Cape Cod

Police think they have found the vehicle that struck and killed an 81-year-old man walking on a Cape Cod sidewalk last week. Falmouth police said Tuesday they have also identified a person of interest who may have been operating the vehicle at the time of the crash. No additional details about the vehicle or the person were disclosed. In a…

An 81-year-old man was killed in the crash.

An elderly man who was out walking with several people late Friday night was fatally struck from behind by a speeding car that fled the scene in Falmouth, Massachusetts. Falmouth officers responded to the area of Grand Avenue in Falmouth Heights around 11:35 p.m. for a car versus pedestrian crash. The victim — identified only as an 81-year-old man —…

A plane crash with seven people on board in Provincetown, Massachusetts, was likely caused by the weather, officials said. No one was killed in the crash at Provincetown Airport, which involved a Cape Air flight, according to Town Manager Alex Morse, who said weather conditions “caused an issue with the landing.” Cape Air confirmed the crash of Flight 2072, saying…

A small plane crashed in Provincetown Thursday, going off the runway when trying to land. No one was dead, the town manager said.

A plane carrying seven people crashed in Provincetown, Massachusetts, officials said Thursday. No one was killed in the crash at Provincetown Airport, which involved a Cape Air flight, according to Town Manager Alex Morse, who said weather conditions “caused an issue with the landing.” Cape Air confirmed the crash of Flight 2072, saying that the plane had been flying from…

A 22-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested over Labor Day weekend for allegedly driving drunk on Cape Cod, while pulling a boat. John Ferguson, of Sandwich, was taken into custody around 1:30 a.m. Saturday after an officer was nearly struck head on by his vehicle, police said. According to the Sandwich Police Department, an officer was patrolling the town early Saturday…

Heading down the cape for Labor Day weekend is a New England tradition. Unfortunately, so is traffic on the way back home on Monday. That particular tradition was definitely being observed on Labor Day 2021. Cape Cod traffic stretched back from the Sagamore Bridge about eight miles along Route 6, into East Sandwich. The back-up almost reached West Barnstable about…

Labor Day Weekend, the unofficial end of summer, is what the hosts of Wake Up! In Provincetown like to call the start of townie summer. Check out events including a performance by Beth Leavel and Provincetown Swim for Life.

Provincetown, the popular tourist destination on the tip of Cape Cod, has downgraded its mask mandate to an advisory over a month after a major outbreak of COVID. The indoor mask mandate was instituted on July 25 after a unanimous vote by the Board of Selectmen and Health Board in order to quickly address growing health concerns over the Cape…

Researchers with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy have tagged more than 20 great white sharks off of Cape Cod so far this year, adding to a total of 250 tags since their research began in 2010.

A man has been arrested after allegedly ambushing a woman and stabbing her multiple times outside of her Cape Cod home. Police say the woman was walking into her home on Barberry Lane in the Marston Mills section of Barnstable, Massachusetts, around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday when she was attacked and repeatedly stabbed. The attacker then fled. Police responded to…

A bell rang 13 times on Cape Cod Friday night — once for each U.S. service member killed less than 48 hours earlier in Kabul’s suicide bombing. “When it happens it just breaks your heart. It changes your life forever. Your nightmare has come true,” said State Rep. Steven Xiarhos, whose son Nicholas died in 2009 while serving in Afghanistan….

State Rep. Steven Xiarhos, whose son Nicholas died in 2009 while fighting in Afghanistan, organized Friday’s memorial service that recognized the 13 U.S. service members killed in Thursday’s suicide bombing at the Kabul airport.

Plans to replace the Sagamore and Bourne bridges connecting Cape Cod to the rest of Massachusetts will go forward even as Congress works to nail down funding for two new replacement bridges, members of the state’s congressional delegation said this week. A $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill recently approved by the U.S. Senate includes about $8 billion for Massachusetts — with…

Public health officials across Cape Cod are expanding free COVID-19 testing opportunities in response to higher demand from the public amid the rise of the delta variant. The Cape Cod Times reports that Barnstable County officials are reactivating the free testing program at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds in Falmouth two afternoons a week. Cape Cod Healthcare has expanded its COVID-19…

Cape Cod had no power outages or flooding from Tropical Storm Henri.

Gov. Charlie Baker said Saturday that even though Massachusetts should “avoid the direct hit” from Hurricane Henri that was projected earlier in the week, residents still need to be prepared for strong winds, flooding and extended power outages. “There’s still the possibility of widespread power outages in just about every part of the Commonwealth due to high winds and...

People on the coast of Massachusetts are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Henri, which is threatening to make landfall in the state on Sunday.

Bob Keary and Harrison Fish share what’s happening on the Cape this weekend, including family fun at the Truro Vineyards, a Lego building competition and more.