missing from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Monday was found alive a day later, emerging from the woods near the shoreline Tuesday afternoon, police said. The 43-year-old was reported missing Monday night, according to a news release from the Fairhaven Police Department. The report set off an extensive search involving multiple agencies from the Southeastern Massachusetts Law Enforcement…

UPDATE: Police said Tuesday that a missing woman was found safe in the woods near the shoreline. Police in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, say a woman who was reported missing Monday morning was found Tuesday. Authorities said the woman had last been seen in surveillance footage around 7:30 a.m. Monday near Pope Beach on Manhattan Avenue. Her disappearance was reported to police…

A pedestrian was hit by a car on the South Coast of Massachusetts Tuesday night, according to NBC affiliate WJAR. The crash happened before 6:30 p.m. on Sconticut Neck Road in Fairhaven. The driver stayed on scene and cooperated with the investigation, police told WJAR, while the person hit was taken to a nearby hospital. It remained unclear how badly…

A man from Fairhaven, Massachusetts, died Sunday night after he crossed over into oncoming traffic and crashed into an SUV, according to Bristol County authorities. The man who died was identified by the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office as 59-year-old George Thatcher. The crash happened near the intersection of Main Street and Hedge Street in Fairhaven, a news release...

Emergency crews in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, were confronted with an unusual rescue Tuesday morning, as they had to dismantle a car to rescue a dog who got stuck under the driver’s seat. “We noticed right after we left the house that Casper was under the back seat, and we could only see his back legs,” said Clarisse Fairbanks, Casper’s owner....