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

Jennette Barnes

CAI

Jennette Barnes

The companies are embroiled in a dispute stemming from a catastrophic blade failure at the wind farm in 2024 and the discovery of defective blades.

Courtesy Sarah Borowski

Local News

Sam Houghton

Tyler Jager

Courtesy of the Provincetown Independent

Local News

Gilda Geist

In This Place

The local news roundup

Mindy Todd

The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
In This Place

Catching the Codfather Part 3: Punch in the kisser

In 1991, a contentious lawsuit forces the government to step in, setting Carlos Rafael and the regulators on a collision course.
In This Place

Acorns, chestnuts, and hickories

Elspeth Hay

We look at acorns, chestnuts, and hickories on the commercial food scene.
In This Place

Tackling uncertainty

Mindy Todd

Tackling uncertainty
In This Place

Swainson’s Hawk

Mark Faherty

How did a hemisphere-trotting hawk of the arid west get to Cape Cod?

The Point

https://www.falmouthtogetherwecan.org/theospreyproject

Bird news

Mindy Todd

Ospreys and piping plovers are back and starting to nest.
Jennette Barnes

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CAI

Local news roundup

The week's local headlines with our region's leading journalists.
GBH

Catching the Codfather Part 2: I hope those people sink.

How did Carlos Rafael become “The Codfather”?
Elsa Partan

Changes in youth sports

Mindy Todd , Amy Vince

Youth sports have undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and the changes aren’t always proving beneficial to kids’ mental or physical health.

NPR Stories

Volleyball player Jordan Lucas on his viral court celebrations

Jordan-Marie Smith, Ailsa Chang, Jeanette Woods

Volleyball player Jordan Lucas doesn't hide his true self, even when he celebrates on the court.
Where art thou?: Mapping Shakespeare's 1613 neighborhood

Erika Ryan, Ailsa Chang, Justine Kenin

The recent discovery of a 17th century map provides new insight into the life of William Shakespeare.

As Sri Lanka celebrated its New Year, the war in Iran was felt

Diaa Hadid

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war thousands of miles away was making itself felt.
While in a detention cell, a young man heard a voice that allowed him to see hope

A man recalls the despair he felt when, as a college student, he tried to break into a building on campus and ended up in a detention cell. That's when he heard a voice that helped him find hope.
Why are oil prices affecting the U.S. if we are a net oil exporter?

Cooper Katz McKim, Darian Woods

The U.S. produces more oil and gas than any country in the world. So why are prices at the pump 30% higher than they were last year? The Indicator (and brand new Indicator newsletter) explains!