Cape Cod

Incredible video of a kayaker being gobbled up by a humpback whale off coast of Chile the is shocking — perhaps less so to Michael Packard, the Cape Cod lobster diver who went through something very similar in 2021.

Incredible new video of a humpback whale briefly closing its jaws around a kayaker off the coast of Chile (he was unhurt) is welcome news to Michael Packard, who says the new video is vindication — the lobster diver had a lot of doubters when nearly the same thing happened to him off Cape Cod in 2021. ...

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A U.S. airman from Cape Cod was arrested Thursday on rape charges, prosecutors said.

A late Cape Cod man’s wish to travel to space is coming true. David Lavender’s family is planning to send his ashes up on a rocket. It’s part of Celestis, a space flight program that gives those mourning a loss a unique way to celebrate life. “We celebrate everyone that is important to us, whether they’re still on this...

The waters of Cape Cod Bay are coming for the big brown house perched on the edge of a sandy bluff high above the beach. It’s just a matter of when. Erosion has marched right up to the concrete footings of the multimillion-dollar home where it overlooks the bay. Massive sliding doors that used to open onto a wide...

Three people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash on Cape Cod Tuesday evening, and two drivers are being cited. Police in Falmouth, Massachusetts, responded just after 7:15 p.m. to the crash on Waquoit Highway, along Route 28, near Collins Road. One driver was found with a compound leg fracture that required an officer to apply a tourniquet, police said. That…

A woman was rescued from the water of the Cape Cod Canal on Thursday afternoon, Bourne police said, in what was not believed to have been a criminal incident. It wasn’t immediately clear how the woman got into the water — temperatures were below freezing across the area Thursday — but police said the 31-year-old from Wareham was pulled out…

Up and down Massachusetts’ North Shore, little Kai has been a dog on the run, covering miles and miles during eight long, cold days on the lam.

The drone mystery is now making its way to New England after sightings in New Jersey and other areas.

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State authorities say they are aware and monitoring the situation, but that is not exactly comforting to people who have seen these drones hovering over their homes.

State authorities say they are aware and monitoring the situation, but that is not exactly comforting to people who have seen these drones hovering over their homes.

As citizens and lawmakers call for answers about mysterious drones seen flying for weeks over New Jersey and elsewhere, a Cape Cod police officer reported witnessing a similar case in Harwich, Massachusetts. A resident of the town called the Harwich Police Department Thursday, telling the authorities she saw between 10 and 15 drones flying overhead around 9 p.m. She said…

Police on Cape Cod say a woman threatened two teenagers on a golf course with what appeared to be a gun Wednesday afternoon. Authorities in Barnstable, Massachusetts, initially gave limited information, asking the public to avoid Race Lane between Route 149 and Osterville West Barnstable Road due to an active police investigation. Barnstable police later said they responded shortly after…

Two people are injured after a car crashed into a store on Cape Cod on Wednesday morning.

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A golf course in Dennis, Massachusetts, had to close one of its holes after it was damaged by vandals Tuesday evening. According to post on the course’s Facebook page, the Dennis Highlands golf course on Old Bass River Road suffered “major vandalism,” likely caused by ATVs. Photos show tire marks and damage to the green at hole #5. The hole…

Wildlife experts are puzzled by the discovery of a dead racoon on Cape Cod with porcupine quills. “It was very odd,” said Stephanie Ellis, director of Wild Care Wildlife Rehab Center. “The racoon had, like, a wash cloth on its rump, but even more interestingly, its muzzle and arms were filled with porcupine quills.” The racoon was found Sunday afternoon…

Porcupines haven’t been documented on Cape Cod in about 15 years, so how did a raccoon found dead in Eastham end up with quills in its muzzle and arms? The question raises the prospect that rabies has returned to the Cape.

(Note: This video has images of the dead raccoon that may be disturbing to some viewers.)

Forty-one dolphins were rescued and 13 died in a recent week on Cape Cod, according to a local animal rescue group, which said the intense workload highlights an extraordinary year of strandings.

A crash overnight on Cape Cod left five teenagers hurt, with two in critical condition.