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Local News

Sam Houghton

Steve Heaslip says it's been a privilege being paid to cover local events as news photographer for the Cape Cod Times.

John Basile

Local News

John Basile

Provincetown Independent

Local News

Gilda Geist

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

Courtesy of A24

Dark wedding comedy 'The Drama' has a provocative premise — but it never commits

Aisha Harris

Early on, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's new movie The Drama takes a turn. We're talking about it here: spoilers ahead.
Hegseth ousts the Army chief of staff

Steve Inskeep

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Army Chief of Staff Randy George to step down and retire. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with The Atlantic's Nancy Youssef.

Trump removes Pam Bondi as attorney general

Carrie Johnson, Steve Inskeep

President Trump announced Thursday that Pam Bondi will no longer serve as attorney general. Her departure comes amid frustration over her leadership and handling of the Epstein files.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., on the future of the Epstein inquiry with Bondi's ousting

A Martínez

NPR's A Martinez asks Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California about the future of the House Oversight Committee's Epstein inquiry, now that Attorney General Pam Bondi is out.
Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants

NPR Staff

Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait's largest oil refinery, setting some units on fire.