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A fire in Dartmouth early this morning that officials believe to be suspicious led to police pursuing a fugitive across several SouthCoast communities and into Connecticut.

Dartmouth fire crews managed to save a Padanaram home from destruction on Tuesday night, District 1 Fire Chief Peter Andrade told WBSM News.

A family of three has been displaced after a large fire engulfed a house in Dartmouth's Apponegansett Village early Wednesday.

A vehicle drove off West Rodney French Boulevard and into the waters off West Beach. The 24-year-old driver was rescued and the car extracted from the water.