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Yarmouth Selectman Tracy Post must balance a number of competing demands, including her bid for the job of lieutenant governor of the state.

Two men hired to clean Marshalls at the Cape Cod Mall were arrested for stealing merchandize early Saturday morning.

Sewer installation preparation is scheduled to begin on Monday on Old Queen Anne Road between Stepping Stone Road and Winterset Drive, according to town records.

Desiree Azarian walks out of the women's cell pod at the Barnstable County Correctional Facility on a crisp, bright April morning.

A 27-year old South Dennis man was arraigned Thursday in Orleans District Court on eight charges, including attempted murder and strangulation or suffocation, stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident that occurred earlier in the day, according...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A 40-year-old Bourne man has been indicted along with 20 other people for his alleged involvement in a large-scale cocaine distribution ring, according to the Rhode Island attorney general's office.

SOUTH YARMOUTH — A woman was taken to Cape Cod Hospital for evaluation after a two-car crash that caused a traffic backup on Station Avenue on Friday afternoon, the Yarmouth Fire Department said.

CENTERVILLE — Administrators share office space with sick cats, a former bathroom is being used as a surgical prep area, and the lobby is lined with rabbit cages. This is the reality today at the Cape Cod Animal Care and Adoption Center.

Two Cape Cod school districts are exploring whether to move the start times of their high schools to later in the morning in light of mounting research that shows the dire effects of sleep deprivation on teenagers and their brain development.

BOURNE — A special town meeting vote Monday will determine if Bourne goes forward with a study on whether to replace the James F. Peebles Elementary School on Trowbridge Road.