Local NPR for Cape Cod, the South Coast, and Islands — CAI

A workman was killed and another trapped for hours when a trench collapsed on South Shore Drive in South Yarmouth on Nov. 18, 2025.

John Basile

Contractor hit with heavy fines related to South Yarmouth trench collapse

John Basile

A contractor working on Yarmouth’s massive sewer and wastewater project has been fined nearly $4.7 million for safety violations at worksites in Yarmouth.

Provincetown Independent

Local News

Solar panel farm proposed in Truro

Gilda Geist

A man laying on a platform behind a boat attaches a camera to a leatherback turtle

Coonamessett Farm Foundation

Local News

Researchers document leatherbacks' reaction to simulated construction sounds

Amy Kolb Noyes

In This Place

Catching the Codfather Part 1: Red Lobster

In 2015, when undercover federal agents offer to buy his business, Carlos Rafael opened his books.
In This Place

Lessons in nut processing from Appalachia

Elspeth Hay

Experimenting with acorn flour.
In This Place

The return of river herring

Mindy Todd , Amy Vince

Herring are making a slow, but definite, comeback.
In This Place

Building Hyannis: Apartment and condo construction may transform downtown

John Basile

CAI's John Basile looks into the construction progress in Hyannis.
In This Place

Pro-King Rally

Mark Faherty

Mark Faherty talks about the King eider and where you might be able to spot one on the cape.

The Point

Jennette Barnes

Trust remains high in local news, yet the industry is in peril

Mindy Todd , Amy Vince

We discuss the importance of local journalism, why it’s thriving in our region despite the national trends, and why it’s important for all communities to have access to local news.
Courtesy David Velesig

The local news roundup

Mindy Todd

The top local stories of the week with our region's leading journalists.
Keeping pets healthy

Mindy Todd

We discuss best practices to keep your pet healthy and what you can do to curb unwanted behaviors.
Books about radio

Mindy Todd

Out monthly books show topic is: books about radio.

NPR Stories

Justin Sullivan

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EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water

Will Stone

There's been a lot of public is concerned about health risks from the chemicals, especially from the Make America Healthy Again movement. The agency's move doesn't in itself guarantee regulation.
Win McNamee

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Attorney General Pam Bondi out at DOJ

Ryan Lucas

President Trump has announced that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out at the Justice Department. Her departure comes amid simmering frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.

Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon

Rachel Treisman

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.
Skyrocketing fuel prices squeeze Rhode Island fishermen

David Wright

What does the livelihood of the New England fishing industry have to do with the war in Iran? It turns out, quite a lot.
'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

John Powers

Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.