Provincetown

The “Lady of the Dunes” case, which involved what had been Massachusetts’ longest-unidentified homicide victim, has been officially closed after nearly 50 years as investigators declared Monday that she was killed by her husband.

Three humpback whales jumped off the water off Cape Cod at the same time, making an already special birthday for one man even better.

An incredibly rare sight was caught on camera off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts, when three humpback whales jumped out of the water at the very same time.

It appears to be shark season again on Cape Cod, and just in time for Memorial Day weekend. A whale-watching cruise out of Provincetown spotted a shark eating a seal in the Atlantic about 30 miles from Boston Harbor on Sunday, the boating group said. Experts are calling it the area’s first sighting of the year, and reminding the public…

The family of murder victim Ruth Marie Terry travelled across the country to Provincetown, Massachusetts, for a final goodbye. Our team was invited on their private journey into the dunes where her body was found.

Days after a murder victim whose body was found on Cape Cod in 1974 was identified, her family members are speaking about the case. The woman, known for decades only as “The Lady of the Dunes,” was identified Monday as Ruth Marie Terry. Her family is still trying to process what happened. Brittanie Novonglosky, whose grandmother was Terry’s aunt, says…

Detectives looking into the unsolved killing of Ruth Marie Terry, known for years only as “The Lady of the Dunes,” are focusing on the woman’s relationships — including her last husband, a man who had once drawn FBI scrutiny in another killing, sources told the NBC10 Boston Investigators.

Ruth Marie Terry has been identified nearly 50 years after she was found dead on Cape Cod, east of Race Point Ranger Station on July 26, 1974.

The central vacuum sewer system in downtown Provincetown has been restored for its residents after town leaders announced a sewer emergency on Thursday, but restaurants and businesses have been asked to wait until at least Saturday morning to reopen. Finding a restaurant — or even a bathroom — on Provincetown’s busy Commercial Street was practically impossible Friday now as the…

A sewer emergency is in place in Provincetown, Massachusetts, requiring many of the popular tourist location’s restaurants to close. Some residents were asked to refrain from flushing their toilets or showering except when necessary, and public restrooms were being replaced with port-a-potties. Any food or restaurant business that is using its vacuum sewer system must immediately close, the town...

With summertime in full swing on Cape Cod, there’s growing concern about the spread of monkeypox. “Biggest concern right now is making people aware that anybody can catch this disease,” said Maurice Melchiono, a public health nurse for the Barnstable County Health Department. Barnstable County is closely watching the spread of monkeypox — or MPV as it’s known. The...

It’s shark season on Cape Cod, and even the Massachusetts State Police are getting in on the action. A police helicopter went out on shark patrol this week, bringing along New England Aquarium scientist John Chisholm, and they spotted a shark about 50 yards from Provincetown’s Race Point Beach, officials said. The animal was near a group of seals...

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