A late-night bout of barking from the hound. A neighbor’s chicken-keeping run-in. A blur of dark fur crossing the road. Put it together and you get a mink, and a Cape Cod legend about the Army Corps of Engineers and the Canal’s rats. Is the story true? The Corps weighs in.

An update on November bird news with Mark Faherty.

In this episode of The Garden Lady C.L. Fornari starts out talking about houseplants, and the importance of putting them on large saucers. She talks about the benefits of indoor greenery, and takes listener calls about hydrangeas, asparagus, Montauk daisies and more.

A review of the week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.

After more than eight years in the making, the Vineyard Wind project near Martha's Vineyard is fully operational. The news comes just hours after another offshore wind project in the region, Revolution Wind, announced it had reached full power.

House Republicans managed to short-circuit a floor vote on the impeachment effort brought against the Defense Secretary by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie.

The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case related to temporary worker visas. The company involved says enforcement issues should go through the courts, not the federal agency alone.

Ukrainians are heading into their fifth winter at war. Russia has stepped up its bombing campaign of Ukraine's critical infrastructure. But Ukrainians see one bright spot — the U.S. midterm elections.