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A man was arrested Tuesday on a murder charge a day after allegedly shooting and killing his father at their home in Wareham, Massachusetts, authorities said. Robert Gomes III, 26, is suspected of killing his father, 61-year-old Robert Gomes Jr., with a ghost gun during an argument over a power washer, according to court documents. Tearful members of the Gomes…

A man is dead after a shooting in Wareham, Massachusetts Monday night, state police confirmed. Massachusetts State Police confirmed police in Wareham are investigating the fatal shooting. The Wareham Police Department said they had an active crime scene on Main Street between Pierceville Road and County Road, but offered few details. The road is closed to traffic. Footage from the…

Authorities are looking for a man suspected of robbing a fast food restaurant in Wareham, Massachusetts on Friday morning. Wareham Police say they responded to a report of an armed robbery at Subway located in 2890 Cranberry Highway at around 10:49 a.m. Authorities say the masked man brandished a firearma and told employees to open the cash register. The man…

A former Wareham High School custodian is accused of inappropriately touching a female student. Michael Miranda, 54, of Marion, was charged with indecent assault and battery. He appeared in Wareham District Court Monday. Miranda is accused of coming up to a 16-year-old student in drama club, who was washing paint brushes in a custodial closet at school in March, putting…

An electric vehicle that was parked outside of a home in Wareham, Massachusetts, burst into flames early Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a home on in the Great Hill Estates around 4:15a.m. and found the car in the driveway engulfed in flames. According to the Wareham Fire Department, crews put out the initial fire, but 30 minutes later, the fire…

A dirt bike crash Saturday night in Wareham, Massachusetts, has left two young men dead, authorities announced. The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office said Sunday that state and local police are investigating the fatal dirt bike crash involving an SUV. According to the DA’s office, Wareham police received two 911 calls around 10:52 p.m. reporting the crash in the...

A Dorchester man was killed in what officials described as a “horrific accident” when he was hit by a train on a railroad bridge in Wareham, Massachusetts, Thursday afternoon, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Tim Cruz said the man was fishing on the railroad bridge with a group of friends just before the crash....

Wareham residents honored the beginning of Pride month with a flag raising, featuring one of Massachusetts’ only openly gay fire chiefs and hosted by NBC10 Boston’s Derek Zagami.

A teenager has died a week after being hit by an SUV while riding a bicycle in Wareham, Massachusetts, officials said Tuesday. Tobey Alford, 14, had been flown to a children’s hospital after the crash on the night of Tuesday, April 18, according to the Plymouth District Attorney’s Office. Tobey was pronounced dead Monday. He was hit by the driver…

A vehicle was completely consumed in flames after crashing into another vehicle and rolling over into a median in Wareham, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night. The Wareham Fire Department said that it responded to Route 25 at around 7:45 p.m. for a report of a crash and other reports that a vehicle was on fire. When crews arrived to the scene,…

Dozens of firefighters were called to Wareham, Massachusetts, on Saturday afternoon, as a fire ravaged a large multi-family home, sending one firefighter and one resident to the hospital.

A 16-year-old girl was killed in a crash late Monday night in Wareham, according to Massachusetts State Police. The teenager was driving a 2008 Toyota Sienna southbound on I-495, when the minivan veered off the road and into the grass median, before hitting an embankment and striking a tree, according to a news release. She was the only person in…