Cape & Islands

BOSTON (AP) — The Memorial Day weekend also marks the new season for rail service to Cape Cod. The Cape Flyer provides weekend passenger trainRead More

Rescue crews helped a whale break free off the coast of Provincetown Saturday. A marine entanglement team responded to calls by beachgoers who saw theRead More

A lifeguard in training drowned during a test Saturday afternoon, according to the Orleans Fire Department. Fire officials said Jack Jakubek, 22, of Newburgh, NewRead More

State Police have obtained an arrest warrant for murder after a grand jury indicted the man wanted for the vicious stabbing death of a 76-year-oldRead More

A Malden cabdriver who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2011 murder of an Ipswich restaurant owner was sentenced Friday in Salem Superior Court. JunRead More

A Fall River man was arrested after police said he assaulted and carjacked a woman in Dartmouth on Wednesday. Holly Medeiros said had gone toRead More

The city of Hyannis has issued a drinking water advisory. Officials said two chemicals in the water have been found to be near the limitRead More

Hawaii’s Hanauma Bay on Oahu has been named America’s best beach on an annual top 10 list compiled by coastal science professor Stephen Leatherman, alsoRead More

A Taunton Police Officer helped rescue a mother and her five-year-old son from their burning home. The officer was on routine patrol Wednesday night whenRead More

A Provincetown man was arrested for allegedly attacking a firefighter and crashing into a Yarmouth police cruiser. Police said Rodney Armour, 72, was found slumpedRead More